I'm going to buy an auto rotisserie with my income tax refund this year and I was wondering if anybody has use one from www.autotwirler.com or from www.accessiblesystems.com. I was at the Goodguy's show in Columbus Oh last year and they had one there with a 65 mustang body on it . But I found the other company on ebay and they use 3/16 wall steel and the autotwirler only uses 1/8 wall tubing. Accessible systems was cutting down the autotwirler saying that it sags when you put a car on it and theirs dosen't. If anybody has any information about this or another company that may sell these, please let me know. I'd hate to spend $1300.00 and find out it junk....Thanks
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mustbereel
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Hi 67,
I bought an autotwirler from their west coast distributor, Autotwirlerwest. Turns out the guy lives a few miles away from me and he delivered it for free! I bought the model with the standard casters and the hydraulic jacks. This was the single most useful tool I bought for a complete restoration. I have had no problems with sagging. Of course the car is just a shell right now and I doubt I've had more than 2000lbs on it. I plan to reassemble much of the car while still on the rotisserie because it's just so nice to be able to flip the whole car over.
Brad
Hi 67,
I bought an autotwirler from their west coast distributor, Autotwirlerwest. Turns out the guy lives a few miles away from me and he delivered it for free! I bought the model with the standard casters and the hydraulic jacks. This was the single most useful tool I bought for a complete restoration. I have had no problems with sagging. Of course the car is just a shell right now and I doubt I've had more than 2000lbs on it. I plan to reassemble much of the car while still on the rotisserie because it's just so nice to be able to flip the whole car over.
Brad
I don't have a rotisserie but from what I've read 1/8" does seem rather thin. It may be ok for a small car like a Mustang if that is all you're going to have on it. If it were me I'd want something heavier just in case I ever wanted to put something heavier on it. Then again I am an overkill person. I plan on building a rotisserie sometime in the future and planned on using 3/16" steel.
xoxbxfx
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Well, im not 100% sure but I saw a 70mach on a rotisserie the other day at the sandblasters. I believe it was the Autotwirler and if it was, its very strong. It was not 1/8" metal.
Anyways, If I was you, I would buy a nice mig welder (Millermatic 175) and then build it your self... You kill 2 birds with 1 stone. I spend just over $400 building my own rotisserie back a couple years ago and it held up great. There could be improvements but it worked great. Also, you didnt ahve to raise he car up 36" off the ground like the autotwirler. Heck, you can buy a mig welder ($700) get all your materials for a nice one ($500) then buy a chop saw ($100) and have some great tools for later use and still be a bit cheaper than the autotwirler.
Anyways, If I was you, I would buy a nice mig welder (Millermatic 175) and then build it your self... You kill 2 birds with 1 stone. I spend just over $400 building my own rotisserie back a couple years ago and it held up great. There could be improvements but it worked great. Also, you didnt ahve to raise he car up 36" off the ground like the autotwirler. Heck, you can buy a mig welder ($700) get all your materials for a nice one ($500) then buy a chop saw ($100) and have some great tools for later use and still be a bit cheaper than the autotwirler.
mustbereel
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autotwirler
I just measured the tubing on my autotwirler. Most of it is 1/8". Some of the moving pieces are 3/16". These are pretty simple and if you can weld you can certainly build one yourself. Whether you buy or build don't scrimp. Get the hydraulic jacks and casters. Maybe even the "off road" casters. You will regret not having the ability to adjust the height.
Brad
I just measured the tubing on my autotwirler. Most of it is 1/8". Some of the moving pieces are 3/16". These are pretty simple and if you can weld you can certainly build one yourself. Whether you buy or build don't scrimp. Get the hydraulic jacks and casters. Maybe even the "off road" casters. You will regret not having the ability to adjust the height.
Brad
xoxbxfx
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used his plans for my origional...my third one (about to build it) will be better than his plans.LUCAFU1 said:
http://home.comcast.net/~bossbill/rotisserie/
69 Rustang
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xoxbxfx said:
I have recently been shopping for one as well. But after reading this post--I have a chop saw, a mig welder, a plasma cutter--why not build one??? What modifications are you making to the plans from bossbill's site?
69 Rustang
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mustbereel said:
Hey Brad--when you are done with your car want to sell yours? I am just up the street from you...
Here's another rotisserie plan:
http://www.harwoodperformance.bizland.com/1941buick/Editorial_20.htm
http://www.harwoodperformance.bizland.com/1941buick/Editorial_20.htm
reenmachine
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I've got the Autotwirler Plus (the one with the hydraulic jacks) and the off-road wheels (great for parking lots and trailering) and absolutely love it. When you get it adjusted properly (easy) you can spin the car with one hand. It is plenty beefy for my peace of mind and I have seen no "flex" whatsoever. I have even bounced down the freeway for 2+ hours with a car on it on a trailer with no worries at all.
I bought it at the SEMA show, and they told me they had put a fully-assembled full-size Ford pickup on it and rotated it no problem.
As a side note, I always say, "beware the company that markets their product by bashing others."
I bought it at the SEMA show, and they told me they had put a fully-assembled full-size Ford pickup on it and rotated it no problem.
As a side note, I always say, "beware the company that markets their product by bashing others."
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xoxbxfx
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69 Rustang said:
IM going to make my non-collapseable. After using it and everything, its just not worth it to buy all the different size tubing for the legs to slide in and out. The two pieces will be joined by a piece of box tube (removeable) so the unit can be rolled as 1 piece. I will be adding casters to it (offroad style) for a nice easy roll. The caster hieght will also be able to move up and down (I have a low ceiling garage (8') and cars BARELY fit without casters. Im going to stick with mainly 2.5" box and skip the threaded rod things, it will have much more support. Just look at the autotwirler...im building a homemade replica of that. Hoping to have it done for UNDER 1/2 the price of it with hydraulic rams
The other thing to mention, on billboss's plans, you want to almost place the hydraulic rams straight up and down or you wont get the full 90* turns on the car.
I made mine to fit my 1970 Mustang. It is very strong, no sag in this one. I would be interested in making one for you if you are interested. Send me an email to [email protected] and I will send you some pics and you can compare them to what you have seen on the market.
I ordered an autotwirler this week, Can't wait for it to arrive. Now for those of you wondering about quality. I' haven't personally seen an autotwirler up close, but I do know the builder. When I was researching their product the name Steve Carrell seemed awful familiar to me, then when I saw that he did 6 years in the Navy starting in '93 (same as me) thats when I knew it. He and I went welding school together in the Navy. The man can weld. No one gets out of that school not knowing how to weld. The Navy's not going to trust some shade tree welder to weld HY-100 on a submarine's pressure hull.
Can't wait for my 'twirler to get here.
Can't wait for my 'twirler to get here.
Platonic Solid
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I don't know anything about the product or manufacturer, but I had this link saved: http://www.uscartool.com/
mustbereel
Member
xoxbxfx
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I believe the front are 7/16 course thread, width ofthe box tubing plus 1/2"... I believe the rears are 1/2 bolts
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