darkside
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Any ideas on how to build a stand for a drill press and another for a bench grinder. Simpler the better
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Benchloader
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40 odd years ago my old man welded a length of 4 inch pipe to a wheel rim. On top of that he welded a square/rectangle 1/2 inch steel plate. Bolted his "bench" tools to it and took em where ever he wanted me too.
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aaron51chevy
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try www.metalwebnews.com if your a metal fab guy. For my drill press I used an old microwave cabinet, just took the upper part off. For my bench grinder I used an old bath room cabinet with doors, now I have storage underneath that won't get full of steel dust.
Bradley Miller
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My grinder rides on old BBQ grill, I welded angle across the old fire box opening and then added two rows of 1x6 boards to make a table (scrapping at it's finest . . . ) Works like a charm, and it's on wheels so I can zip it where I need it. Still have storage down below also.
krooser
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I've built several satnds using an agricultural disc (from a disc harrow) as a base, a 4" diameter pipe as a riser and a 12X12 or so plate for the top...
atch
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what i've done, and it might work for you, is to get a bunch of 1.5" x 1.5" angle iron and weld up a frame the size you need for the top. then turn it up-side-down and start welding legs, shelves, etc., until you get what you want. then turn it over and mount the tool/equipment.
actually pretty simple to make and can be made as strong as needed by adding angled braces, shelves, sides, etc.
i like steel stands 'cause later on when you decide you need another shelf or bracket or tool holder or whatever you can just weld it on wherever you want it. and you can weld on a couple of casters an inch or two up two adjacent legs so you can tilt the entire stand/tool on its side and roll it to wherever you want.
i've also made the standard junkyard wheel/4" pipe/rectangular plate grinder stand. i bet about everyone on here has one of these.
i've made a welding table, grinder stand, sander stand, and a frame with casters that i set my table saw into. these are all steel and have been made within the last five years.
a long time ago i made a plywood box to use for a scroll saw stand. about 12"w x 16"d x 30" tall with no bottom in it. it still had quite a bit of vibration (inexpensive saw) so i turned the whole deal up-side-down and poured a bag of sakrete into it; waited 'til it was set and returned it to upright. you can turn the saw on now and there's absolutely NO vibration at the table. i did that about 20 years ago and it still works great. but if i were to make a stand for the same saw today i'd weld it from steel.
actually pretty simple to make and can be made as strong as needed by adding angled braces, shelves, sides, etc.
i like steel stands 'cause later on when you decide you need another shelf or bracket or tool holder or whatever you can just weld it on wherever you want it. and you can weld on a couple of casters an inch or two up two adjacent legs so you can tilt the entire stand/tool on its side and roll it to wherever you want.
i've also made the standard junkyard wheel/4" pipe/rectangular plate grinder stand. i bet about everyone on here has one of these.
i've made a welding table, grinder stand, sander stand, and a frame with casters that i set my table saw into. these are all steel and have been made within the last five years.
a long time ago i made a plywood box to use for a scroll saw stand. about 12"w x 16"d x 30" tall with no bottom in it. it still had quite a bit of vibration (inexpensive saw) so i turned the whole deal up-side-down and poured a bag of sakrete into it; waited 'til it was set and returned it to upright. you can turn the saw on now and there's absolutely NO vibration at the table. i did that about 20 years ago and it still works great. but if i were to make a stand for the same saw today i'd weld it from steel.
bigdogrider99
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I bolted my bench top drill press to a steel roll around cart similiar to what mechanics use when working, it also holds my chop saw as needed. The rim and pipe trick for the grinder is hard to beat for ease of fab and mobility.