Just finished my new star roller

[MinamotoKobayashi]

Here is some shots of my new handmade star roller.

 

A modified brand new stainless steel pot with some hunting pellets:

 

The wood panel is tilting, so it is possible to remove the pin to inclinate the pot and spill the ready stars:

 

The tilting system:

 

The speed control device:

 

With this speed control device I can vary the vessel rotation speed from max 54 RPM to min 1 RPM. It is a good idea to gradually reduce the speed as soon

as the stars increase their diameter:

 

It is possible to change the rotation of the motor from clockwise to counterclockwise acting thru a bridge.

The motor is a 25W, 2.5KG quiet induction motor type (less than 55db) and has a high torque, so it is almost impossible

to stop the rotation by hand:

 

I built a brass adaptor locked by an allen screw against the engine pin:

 

Finished stars:

 

How it works:

https://youtu.be/tkXLwE35RXM

 

https://youtu.be/kfJN7pUZjcs

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXCni-8cHAw&feature=youtu.be

 

This is a great device to create every kind of perfect rounded beauty stars .

Edited November 19, 2018 by MinamotoKobayashi

[patsroom]

Very nice, I like it................Pat

[TheArchitect23]

very nice! great job!

[OldMarine]

I like it!

[Sulphurstan]

What to say except: looks just perfect!

[dlking59]

looks great some really good DIY ppl on here

[redbullzuiper]

Amazing machine!! Thanks for sharing. Some nice inspiration for the star roller I want to make

[Sulphurstan]

If someone has the same for a pasting machine, I would be happy (grin... And troubled 😌... Wink to Red bull)

[OldMarine]

Pyropractic has a nice pasting machine.

[Sulphurstan]

Yes, I've seen that, but I'm more on the DIY tools (I like this mechanical engineering part of the hobby, almost as much rolling stars, or building shells 😃)

[dagabu]

Ever thought about a 30 qt SST mixing bowl instead? The crash those stars are taking off the heap sure could lead to chipping.

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/30-qt-standard-weight-stainless-steel-mixing-bowl/407MXB30.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIscfr8ZH63gIVWLbACh0rXQ46EAQYASABEgIgffD_BwE

[KyCoo]

What does it do exactly?

[AustralianPyromaniac]

Did... did... did you even read the post KyCoo?! 😁

 

Amazing looking machine MinamotoKobayashi youve done very well.

 

Regards, AP

Edited December 6, 2018 by AustralianPyromaniac

[starxplor]

Did... did... did you even read the post KyCoo?!

 

Of course they didn't. Their only two posts are crap like this, looks like a bot trying to gain access to post new threads?

[Mumbles]

I'm keeping my eye on it.

[dynomike1]

I started out with a stainless bowl, and i had trouble with the cores/ stars sliding instead of rolling.

[Arthur]

The bowl MK shows is "brushed" inside, many bowls are polished. Brushed is good in this application because the cores and stars stick to the bowl enough to roll, the down side is that micro contamination from the surface texture may make changing to and from chlorate comps more risky, -just don't use chlorate comps AND sulphur comps in it EVER.

 

Brushed is also good if it ever goes outside, some incidents have occurred using shiny bowls which focus sunlight onto points in the comp with firey results.

 

No two people agree on the shape of a roller drum. I've seen a cylindrical drum and a spheroidal drum in the same room in a licensed factory -both have their uses.

 

MK try to keep the cores as small as possible, It's weight that you buy and that you lift that creates no useful effect and may land on something causing damage or complaint. It is possible to roll without cores it just takes practice and exactly the right amount and spray pattern of solvent. OR you can screen cut really tiny stars as cores from damp star comp.

Edited December 9, 2018 by Arthur

[Blackmach]

Very nice roller!