Bench grinder wall mount

[outofthefire]

Good job, I always bin them horrible, useless tool rests off my grinders , its easy to make decent adjustable replacement so you can set to a specific angle.

 

[Maker]

Good job, I always bin them horrible, useless tool rests off my grinders , its easy to make decent adjustable replacement so you can set to a specific angle.

That's actually why I got into welding, I got this about 2 years ago (Christmas or birthday, can't remember) and I wanted an adjustable table for it so I thought; instead of spend £30 on one form eBay, I could spend £500+ on welding gear. Not gonna bother with the table now, as soon as I've got a lathe or figured a way to do it on my mill, I'm gonna build a belt grinder and be done with this thing.

 

[mr migwire]

I put mine on a pedestal, good job there maker I like the idea.

 

[outofthefire]

I'm gonna build a belt grinder and be done with this thing.

I prefer sanding to grinding stones for removing metal but your grinder will still be useful. Get a green stone on it for sharpening your tungstens and a wire wheel on the other side for cleaning and deburring.

 

[Kent]

4 bits of angle iron = two brackets. 1 off cut of 18mm ply = base. I can now place a cup of water close by on the base and prevent overheating of parts/ drills. Its also by the drill so I can blunt three or four then re-sharpen in batches, stacking them up on the base, quite usually there are one or two other sized ones awaiting attention but not urgent already (can easy fill a spare ten mins productively waiting for something to heat -up /, cool/down etc .
The base will take re-drilling for a replacement grinder if required and will take a re-shaping tool.
Sometimes saving an hour costs far more time in the long run, I am forever making stuff to save time on a job but rarely try and save a bit of time on setting up the shop as extra effort expended tends to pay back

 

[Maker]

I don't have any angle iron or ply. I haven't ever tried to sharpen drills, but I like the idea of having a pot of water next to it.

 

[Paul.]

Get a green stone on it for sharpening your tungstens

No advantage using a green stone for tungsten electrodes, they are designed for tungsten tooling, an aluminium oxide wheel is just fine, cheaper, and will last longer

 

[outofthefire]

No advantage using a green stone for tungsten electrodes, they are designed for tungsten tooling, an aluminium oxide wheel is just fine, cheaper, and will last longer

I didn't know that cheers

 

[outofthefire]

This is how i've mounted two of mine to save space

 

[mr migwire]

This is how i've mounted two of mine to save spaceView attachment 57916 View attachment 57917

love the old bit of chassis re appropriated as a stand for your anvil etc.... what's it off of.....

 

[outofthefire]

love the old bit of chassis re appropriated as a stand for your anvil etc.... what's it off of.....

Iveco I think, the grinders are bolted to a piece. I use them for all sorts. My patio's made from them, the woods off cuts of wisedeck and the galv is of cuts from runners.

and my bench is made from them, and all my log burners flue are made from tubular cross members

 

[Bsmith]

From how I am seeing the picture, is the anvil used at what appears a rather high altitude to me?

 

[mr migwire]

Iveco I think, the grinders are bolted to a piece. I use them for all sorts. My patio's made from them, the woods off cuts of wisedeck and the galv is of cuts from runners.

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and my bench is made from them, and all my log burners flue are made from tubular cross members

that's my kind of recycling mate, love it.

 

[chunkolini]

Maker, that is called lateral thinking.
Some people can do it, some can't. Reversing the base is such an obvious that I bet nobody has thought of it.
This is how I have mine mounted no it isn't I have lost the photo.

 

[brightspark]

From how I am seeing the picture, is the anvil used at what appears a rather high altitude to me?

it looks a bit that way . it would be better mounted on a piece of tree trunk stapled on 2 foot of the deck. wood reduces the shock when its been hit with a rather large hammer

 

[ukracer]

This is how i've mounted two of mine to save space

Does that left table rotate through 360 or just 180??

I have 3 grinders I was going to mount on a triangle but not got time to do it yet...lol

 

[Maker]

Maker, that is called lateral thinking.
Some people can do it, some can't. Reversing the base is such an obvious that I bet nobody has thought of it.
This is how I have mine mounted no it isn't I have lost the photo.

I showed my dad, he said "Anyone can make something complicated, it takes a genius make something simple".

 

[ukracer]

I showed my dad, he said "Anyone can make something complicated, it takes a genius make something simple"

Tell your dad I must be a genius then. I cant make anything that is complicated ....I can only do simple things lol

 

[chunkolini]

Genius?
Maybe but still a cocky teenager. Stay that way, dont ever grow up.

 

[outofthefire]

From how I am seeing the picture, is the anvil used at what appears a rather high altitude to me?

Its way too high its just out of the way up there, I have a stand for serious work.

it looks a bit that way . it would be better mounted on a piece of tree trunk stapled on 2 foot of the deck. wood reduces the shock when its been hit with a rather large hammer

Stumps are all right but they take up a lot of room, my stand has a thick rubber pad(an offcut from stable flooring) that works just as well.

Does that left table rotate through 360 or just 180??

360

This is another space saving idea i've seen that I keep thinking about trying. The picture is of rotating shelving but I was just going to make a rotating bench top using the same principal.