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Turntable
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 5:59 pm
by John Murch
I’m rather pleased with my turntable, my new house is on a narrow plot and a 5 point turn is hard work. Its a manual item and takes remarkably little effort to push round.[/img]
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 6:18 pm
by Peter Boxer
That looks pretty spiffy, John - although it looks as though you need to position the wheels pretty carefully?
Peter
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 6:19 pm
by Christopher Carnley
Not borrowed from the Peterborough shed? Nice.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 7:03 pm
by John Murch
Peter Boxer wrote:That looks pretty spiffy, John - although it looks as though you need to position the wheels pretty carefully?
Peter
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When I did my measurements, I thought 9ft 9 wheelbase, so a 3.8mtr diameter turntable would be more than enough! However the reality with tyres squashed down and the wheels not being on the maximum diameter means I only have about 12ins spare. But I can see the wheels from the driving seat so it isn’t a problem.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:04 pm
by Peter Boxer
Sounds as though you had a slightly-lucky dimensional break, John!! ..But seeing the wheels would be the clincher. Well done!
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:37 am
by Robert Craven
The car and the turntable look super. Well done. But couldn't you just do handbrake turns on that gravel?
Like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUSuV82rywE
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:37 am
by Iain Warner
Fascinating John, Is there some sort of rail under the circumference like an old summer house we used to have, and what are the maintenance requirements.
Presumably you push on the car to rotate it?
Iain
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:35 am
by Robert Craven
My parents used to have such a summer house. Eventually the mechanism seized up and stuck, probably through lack of use and maintenance. I assume John's is better quality and perhaps easier to access.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:41 am
by John Murch
I don’t seem to have another photo of it under construction, but there are a lot of nylon rollers round the circumference and inwards for about 18 inches, the top is covered with 12 sections which can be removed (by drilling out the rivets), however the manufacturers assure me that no maintenance is required! I fully anticipate having to drill out the rivets of a section at some point.
To turn just push on a wheel. Most people have electric powered turntables, but I could see all kinds of trouble with a location that is prone to flooding.[/img]
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:46 am
by John Murch