Anyone any experience/ Knowledge/ plans for car turntables?

TIA, Ian.

Errrm, I was thinking more along these lines!


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[Edited on 27/6/05 by Ian Pearson]

Thought about 8 track?
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Thats not an 8 track.
Thats a record Player.

8 Track was a huge tape almost the size of a video tape (well 2/3 the size).

Check out an old disused rail yard for a decent turn table.
It wouldn't actually be hard to make one. I designed some gazebo turntable tracks for garden designer which used six 125mm cast iron industrial bogey wheels which ran on a rolled angle iron track.

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Originally posted by wilkingj
Thats not an 8 track.
Thats a record Player.

8 Track was a huge tape almost the size of a video tape (well 2/3 the size).

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Machine mart sell castors for cars. You have to jack car up first and place under wheels but OK for not so regular use.

I use a bread trolley I've "borrowed" from the local supermarket with some 3x2 wood blocks to support my next project and it spins round quite easily in its' own length. If you could sink a jack with a plate on top into your yard and mark the place to pull up when it's under the centre you could raise it and spin it by hand.

I'm sure there must be some old ones going chep after motor shows, where just about every single stand has a car revolving.

Is this to make working on the car easier or just to show it off to the neighbours/passers by.

Have you got some sort of 'Tracy Island' Thunderbird thing going on ?

Do you slide out of bed and end up in the garage fully suited and booted as well !

Have you seen this

http://www.british.turntable.co.uk/news_drivewayturntable.htm

or this

http://www.hovair.com/Turntables/vehicle-turntables.htm

[Edited on 28/6/05 by DarrenW]

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Have you got some sort of 'Tracy Island' Thunderbird thing going on ?

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Ian, it wouldn't be too expensive to form a shallow pit (with concrete footings) and bolt down a rolled angle iron track as I mentioned before.
After that, it's a simple job to make a circular frame to mount the wheels to and cover with something like treadplate.

Thanks Rorty, the cogs are starting to stir!

Let me know off-forum if you want a few pointers.
Just think of the fun you could have if you stop the car with one rear wheel on the turntable and let the clutch out! Dogs and small children might take to the air!

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Originally posted by Peteff
I use a bread trolley I've "borrowed" from the local supermarket with some 3x2 wood blocks to support my next project and it spins round quite easily in its' own length. If you could sink a jack with a plate on top into your yard and mark the place to pull up when it's under the centre you could raise it and spin it by hand.

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Must be a car nut thing cos I have one too!!

I chopped the sides off the diagonal piece and welded 5ft long 2"x2"x1/8" box sections in between, originally as a way of getting a lathe onto a tilt-bed car trailer, but I now use it for shifting bodyshells around. I just tack weld pieces of scrap box section onto it to locate the 'shell at the right height/position.

looks out back door and spots afore mentioned bread trolly

heh heh, thought you might have one too!!

The blast cabinet is just the job by the way, cheers!

Ron Champion version:

Dig circular 12' diameter pit. Fill with water up to say 12" below top.

Blag polystyrene from builders/computer store. Make polystyrene disk 12' diameter, 12" thick . Skin top with 1mm steel sheet (scrappy car roofs! ).

Place poly into pit.

Drive car onto disk which will float on water- turn car round- drive car off again.

All for about 20 quid!

Hope that helps!

James