Reclaimed grinder stand

[iagsxr]

See what you all think of this;

Buddy gave me a belt sander. Needed a stand, didn't want to spend any money, wanted a vintage look. It occurred to me that since our shop was in the flood of 08' had plenty of material that wouldn't have to fake patina. This is what I came up with;

The city was demo-ing a property adjacent to ours. I cobbed a two-wheeled cart out it for these wheels.

The big round piece is from my carwash. The previous owner tried to make his own outside plates for the drivewheels on the automatic. The stripage is dried mud.

The railing for the coolant can is wire from a political yard sign. It was about the third thing I welded with my TIG. AND it's an optical illusion that it's crooked in the picture.

The flour can came out of a building I bought. It was full of nails and I'm sure hadn't seen the light of day for many years.

Just for a visual reference because everyone asks, the water was to the eve on the gray garage in the upper right hand corner of this picture.

Filled the column with sandblasting sand for vibration damping and more under-center weight. The stand's dead nuts stable.

 

[Stick Figure]

very nice .... more important, introduce me to your buddy, i could use a sander for my "shop"

 

[londonsteve]

Great bit of work, think I'll steal your ideas myself. How's the vibration if not bolting the base down?

 

[s_ontario]

Works for me .. when are you going to deliver it I would like it in a nice blue color

 

[W-Cummins]

Looks good. I would turn the sander around on the stand, so the wheels go toward the wall. That way your not kicking them every time you walk up to it. Also that way the water pot will be in the front.

William....

 

[jkherd]

Looks good, I like making my own equipment for my shop whenever possible especially using materials that are already on hand.

 

[babzog]

I'd be putting my house on stilts if the water, she comes that high!

Oh, and nice job on the stand, BTW!

 

[Wanna Ride]

Perfect design... I'll be building one soon, just like yours! I've already got the wheels from Harbor Freight that were originally for an abandoned project. Thanks for the info!

 

[Brad54]

EXCELLENT!
I'm gonna rip off your brackets for the wheels. I just got some decent wheels for a shop project, and a big old Kalamazoo horizontal band saw. Looks like that's how I'm going to connect them.

-Brad

 

[iagsxr]

Thanks guys, glad you like it.

 

[FoMoCoPower]

Looks good. I would turn the sander around on the stand, so the wheels go toward the wall. That way your not kicking them every time you walk up to it. Also that way the water pot will be in the front.

William....

But that would kinda defeat the purpose of having the wheels. Big hassle trying to spin that thing around just so you can move it.

 

[69supercj]

Not to mention that you'd be applying your work force in the direction of the wheels which could cause it to walk.

 

[e-tek]

Love it. I need a cooling can next to my grindr!

 

[loudrango]

i like it!