i need to make a 2 7/8' pipe spin slow for production cutting ..how?????

[iron mike]

i have to cut a ton foe 2 7/8 pipe with a torch. what can u use to rotate the pipe remotely. something with a footpedal, variable speed and some adjustable jaws?

[AndrewDavenport89]

your looking at buying equipment. Its called an electric roll out. I would just get two roller head jack stands and get your cousin, nephew or son and help you roll it slowly. Use the pipe wrap to mark your cut with a paint pen or soap stone and cut it all with a band saw. Are you cutting the flared threaded heads off of drill stem pipe?

[CEP]

One of these.
https://www.arc-zone.com/index.php?m...1221_1228_1232

[AndrewDavenport89]

danget CEP! I like that toy!!! how much does that run you? You got that Chuck from a lathe and modified it into a roll out?

[CEP]

Bought everything from Arc Zone.

[CEP]

I think the smallest I’ve burned is 4-inch pipe. But I’m sure it will cut smaller pipe too.

[iron mike]

i've got about 2400 foot of coral to build, and i want to set the lenghts in the roller jacks and rotae slo enough to cut saddles and 90's, so something portable and variable speed is what i need.

[DSW]

danget CEP! I like that toy!!! how much does that run you? You got that Chuck from a lathe and modified it into a roll out?

It's called a weld positioner and they come in all sizes. Zap's got one he uses regularly. It shows up in a number of his roller rebuild threads. I think ZTfab has one as well. A lot of guys use chucks since they turn round stock, but I've seen them clamped up in other ways to hold irregular shaped items.

[AndrewDavenport89]

Nice, so was it cheaper to put those together than buy an actual beveling machine? I know the beveling machines cost a pretty penny. Even used. And when you buy used I bet there has been some sore deals since they can get bent up being on a jobsite or gangbox. I like to hang mine up but when another crew gets out there and uses it they throw it in a box and bend the heads and tracks up. Chain will get loose and pinch and you cant turn the handle at a certain point. But I like this little design. How much would it cost compared to a conventional pipe beveling machine.

[Oneshot]

Rent or buy a pipe threading machine? Has pedal, spins slow, , has clamp system, has holder, is strong enough to hold lengths, is portable, can put pipe through to rear so threading section is not effected, cheap, can buy used. I think I've covered it all

Oops, I didn't...... can also cut pipe with pipe cutter and thread parts if needed!
I think that covers it now.

[iron mike]

how slow will a pipe threader turn, can it crawl?

[CEP]

how slow will a pipe threader turn, can it crawl?

My Ridgid 300 is fast, I’d like to see the guy who could cut pipe with a torch on it!

[iron mike]

that's what i thought, i think i'll hire a topless model to turn turn the pipe slowly, at least then my eye's will get a break now and then.

[MinnesotaDave]

that's what i thought, i think i'll hire a topless model to turn turn the pipe slowly, at least then my eye's will get a break now and then.

Much better plan

I've seen people put a pipe wrench on them and use their other hand to turn them with the wrench - looked very controllable.

In a pinch, the topless model can pull on the wrench for you

[welderj]

Much better plan

I've seen people put a pipe wrench on them and use their other hand to turn them with the wrench - looked very controllable.

In a pinch, the topless model can pull on the wrench for you

I would like a topless model to pull my wrench.

[smilexelectric]

I would like a topless model to pull my wrench.

Hahaha, I was waiting for someone to say it.

[iron mike]

even if she could just hold it steady,all day long..

[TimmyTIG]

We had a guy up in Alaska that was real inventive. He made his own rollout positioner with a drill motor and some gears and a sewing machine foot pedal.

[7A749]

You could do it with an old wire feed drive motor too. Slow it down to almost nothing.

[Oneshot]

I'm sorry, I did forget something.....

Since Rigid pipe threader motors have brushes, you'll need a speed controller if you want it to go slower than 12 rpm.
It will cost you another 20 or so bucks though Where to get them > ebay, amazon, almost anywhere.

Oh, there's an electrical thread in these forums, I'm sure they could help with the controller.
I guess you could go with the topless model but I don't think you would get any pipe cut......hehe