Another ring roller

I thought i`d post this up as in progress as i`ve seen several threads about ring rollers where people have asked for plans. Whilst i`m not following any, if I post the actual build then it might make it easier for others.

I chose Beetlejac`s design to copy, but with variations, some/many of which are purely asthetic.

The jack im using is a screw type one from my old Hilux mk2, with a cobbled together new handle.

Cutting list: (apologies for imperial and metric measurements mix)

2 off 20" 100x10mm flat
2 off 5" 100x10mm flat
4 off 7.5" 100x10mm flat
2 off 10" 60x10mm flat

Rollers will be turned from nylon (or similar) with 20mm shafts. Top (drive) roller has 4 bolt square flange bearings ( http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220457213212&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT ) whilst the bottom two rollers will have the bearings pressed into the rollers.

All the holes currently visable are just pilots to make life easier, need to get a few bits and pieces before I can continue further.

As usual, thanks to Grandad (silversurfer) for nudging me on with it, it`s the first project since my hip replacement back at the end of Jan and i`m absolutely buzzing. I only spent yesterday evening doing what i`ve done, the previous 2 days I spent bench pressing a sodding great Hollinger gearbox into a drag car. It all just makes me realise i`ve found my true calling with what i`m doing.

Anyway, enough of the sob story, pictures......

A little more tinkering, it`s only lightly tacked together, I was just checking that everything lined up. Still have the slots to cut in the horizontal for the bottom rollers. I considered fitting a grease nipple to the vertical where the plates slide, but deemed it a luxury that would probably just get knocked off, or i`ll end up smacking my knuckles on it.

If anyones reading... top handle made, glued the verticals and carriage sides together with the bottom just tacked to allow me to play around adjusting before final fix. Bearings arrived (yesterday actually) and started boring the holes for the bottom roller slots.

looks good so far

Didn`t get much spare time today to play. Drilled out the rest of the bottom roller holes. Had to go and get another holesaw, the last one decided it was made of cheese half way through (hence the half drilled hole in the last pic). Good ol` Screwfix, I went in to buy a replacement, and showed them what had happened to the last one and what i was doing, and they replaced it FOC.

Anyway, pics, pretty self explainitory

Been following this, looking good, nice pics and write-up.