Not too shabby its on the bottom end and basic as it comes and it works . Yup upgrades would be pillow block bearings and a fecking large ring type handle but if it works fine as is the only thing i would change now is to try the impact drill on the centre roller save a bit of muscle ache later . Thanks for sharing the build and if you get a chance please show a wider and thinner sheet being rolled at some point in the future thanks
Nice Dave!!!! Allegedly ACME threads are more for load bearing. BUT they are much coarser, so not a really great choice. I think a mod that could be helpful is a pillow- block or some sort of spherical bearing on the end of the threads where it contacts the middle axle. I kind of want to make a slip roll but more for lighter metal. I think I was thinking wat too hard about it!! See you next time!!!
As far as making a tool vs making jewelry and how nice your welds look, true that it doesnt matter as much, but use it as practice so that when you do need it to be perfect, you can.
Hi Dave, cut off the welded nuts and put another 10 mm steel plate behind you. You can cut elongated holes here and guide them with screws, but you can also weld these and the nuts for height adjustment onto the steel plate again, this will make it easier for the roller to turn the drive screw It won't get jammed because the steel plate is used to adjust the height and the drive screw won't bend either. Sorry for the English Marcus from Germany
Absolutely love this!! will be making one myself.. do you have the dxf drawings I could pinch? the nut threads shrink with heat... sometimes better to MIG and use black nuts with no finish.. :-)
Take an old Rim or brake rotor as a pedestal and make it freestanding. Then make a wheel for each side so you can hand turn it without a breaker bar. I'm still rehabbing from a stroke. i'm still building strength in my right arm so it'll be a while till i'm two handed again.
Looks like a cool tool, but keep an eye on the holes for the lower rollers. Spinning with that much force on the mild.steel plates with the threads from the axle bolts will probably show some premature wear. Otherwise, good project!
Dave, your new business??? Please tell me you'll still keep making you tube videos. I really enjoy watching your videos. Especially since you're a fellow Eastern Connecticut guy. Thabks for the video
Honestly we really appreciate the support and have regular viewers but our channel has been sinking lately. I spend way too much time making videos considering the return on investment. We do run this channel as a business. It's great as a hobby not as a business! Lol
Why not fabricobble something with a bearing in it that would attach to the ends of those 6" bolts to support the main roller? You'd eliminate any issues from friction where the bolts meet and probably make it a bit easier to turn. Also, clamp a vice-grip onto each end of the plate to keep from overshooting the rollers.
Thanks. I sort of figured as such, but it's always hard for me to discern the thickness of steel when folks are doing builds of tools. The fact that is rolls 3/8" is sweet. Show us when you roll 1/2" That said, after viewing your build, I entered into the www. rabbit hole on ring rollers and slip rollers. Good job!
Warping? Oh yeah! MIG better than TIG for that sort of thing. Not making jewellery as someone said (I've done the same...)🙂Nice job though. Oh, & clean & strip disks are surprisingly good at getting mill scale off.
Thank you sir, I was asking because I have been looking for plans/pattern to have someone cut out the parts for me so I can make my own, I can't reconcile paying over $1,000 for something to make one set of custom fender flares for my Ford Ranger. Thank you though sir, awesome show. Happy early 4th!!! @@madgingercustoms
@@rudysaldivar4228 literally not worth my time. If people don't want to watch my videos because they can't identify with the equipment I frankly don't care. The entitlement of TH-cam viewers is incredible.
Very impressive Dave; nice job.
Thanks!
Dave, impressive. Great job
Thank you!
Not too shabby its on the bottom end and basic as it comes and it works . Yup upgrades would be pillow block bearings and a fecking large ring type handle but if it works fine as is the only thing i would change now is to try the impact drill on the centre roller save a bit of muscle ache later . Thanks for sharing the build and if you get a chance please show a wider and thinner sheet being rolled at some point in the future thanks
Will do!
Nice Dave!!!! Allegedly ACME threads are more for load bearing. BUT they are much coarser, so not a really great choice. I think a mod that could be helpful is a pillow- block or some sort of spherical bearing on the end of the threads where it contacts the middle axle. I kind of want to make a slip roll but more for lighter metal. I think I was thinking wat too hard about it!! See you next time!!!
I'm already thinking about all the mods I can do including a motor!
As far as making a tool vs making jewelry and how nice your welds look, true that it doesnt matter as much, but use it as practice so that when you do need it to be perfect, you can.
Agreed!
That’s nice! I’m thinking heavy duty trailer fenders.
Thanks!
This is awesome!
Thanks!
Pretty simple and easy, if you don't need it as strong can make to your use, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Thank you!
Hi Dave, cut off the welded nuts and put another 10 mm steel plate behind you. You can cut elongated holes here and guide them with screws, but you can also weld these and the nuts for height adjustment onto the steel plate again, this will make it easier for the roller to turn the drive screw It won't get jammed because the steel plate is used to adjust the height and the drive screw won't bend either. Sorry for the English Marcus from Germany
Thanks for the input!
Brace using 20mm round bar would be excellent.
That's a great idea!
That turned out great when I need to roll something which is not very often, you would not believe the stuff I can bend with my skid steered.
I've driven a vehicle over steel to bend it as well!
Do you possibly offer the dxf cut files for the side plates, end washers, and other cnc plasma cut parts?
I'll see if I saved them.
