What would you like to see in a small roll-out wheel?

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I had to fit and weld up a bunch of stainless spools and fittings at work, some of which were shorter than the tripod. Ended up welding a plate with different flange bolt patterns to a pipe which was extremely helpful because I could use a jack stand to level the plate for fit up and roll it to get the fitting at a comfortable angle for welding. Figured there was a better solution but they get expensive quick.I'm working on designing a small entry level roll-out wheel and would like some input from you guys who use them daily on what features would make life easier.Current design features include,-Double flange mounted bearings.-Able to tilt 90 degrees with fine adjustment to level out.-22.5 degree indexing and a brake for continuous rotation along with leveling for 2-hole alignment.-Sliding vertical adjustment for different user heights, truck or bench height and fitting size. Able to be used with or without this feature.-Can be used on a tripod vise, reciever hitch or 4 bolt mounting base. Base is built to isolate weld circuit from bench or truck bed.-Various front end attachment options such as chucks, carbon steel and stainless flange plate.Anything I'm missing?Last edited by Chris T.; 11-22-2015 at 08:34 PM.TOO MANY TOOLS & NO MORE SPACE
Reply:BumpAnything?Sent from my SM-G920P using TapatalkTOO MANY TOOLS & NO MORE SPACE
Reply:I don't use one so I'm not much help. But you're building something like this?http://www.weldingsmostwanted.com/pr...roll-out-wheelMaybe study what's available in the marketplace and borrow some design features and decide what won't work in them for you.---Meltedmetal
Reply:Keep it simple. I' ve made a lot of money with this simple roll out wheel.
Reply:That's what I'm aiming for is something simple. I like the really fancy ones that are on pipeline trucks but want to make a simplified while still professional looking version at a price that would allow someone who is just getting into the field or even smaller fab shops to afford.What rating is that flange? Don't think I've ever seen one that thick.Sent from my SM-G920P using TapatalkTOO MANY TOOLS & NO MORE SPACE
Reply:That one can be adapted to fit on a truck. One of my friends had one with a bigger wheel and longer pipe on his truck.  Make a hinge on the back of the outter pipe so when you flip the entire wheel down, it hangs off the back of the truck.  Support and level it with a jack stand like you see in the picture.  One tip that makes a wheel like this very useful is, make sure you can easily slide out the inner pipe so you can bolt up flanges on the ground then slide it into the outter pipe. That flange had to be close to 100 pounds so that's why the fork lift was holding it all down. I honestly don't know the rating.  The job was modifying pumps for a drilling rig.  You're looking at pressures around 8,000 psi. I had a helper roll what you see in the picture as I welded it out with jet rod.Last edited by lincweld; 11-28-2015 at 11:32 AM.