Best Bench Grinder stand?

[brownbagg]

http://www.harborfreight.com/bench-grinder-stand-42986.html

get a 20% coupon, pretty sweet deal

 

[Fire&Steel]

here's mine, yeah it's filthy. Best pics i can find and i aint draggin it out to get better ones lol. It has 2 grinders on a turntable to save room. But now I have 3 more grinders I just clamp to the welding table if these won't do what I need.

A better pictue and everyone would say how awsome that is. Great job

 

[Stainless169]

A better pictue and everyone would say how awsome that is. Great job

I agree. Definitely creative and a space saver.

 

[drsung]

I am in the same boat and am thinking about getting this HF one instead.

http://www.harborfreight.com/bench-grinder-pedestal-68321.html

It is a few inches taller and from what I have read a bit more heavy duty. I am going to try and pick it up New Years Day with a 25% coupon.

 

[volaredon]

my early 70s vintage Rockwell/Delta grinder is on its original Rockwell stand...
had it not been, I have enough steel wheels and scrap pipe around' add in my Miller mig and I would have made my own for free/

 

[camarotoolman]

used 4x4s, 2x4s, old nails, used casters from the fleemarket here. cost $2.00

 

[bgott]

http://atomictoasters.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Fat-Belt-2.jpg

I saw a grinder mounted to the base off of one of these at the flea market today. You might trip over the base but it'll never go anywhere with you standing on it.

 

[Scoutman]

This one is not mine but I saved it cause it was a good idea. I have both a sander and the bench grinder so I plan to mount them this way one day.

Right now I have a rolling cart that has both mounted to it. It's lacking the mass but beats the car rim walking on the floor. For stand bases, I like a 14 bolt dually brake drum as they are major beef.

 

[TipsyMcStagger]

Yeah, I know I'm bumping an old thread;

Are there are stability issues with stands like the one in the quote? I made an impulse purchase earlier today on Amazon. For $35, delivered in two days, I figured what the heck.

Tipsy

I bought this one at Tractor Supply. Priced at $49, picked up the floor model (only one left) and got 15% off so really only paid $41. Weighs just at 38lbs, fair quality nothing special. PITA to get it all level.

 

[77Mini]

I have one I bought at Princess auto. Cheap but I have been really happy with it.

Same as this one

I have a smaller grinder that I bolted a piece of square tube to the bottom and I clamp it in my vise when i want to use it.

 

[TipsyMcStagger]

Well, for $35 delivered in two days (surprisingly, by the USPS), I gotta say the Wen grinder stand isn't half bad. I just grabbed an $80 Delta 6" variable speed grinder from Lowe's and the entire setup is surprisingly stable.

For the amount of use it'll see, I think it's a good setup. I might run to the local metal scrap place and see if I can find a longer tube, though. It's a bit short for me.

Tipsy

 

[Jazz1]

I got this one at scrapyard,, not sure was its original purpose was,, the post is removeable. Nice to see what the high rollers come home with from the big box stores! I should paint mine

 

[Norcal]

I finished a highly portable grinder stand this last summer.

It's powder coated for durability, employes sealed ball bearing casters with rubber tires and has adjustable rubber pads on the bottoms of all three feet. Lots of pictures and more details than you would ever want to know about it can be found starting here on page 277:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51567&page=277

See post #5528 and then continuing on the next page, 278, see post #5542. Take a look, I hope it might help.

Thomas from the Restored 1930's Auto Shop

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51567

Nice Wissota grinder too. They built grinders for other companies as well until they gave up trying to compete with the cheap Asian imports.

 

[aka rotten]

I,m in wheelchair most of the time in shop and I mounted mine on pc of 3/4 in laminated oak and mounted all that using strap hinges that I bent a bit to bottom side of bench, flipping it up and on bench as I need it. Have off /on switch mounted to that pc of oak .Works great for me.Paul