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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7050 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 8:40 am Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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sgellis wrote: |
Good time to trim the access off the rear adaptor plates. I found that area bad enough to work around. |
you are pronouncing it wrong: it is A-dapter-plate, singing in my Johnny Cash voice _________________ regards
Uli
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glideking Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2013 Posts: 990 Location: California
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Malokin Martin Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2007 Posts: 3099 Location: E-burg
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:40 am Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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i'd be interested in seeing how you did the gates |
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redbug64 Samba Member
Joined: July 21, 2005 Posts: 513 Location: Fairfax/Essex, Vermont
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Got started on making brackets to attach my double cab to my rotisserie the other day. Didn't get too far but its progress .
_________________ Jason Arms
Fairfax, Vermont
1954 Standard Beetle
1965 Firetruck Red Double Cab
1975 Porsche 911
1984 Rabbit L
1988 Scirocco 16v
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crukab Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 6116 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Jason. that ^^^^^^^^^ is a crazy pic angle
Good to see your getting started on the Doublecab !! I hope the little one gets in a pic or 2..... _________________ Tom
My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....
In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
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redbug64 Samba Member
Joined: July 21, 2005 Posts: 513 Location: Fairfax/Essex, Vermont
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:19 am Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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She is excited to drive hers too Tom 😜 _________________ Jason Arms
Fairfax, Vermont
1954 Standard Beetle
1965 Firetruck Red Double Cab
1975 Porsche 911
1984 Rabbit L
1988 Scirocco 16v
Random Toyota daily drivers because winter. |
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Jimb0w Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2016 Posts: 36 Location: France, Clermont-Ferrand
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 5:27 am Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Here is mine, 12 meters of 50x50x3mm tube, some welds, wheels and time
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Peter_N Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2014 Posts: 321 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 6:08 am Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Great looking rotisserie/tipper Jimbow!
Are you planning to fully tip over the bus? Your welds are looking strong enough, that's for sure! _________________ My 1958 PGSG project topic
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Jimb0w Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2016 Posts: 36 Location: France, Clermont-Ferrand
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 6:49 am Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Thanks ! Yes I will tip it over, but I'm home alone this week, and need some extra-muscles !
I think it's gonna be ok with curving, the renforcement part is made of 10mm thick plate. But the 45 degree rotation is quite good to work underneath, I can flip it alone.
It's a bit scary the first time you rotate it, even more because that's my firsts big structure welds ! |
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edgood1 Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2004 Posts: 2049 Location: Plymouth, MA
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Busstom Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2014 Posts: 3847 Location: San Jose, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 11:07 pm Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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From Van Bebber Brothers, in Petaluma, CA. All loaded up and ready to roll home.
Wholly inspired by glideking. I've seen rollers and rotisseries numerous times before, always yearned for one, never got the fire lit under my a** to move on it...until now. As it has been for several amongst us, glideking's "Funky" thread - and videos - have stirred up heaps of enthusiasm to get going on our projects.
I e-mailed Kurt for the tipoff on Van Bebber. For anyone fabbing a Bus roller in the S.F. Bay Area, Van Bebber is the only place, hands down. Master Metals, in my own backyard, was about $350 more than V.B. in Petaluma. Other shops in Hayward, Oakland, and Stockton, were even higher. These were just under $500, out the door. So well worth the two hour drive north, across the Golden Gate.
I've gotta pull my Bus out of storage and get it home, then I can start fabbing. These will be a bit different: my hoops will have segmented top sections, with removable segments, so that I can roll the whole project out of the garage when I want to. Otherwise, the hoops won't clear the header, and I'll be hemmed in for the duration of my project...which based on my history, could be a while!
Just wanted to check in, share my experience, and bump this thread!
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aeLiXihr Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2011 Posts: 17 Location: Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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here are the pic's
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zimblewinder Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2004 Posts: 893 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Jimbos rotisserie above would not stay on its side safely IMHO. The vertical sections begin too high and are too far from the body (however which is good if you want to get tools between them and the side)
This one is my design from back in the day. See my 45's you'll understand what i mean. It lays down nicely and does balance on the 45s too. Search my gallery posts for more design dimensions.
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Jimb0w Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2016 Posts: 36 Location: France, Clermont-Ferrand
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StefDS Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2010 Posts: 37 Location: Brussels
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Very nice Jimbow, thanks for sharing.
As I'm planning on making one in the near future, is there anything you would change to it afterwards?
It seems for example that also adding swivelwheels in the back would help manouvrability?
I'm also thinking of making it a bit smaller, so it is not that wide
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Jimb0w Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2016 Posts: 36 Location: France, Clermont-Ferrand
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Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Hello ! After several months of use, I'm really happy with it, and currently, i'm working for the most part at 45 degrees on both sides. Adding a big plate as reinforcement was a good thing, because there is no warping when i rotate the bus at 90 degrees.
Being able to switch from one side to the other in less than 5 minutes is also very usefull, and even if the alignement of everything wasn't easy, that's a nice option, which make it also very easy to transport.
Maybe the point to improve are the wheels. When i started the project, I was working on sand that's why i wanted pneumatic wheels, but now that i'm in a barn, rigid ones should be better for moving, and also rotating ones at the rear.
The reason why I made it wide and high was to be able to rotate the bus alone, and have place when working on it. An other important point is the stability, improved if you have a large contact area
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flemcadiddlehopper Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2011 Posts: 2332 Location: Kelowna, BC. Canada.
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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Yes rigid wheels are better for a cement floor.
But, they are not very good on a road trip.
That was after a short road trip from body guy's house to my shop. That stopped traffic for photo opps with the Bus.
Gordo. _________________ Everybody Dies....Some Never Live.
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LAGrunthaner Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2007 Posts: 5508 Location: 1st Coast
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Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:34 am Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Jimb0w, I love that your rotisserie is also a dolly. I've been following this youtube channel below called marcijunebug for a while now and yesterday's update was nice to see although marcijunebug has a huge carport to support her method I like that your's is so mobile. Keep up the great work.
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Jimb0w wrote: |
Hello ! After several months of use, I'm really happy with it, and currently, i'm working for the most part at 45 degrees on both sides. Adding a big plate as reinforcement was a good thing, because there is no warping when i rotate the bus at 90 degrees.
Being able to switch from one side to the other in less than 5 minutes is also very usefull, and even if the alignement of everything wasn't easy, that's a nice option, which make it also very easy to transport.
Maybe the point to improve are the wheels. When i started the project, I was working on sand that's why i wanted pneumatic wheels, but now that i'm in a barn, rigid ones should be better for moving, and also rotating ones at the rear.
The reason why I made it wide and high was to be able to rotate the bus alone, and have place when working on it. An other important point is the stability, improved if you have a large contact area
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Lind wrote: |
Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
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mdege Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2018 Posts: 939 Location: Niederkruechten, Germany
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VWBulli512 Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2017 Posts: 10 Location: California
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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:51 am Post subject: Re: Rotisserie |
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Hi Guys,
Is anyone of you in Germany selling their Rotisserie?
1964 T1
Thanks,
Alex |
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