More than one member asked that I send them some measurements and drawings of my Rotisserie that has since sold. So here's what I have to offer;
It really was a well balanced unit, and when the body was set correctly, it would flip around with one hand. The dimentions are as such a large body will clear the end connectors when swung. It was built using heavywall tubing and all the bolts and nuts are the same size, including the nuts on the threaded rods of the feet, so it's a one wrench setup which was nice. The small rubber ball bearing wheels rolled really nice, one end were fixed, the other were swivel casters. A good setup for one person moving. All casters would be nice as well, but moving it any distance would require two persons. Use taller wheels if you expect to move it across rough surfaces. The feet also are a bonus, when you're ready to work, you lower them and the entire project becomes stable. If you ever needed to flatbed, these feet would be a must. The feet are just threaded rods passing through a 1" tube with nuts and washers on either end and a foot welded to the bottom of the rod. Weld the 1" tube to the end bottom horizontals. Keep them outboard enough to allow clearance when the pivot arm swings by. The pivot point is simply a tube welded to the cross arm that passes through another larger tube, Make these two tubes true telescopic for a precision fit, it'll swivel better. A small collar with grub screws, made from the larger tube section secures the pivot arm from sliding back out. Pass the pivot tube inner through the pivot arm to weld for more strength. Offset the pivot tube outer about 1" inboard to allow clearance when the cross arm swings by the end frame. The 2.5" squares on the ends of the hanging arms have holes through them to pass body mounting bolts through.
Oh, and, if I were to do it again, I would have made the arm to cross arm pieces longer. One can see in the pictures that they are really only 3-4", I marked them as being 6". Make them at least 6 - 10" if possible. They work well at 3-4", but might slide better if they were a little longer. Also screw down feet (not wheels) at the 3' bottom rail joining sections would be nice.
Cheers, Mark
-- Edited by cdnpont on Sunday 18th of December 2011 02:58:53 PM
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