# Simple cone roller

**URL:** http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/simple-cone-roller/1638
**Category:** Fab Shop
**Tags:** tips-tricks
**Created:** [May 8, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/simple-cone-roller/1638 "2015-05-08T17:58:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/chris/32/56161_2.png) [@Chris](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/simple-cone-roller/1638/1 "2015-05-08T17:58:47Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Heat exchanger replacement](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/heat-exchanger-replacement/1621/9):

> [@On another topic](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/1621/9):
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> I want to see the home made roller.

This design was from Les Carter several years back. I built it before I even started my first gasifier. Its designed for doing cones, but cylinders are just as easy.

It’s made from two pieces of angle iron, welded to bar stock drilled with a 1" hole, for the hinges. The one inch bar is plenty sturdy for what I do. I made it 24" long.

It’s not a true “roller” because there’s no rolling surfaces. But if you take it easy and make several passes, it works just as good.

 ![](https://dow.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/2X/3/33ab1c2ed58aed1ce98da82690fbf11b77b9a212.jpg)

If you notice the shiny notch on the left side, if I slide the bar through so that is on the inside, I can roll rings from round stock up to 3/8". That’s what I used for the lip on the heat exchanger.

 ![](https://dow.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/2X/8/8abc9738c2fd64763b192445b2b6b1f3aa95794a.jpg)

 ![](https://dow.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/2X/0/0129912ff5a34ef1d66a564412289b3cdb1d7a10.jpg)

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### Author: ![Carl](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/carl/32/11373_2.png) [@Carl](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/Carl)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/simple-cone-roller/1638/2 "2015-05-08T18:27:39Z")

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Great, thanks. That was my next question, how to roll the 3/8 rings.

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### Author: ![BillSchiller](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/billschiller/32/119_2.png) [@BillSchiller](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/BillSchiller)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/simple-cone-roller/1638/3 "2015-05-08T22:43:06Z")

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I tack welded a 3/8" rod (on one end) on a barrel and rolled the barrel. I had to use extra material (rod) and a smaller barrel to fit a bigger barrel, but it worked.

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### Author: ![BillSchiller](http://forum.driveonwood.com/user_avatar/forum.driveonwood.com/billschiller/32/119_2.png) [@BillSchiller](http://forum.driveonwood.com/u/BillSchiller)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2015, 1:00am UTC](http://forum.driveonwood.com/t/simple-cone-roller/1638/4 "2015-05-09T01:00:33Z")

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Chris, I sure wouldn’t mind seeing a video of this in action.