Body Rotisserie Plans

These are plans for a body rotisseries that I discovered on the web at http://members.tripod.com/mopar_roadster. I have spoke to a few poeple who used these plans with success so I thought I would share them with you. The material list is pretty complete and only a small bit of interpretation is needed. I will also post the plans of the rotisserrie that we used as time permits.

MATERIALS:

27 feet of 2 1/2-inch square steel tube with 0.188-inch wall

38 feet of 2-inch square 11-gauge steel tube
(must fit inside 2 1/2-inch tube)

2 feet of 3 1/2-inch round steel tube with 3/16-inch wall

2 feet of 3-inch round steel tube with 3/16-inch wall
(must fit inside 3 1/2-inch tube)

2 feet of 5/8-inch threaded rod

two 5/8-inch hex nuts with flat washers

ten 3/8-inch hex nuts, each with a 3-inch cap screw and two flat washers

six 5/16-inch hex nuts with 1-inch cap screws

Scrap steel plate or 1-inch square tube for braces

Four casters with 10-inch wheels (two swivel-type, two fixed)

TOOLS:

Chop saw or cut-off wheel

Hammer and Center punch

Drill press with vice (necessary to make consistent, true holes)

29/64 and 5/8-inch drill bits, plus a chamfer or deburring bit

Welder

Grinder and files, to deburr cut steel

Carpenter's square

Metal Scribe

Hand Wrenches

Vice-Grips for welding

#	Description	Qty.	Length	Drill Size	Hole Placement
2 INCH O.D. SQUARE TUBE STOCK:
1	Upright	2	60 in.	29/64 in.	Start 6 in. from end, 18 holes at 3 in. o.c.
2	Rotating Arm	2	48 in.	29/64 in. 5/8 in.	Start 2 in. from end, six holes at 2 in. o.c. 24 in. from end (centered)
3	Base Connector	2	12 in.	--------	--------
4	Bracket Adjusting Arm	4	11 in.	29/64 in.	Start 2 in. from end, four holes at 2 in. o.c.
5	Bracket Attaching arm	4	11 in.	29/64 in.	2 in. from end, both ways through tube
6	Main Center Connector	1	84 in.	--------	--------
2 1/2 INCH O.D. SQUARE TUBE STOCK:
7	Base	2	48 in.	--------	--------
8	Pivot-arm Slide	4	6 in.	29/64 in.	1 1/2 in. from end
9	Bracket Holder	4	3 in.	29/64 in.	1 1/2 in. from end
10	Pivot Height Adjuster	2	12 in.	29/64 in. 5/8 in.	2 in. from one end 6 in. from end, through top of tube only
11	Center Span Adjuster	2	72 in.	29/64 in.	2 in. from each end, through one side only
ROUND TUBE STOCK:
12	Rotor (3 1/2-in. o.d.)	2	8 in.	29/64 in.	2 in. from end, through top of tube only
13	Pivot axle (3-in. o.d.)	2	8 in.	--------	--------
5/8 INCH THREADED ROD:
14	Pivot Connector	2	11 in.	--------	--------

MATERIALS:
	27 feet of 2 1/2-inch square steel tube with 0.188-inch wall
	38 feet of 2-inch square 11-gauge steel tube (must fit inside 2 1/2-inch tube)
	2 feet of 3 1/2-inch round steel tube with 3/16-inch wall
	2 feet of 3-inch round steel tube with 3/16-inch wall (must fit inside 3 1/2-inch tube)
	2 feet of 5/8-inch threaded rod
	two 5/8-inch hex nuts with flat washers
	ten 3/8-inch hex nuts, each with a 3-inch cap screw and two flat washers
	six 5/16-inch hex nuts with 1-inch cap screws
	Scrap steel plate or 1-inch square tube for braces
	Four casters with 10-inch wheels (two swivel-type, two fixed)
TOOLS:
	Chop saw or cut-off wheel
	Hammer and Center punch
	Drill press with vice (necessary to make consistent, true holes)
	29/64 and 5/8-inch drill bits, plus a chamfer or deburring bit
	Welder
	Grinder and files, to deburr cut steel
	Carpenter's square
	Metal Scribe
	Hand Wrenches
	Vice-Grips for welding