Hoop Rotisserie

I made a simple one but works great. I can turn a car by myself ,I originally used it to build trailers ( I can't weld overhead in my old age) This was the same tubing I use for roll bar stuff. I don't have and measyrements but it wouldn't be hard to duplicate. Best of luck.

 

I built this one and bought the plans from the guy for less than $20. They are very complete. Instead of a rolled hoop, I made an octagonal hoop of square tubing. It also serves as a body roller and jack. Putting it on the hoops and off is very easy with the jack screws. I've got a '64 Catalina coupe mounted on mine right now.

The only drawback to the things is this. You roll it over, then you have to slide it back to wherever you started (or wherever you want it). Otherwise, you just keep rolling it across the shop.

 

here's one i saw on the hamb





one thing it's different

 

OK unless you remove a big portion of the structure.

 

Still plenty of structure there, most Mustangs have that part totally rusted out after a few years anyways.

 

Ive got a Trampoline Hoop i thought about welding together and using it to roll bodies to sand blast them..

 

here is another idea:

 

Scooter, what gauge of tubing (or is it pipe?) did you manage to roll with your roller?

Steve

 

That is 0.125" wall (or 10 gage on the Birmingham scale)

 

Sorry, but I'm still struggling with the question of why the hoop design is better than the conventional auto rotisserie. It seems to me that the hoops will always be in the way, particularly if you are replacing sheet metal.

 

We have two of these Auto Twillers & they work great. At around $1,100 with the rams I don't think it's worth the time to put one together.

 

I like that hoop thing. Looks to me like a guy working by himself could work it with getting crushed if something goes amiss. Looks to me like the worst thing that could happen is it roll across the shop. Be a ***** if you lived on a hill tho and it got loose.

 

Not on mine. You can also remove one of the four lateral support bars when you need to. To me, the hoop type handles the large cars better. I have a conventional rotisserie that I used to do small cars (Porsches) but it would take a helluva stout rotisserie to handle my Catalina.....I think.

 

Great to see my Roller Hoop rotisserie getting noticed, I now have five projects in my shop up in these, and we are nearing fifty units sold & delivered. My guys in the shop love to work with them, makes them much more efficient with doing restoration work, rust repairs, welding, grinding, metal working and general body work & block sanding etc. When I watch them work with the Roller Hoop spinning the body to where they need it and just simply press on the brake to lock it in place, Then tear into the damaged area to be repaired and be happy about the task at hand. No more wobbling back and forth, no more time wasted having to move to the end wrenching down a bolt, or trying to locate a pin while a another guy trys to helps. Any rotisserie is a good Idea, But when your in the business of doing serious restoration of cl***ic cars day in and day out you need one that performs , I invite any one to my shop and see how the Roller Hoop really helps out our work so much better than a typical end mount unit. Unless you spend 8 to 10 hours a day doing this type of work you might not understand how beneficial the Roller Hoop is. My guys love them and would cry if I took them away!