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My tube rolling station got a full makeover 6 months ago and the difference is night and day
Tbh I used to have my tube roller just bolted to a wobbly bench in the corner of the shop with a single clamp holding everything down, and after 6 months of fighting crooked seams and re-rolling tubes I finally welded a proper stand to a 1 inch steel plate and squared everything up. Ngl the before and after is crazy, my reject rate went from about 4 tubes a shift down to almost nothing and the seams come out dead straight now. Has anyone else rebuilt a station like this and did you add anything for keeping the roller from walking when you're doing long sections?
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reed.eva23d ago
Man that steel plate idea is smart. Reminds me of when my uncle helped me pour a small concrete pad under my old bandsaw because it kept sliding around on the wood floor, and once it was solid I swear the cuts got cleaner overnight. Some stuff you just can't fix by adjusting the machine, the ground under it has to be right first. For your walking problem, I've seen guys tack a couple of small angle iron stops right onto the plate so the roller butts up against them, cheap and it works. Didn't think a tube roller could walk that much until I watched a long seam start drifting halfway through.
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