Building a chassis roller / rotisserie

[Yojedi8802]

I am in the midst of a full restoration of my '72 roundie.  Everything stripped and body now on jack stands.  I've drafted up  a  roller / rotisserie to build for paint stripping and rust repairs.  Design objectives are light weight and can be disassembled for storage as it's just a hobby use.  So far I've found at my local metal supply shop some galvanized steel square tube, 1-1/4"x1-1/4"-16Ga.  Would this be strong enough for my purpose?

 

 

[tech71]

16 ga  is only 1/16 in thick, I would definitely not be comfortable with that, it would lack rigidity big time.

Go thicker, even for occasional hobby use. Dont want it folding while man handling the shell around.

Edited February 14, 2023 by tech71

[Son of Marty]

Yup I would use 3/16 and you don't want to weld galvanized steel, the fumes are bad for you, and it's hard to clean the galvanation off on the inside and outside to keep it from dripping into the weld which will lead to poping and molten metal spraying on you.

[Yojedi8802]

19 minutes ago, Son of Marty said:

Yup I would use 3/16 and you don't want to weld galvanized steel, the fumes are bad for you, and it's hard to clean the galvanation off on the inside and outside to keep it from dripping into the weld which will lead to poping and molten metal spraying on you.

 

   Would HR stee be a better choice?

Edited February 14, 2023 by Yojedi8802

[Son of Marty]

My choise would be mild steel 3/16 and gusset the uprights and the width of the base the same as the car. I made mine to mount up to the chassis sub frame mounts. Remember the cradle not only needs to take the weight it also must keep things true.

Edited February 14, 2023 by Son of Marty

[rstclark]

Have one with mounts for  roundies or square tails in San Diego  I've used it and it works fine  PM me if you're  interested

It disassembles into smaller  transportable pieces

[Yojedi8802]

10 minutes ago, rstclark said:

Have one with mounts for  roundies or square tails in San Diego  I've used it and it works fine  PM me if you're  interested

It disassembles into smaller  transportable pieces

That thing looks heavy duty.  PM'd you

 

[Einspritz]

Did you make that or purchase it?

[rstclark]

I only made the the connections for an early car   As  acquired it was set up  for a square tail car mounting to the bumper brackets The original work was pretty good  I have no idea who built it or its history

[SlowAndBroken]

Do you by any chance still have the rotisserie? I am somewhat local to San Diego and could use it for my project. I’ll shoot you a PM as well, I know it’s a bit of a long shot but it’s always worth a try!