Hi Julie,
I have several rolling mills, as im a commercial production company.
my first one was a Durston, purchased in 1972, , which i motorised,
as I needed long lengths of material. I did this as I found a machine
base the right height and strength.
Used it only the other day to make some material also from 36 tho to 25
tho which I then blanked out with one of my fly presses.
I also aquired another complete with its stand from the Birmingham
jewellery quarterand this had a proper stand in cast iron . the shape of
this was like the Eifel tower bottom half, made probably around 1900.
ie 4 splayed legs giving a base some 2ft 6 by 2ft 6. This was also
powered, as I needed 2500 off bronze sheet some 2in by 3in for a minted
plaque order. The material was not enough for this order, so I rolled
it down from 36 tho down to 28 tho to get the length needed.
The Pepe stand will injure you when you put a lot of power in the
handle. The leverage of this will pull the fixing out of the floor,
even with heavy duty expanding bolts. We call them rag bolts.
This design was made by someone who was not an engineer.
, and Pepe will get a lawsuit for damages for when the accident happens.
Dont have anything to do with it.
Happy making
Ted.