Rollout wheel

A rollout wheel apparatus, comprising:

• a stand;
• a mount, the mount being coupled to the stand, the mount further comprising a plurality of mounting plates, each mounting plate having a plurality of pinholes of uniform size extending through the mounting plate and arranged in an arc;
• a support section, the support section including at least one pinhole extending through the support section, and wherein the support section is coupled to the mount by a pivot and by a locking pin extending through the at least one pinhole extending through the support section and through one of the plurality of pinholes in at least one of the mounting plates;
• a tilt adjustment hand wheel operationally linked to a tilt adjustment lever, wherein the tilt adjustment hand wheel is configured to increase or decrease the angle at which the chuck is disposed;
• a spindle extending from the support section;
• a substantially circular hub disposed on the spindle and free to rotate about the spindle, the hub having a narrow portion facing the support section and a wide portion facing the chuck, the hub further including a brake pad disposed about the circumference of the narrow portion;
• a hub hand wheel operationally connected to the hub;
• a brake, the brake being affixed to the support section and having a cantilever design, wherein the brake is cantilevered from the support section to a point located radially outwards from the brake pad of the substantially circular hub;
• and
• a chuck, the chuck comprising a chuck locking mechanism and a plurality of jaws.

A method of using a rollout wheel apparatus, comprising:

• inserting a part into the chuck;
• securing the chuck jaws with the chuck locking mechanism;
• rotating the hub, using the hand wheel, to a desired initial rotational position;
• welding the part held by the chuck;
• and
• rotating the hub in order to rotate the part held by the chuck while simultaneously continuing to weld the part held by the chuck.