That's a pretty heavy roller boo boo.
It's an absolute unit!
Absolutely love this!! will be making one myself.. do you have the dxf drawings I could pinch? the nut threads shrink with heat... sometimes better to MIG and use black nuts with no finish.. :-)
I have them but they saved as Fusion files. Can you convert those? If so, email me, madgingercustoms@gmail.com
Take an old Rim or brake rotor as a pedestal and make it freestanding. Then make a wheel for each side so you can hand turn it without a breaker bar. I'm still rehabbing from a stroke. i'm still building strength in my right arm so it'll be a while till i'm two handed again.
Good luck on the recovery!
Great build video, wondering if you have the dxf files available i would love to make one.
@@jamesgentile259 I'll see if I can upload them to a file on our Facebook page or email me madgingercustoms@gmail.com
G'day guys 😊
Hey Brooksy!
Looks like a cool tool, but keep an eye on the holes for the lower rollers. Spinning with that much force on the mild.steel plates with the threads from the axle bolts will probably show some premature wear. Otherwise, good project!
The lower bolts do not ride on the threads. I understand what you mean though.
Acme thread might be a better choice for your adjusters
Aren't they more corse though?
@@madgingercustoms they are but they will take more torque same thread as a vice
@@mikejackman4416 I'm not really cranking on these to be honest. Very light on the turns in surprisingly.
@@madgingercustoms awesome
Hi Dave I'm looking to make this for another project I have planned. Do you have drawings for this? Hole spacing etc?
@@KyleLaRocque it may still be in my Fusion. I'll check
@@madgingercustoms Thanks, I appreciate that.
Email me at madgingercustoms@gmail.com I have all of the DXF files.
I think it's pretty damn cool.
Much appreciated!
Dave, your new business??? Please tell me you'll still keep making you tube videos. I really enjoy watching your videos. Especially since you're a fellow Eastern Connecticut guy. Thabks for the video
Honestly we really appreciate the support and have regular viewers but our channel has been sinking lately. I spend way too much time making videos considering the return on investment. We do run this channel as a business. It's great as a hobby not as a business! Lol
Why not fabricobble something with a bearing in it that would attach to the ends of those 6" bolts to support the main roller? You'd eliminate any issues from friction where the bolts meet and probably make it a bit easier to turn. Also, clamp a vice-grip onto each end of the plate to keep from overshooting the rollers.
Not a bad thought!
You’d be handy to have around! Move to Utah would ya please!?!? Hahaha
Anywhere but CT!!
Great Video and great project idea. What thickness steel did you use for the sides of the roller?
1/4" I cut it all out of the same sheet.
Thanks. I sort of figured as such, but it's always hard for me to discern the thickness of steel when folks are doing builds of tools. The fact that is rolls 3/8" is sweet. Show us when you roll 1/2"
That said, after viewing your build, I entered into the www. rabbit hole on ring rollers and slip rollers.
Good job!
Thinking out loud, but I wondeer if you could motorize *that* with a Harbor Freight ATV winch.
You read my mind!
Hey Dave,
I thought sure you would dent those rollers.
Silly me !
What brand is your plasma table ?
Langmuir Systems plasma table. It's a Crossfire Pro.
Hey Nice Job. Yours looks just like Cammeck Equipment roller. I've been thinking a lot about these. You didn't harden anything like theirs did you?
No hardening of anything. This was a quick and easy. I see many areas where this can be improved.
What diameter bolts?
Warping? Oh yeah! MIG better than TIG for that sort of thing. Not making jewellery as someone said (I've done the same...)🙂Nice job though. Oh, & clean & strip disks are surprisingly good at getting mill scale off.
TIG should be less warping due to a smaller heat effect zone I'd think. I'm just impatient! Lol
You can make an arc that looks that good with a simple press brake
I made one of those too. Different video.
First video of yours ive seen, initial thoughts. Don't post like and subscribe everyone 90 seconds.
Lol, people tend to only watch 1/3 of the video as everyone skips. I appreciate you watching it!
Would you be interested in selling this roller? Or cutting the parts and I could buy the precut parts?
I currently have no plans to make these. Thanks.
Thank you sir, I was asking because I have been looking for plans/pattern to have someone cut out the parts for me so I can make my own, I can't reconcile paying over $1,000 for something to make one set of custom fender flares for my Ford Ranger. Thank you though sir, awesome show. Happy early 4th!!!
@@madgingercustoms
Great job. You have done much with so little for so long...YOU CAN NOW DO ANYTHING IMMEDIATELY WITH NOTHING 😅
It's true.
That was so painful watching you turning that roller. I got tired just watching. LOL
It's really not bad but I am already figuring out how to motorize it!
Build something for poor folks that don't have all that equipment.
I could build this with a drill, a $15 angle grinder, and stick welder made from 2 car batteries.
@@rudysaldivar4228 literally not worth my time. If people don't want to watch my videos because they can't identify with the equipment I frankly don't care. The entitlement of TH-cam viewers is incredible.
Do it, haha @madgingercustoms
@@KEWS54 fine. I will.
@@madgingercustoms so basically you’re saying, I got mine so f*ck you…..I don’t care!
Please stop the tool reviews and get back to work on your actual projects. I don’t watch that stuff
@steveharper don’t like it? Don’t watch 🙈
Steve it sounds like you should start your own TH-cam channel! It's great!