Home Page link

I want to make a floor roller

Home| Search | About
Login Password
Register Now! Lost Password?

Home Repair - - If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Otherwise look here. 

Page 1 of 3       1 2 3 > last >> Bookmark this page:  YahooMyWeb Yahoo!  Google Google  Windows Live Favorites Windows Live  del.icio.us del.icio.us  digg digg  Add to Netscape Netscape
Subject Author Date
I want to make a floor roller smith_bp101 12-05-2006
If you were  Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
Posted by on December 5, 2006, 7:23 pm


Instead of renting one for $20 a day or buying one for $350 I'd like to
make one. This is only for rolling a glue down floor, not for linoleum.
I was thinking about mixing concrete or cement in a 5 gallon bucket,
letting it harden and then somehow removing the bucket. Sounds stupid,
but I think that's really all I need to have it work. It's too hard to
justify spending $20 a day (which I'll need multiple times).

Is there something that I can line the bucket with so the cement comes
out easy and clean on the sides?


Posted by DanG on December 5, 2006, 8:06 pm


Buckets are tapered. That idea won't fly.


You could get a piece of PVC pipe of some diameter. You would
need to cast a center axle through it or create some centered up
axle point depressions in the ends.

Most flooring asks for a 100# or more roller. Concrete weighs
150#/cubic foot. 6" diameter = 3" radius =.25ft - r^2=.0625sq
ft - times pi= .196sq ft - times 3' long=..588cf - times 150#/cf =
88# A bit on the light side. Either more diameter or more
length, or a more dense material (maybe that is why the pros use
steel!). Pipe starts to get expensive past 6", but you could add
more weight on the handle(s)
___________________________
Keep the whole world singing. . . .
DanG


> Instead of renting one for $20 a day or buying one for $350 I'd
> like to
> make one. This is only for rolling a glue down floor, not for
> linoleum.
> I was thinking about mixing concrete or cement in a 5 gallon
> bucket,
> letting it harden and then somehow removing the bucket. Sounds
> stupid,
> but I think that's really all I need to have it work. It's too
> hard to
> justify spending $20 a day (which I'll need multiple times).
>
> Is there something that I can line the bucket with so the cement
> comes
> out easy and clean on the sides?
>



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on December 5, 2006, 8:10 pm


Me and a buddy made one using a steel pipe filled with scrap lead. then
added some brackets to hold extra lead weights.

By the time I was done I decided buying a roller would of been better,
although I have the roller for future projects in my shed


Posted by on December 6, 2006, 12:52 am


Excellent idea!
I guess if I want to make it exactly 100lbs I could use 3.4 ft of 6"
diameter. Thanks for the suggestions. I never thought of buckets being
tapered, but makes perfect sense, since they often need to be stacked.

Thanks again.


Posted by Colbyt on December 5, 2006, 8:08 pm



> Instead of renting one for $20 a day or buying one for $350 I'd like to
> make one. This is only for rolling a glue down floor, not for linoleum.
> I was thinking about mixing concrete or cement in a 5 gallon bucket,
> letting it harden and then somehow removing the bucket. Sounds stupid,
> but I think that's really all I need to have it work. It's too hard to
> justify spending $20 a day (which I'll need multiple times).
>
> Is there something that I can line the bucket with so the cement comes
> out easy and clean on the sides?
>

When I was younger I used a commercial size rolling pin (like from the
kitchen) and my body weight to do the job.

I doubt you will find a bucket that is a perfect round. Most of them have a
taper. Some sonotube might work if you painted the inside of it with an oil
based paint first.

Or were you just trolling?

Colbyt



Page 1 of 3       1 2 3 > last >>
Similar ThreadsPosted
Sprayer versus roller versus power roller January 27, 2007, 12:14 am
floor grout -- why did I make such a mess? June 27, 2006, 7:09 pm
Power roller April 3, 2007, 2:42 pm
Follow-up Using a lawn roller October 15, 2005, 10:34 pm
roller brushes for painting October 1, 2006, 2:36 pm
roller garage doors September 23, 2007, 2:49 pm
very dilute varnish or use roller? February 16, 2008, 8:56 am
driveway sealer roller August 7, 2008, 10:41 pm
driveway sealer roller August 10, 2008, 8:33 pm
New Cageless Roller Frame September 2, 2008, 11:55 am

Contact Us | Privacy Policy

XML SitemapXML Sitemap