Wall mount bench grinder?

[antman213]

Anyone have any experience or input on whether you should mount a bench grinder to the wall oriented horizontally?
effectively the button or switch would be on the bottom and you'd have to do remove guards but maybe a good way to save bench space.

 

[Lotek]

Better idea would be to make a small shelf for it, you kinda want the switch where you can see it, not to mention keeping the bolts holding it to the wall tight would probably be an ongoing issue due to vibration.

 

[nadogail]

IMHO, Shelves are better.

 

[PoorUB]

I mounted my grinder to the wall and hated it! I found a piece of 4" pipe, a large brake drum, and a piece of plate steel and welded it all to gather, then filled it with concrete. It has been my grinder stand for 35 years. I like that if wire wheeling some odd piece I can move the grinder around on the floor so i can get different angles.

If all you do is sharpen drill bits and other small tools a wall mount is fine.

If you mount it directly to the wall you should be able to rotate the wheel guards. I would not remove them. It might save your life.

 

[mike93lx]

My father had one on the outside wall of his shed for 20+ years. Covered it with a tarp and string, using it mostly for axes and lawnmower blades.

Vibrated like hell when spinning up and slowing down, but never blew up a wheel. No guards or rests.

Personally, I would only do it if I could keep the guards and rests in place

 

[Old Fart]

I did something similar to a wall mount...
I built a box (sides, back, bottom and top) out of 1/2" plywood that my 3/4 hp Craftsman block grinder would fit in with plenty of working clearance. I included a shelf below. Then I used heavy duty shelf brackets to mount it to the wall. It worked great! It took up less space (along a wall, not on a work bench), it was enclosed on sides and back to contain swarf, and was out of the way. Sorry, no pics.

 

[F-22]

I mounted one last year, and I love it. It was self-standing with a cast iron stand before. It's a rather large motor (I think around 1kw). The fastening holes were M10. However, I have a concrete wall, and I drilled right through it, and used threaded rods to attach it. I also made a hole for the nut on the other side, so I was able to fill it all up with concrete from the back and it isn't visible (basivally, the nut is inside the wall now). There's also a piece of rubber I put between the grinder and the wall, so it sits nice and firmly and there are no vibrations at all.

I'm not sure how secure it'd be with various types of inserts, but if you can just drill through the wall it's surely the most secure way.

I mounted some trash can wheels on the leftover stand, and fitted a vise on top. It's also amazing, and I mounted the wheels so they go on the ground only when I tip it over enough, just like a trash can. It's a lot more portable and heavy enough that I can do a lot of stuff on it easily.