This ancient device needed an infeed section to keep tension on the material. It was easy enough for me to source the rollers but they needed the frame to hold it together.
I built the outside frames in two halves, then I used some black pipe maybe 1/2" diameter with shaft collars to squeeze it all together. I figured this was a stronger way, and a way to keep things more square. I should add that I drilled the holes for the rollers before I did this, I put the two halves together and clamped them then drilled through.
On the inside I ended up building a big 'table' for storage and to give it even more weight and keep it stable when the material was pulling through.
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