Bench Tool Stands

I have a few bench tools that I previously had sitting on an old wobbly side table. I decided it was time to improve their stands for safety and usability reasons. Here are some pictures of the stand construction.

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Step 1 Bench Grinder - Top & Bottom Plates

For the bench grinder, the top and bottom of the stand were made from 1/4" plate with a few holes. Both plates were 6" x 8".

Comments

[abstracted]

very nice....luv the bench grinder and vise hooks....your inspiring instructable has inspired me to do one "no weling required"... but i was pondering , if u purchaced the steel instead of upcycling donor steel, wouldnt it have been easier to buy just alonger tube to covert the bench drill press into a floor model? but i just got a welder n itching for more welding projects. thnx AWESOME!!

[stephenniall]

Going to look for some steel square Tubing this year for this project ! already got the angle Iron .

Im also going to mount a dimmer Switch and a Foot pedal for speed control for Pillar drill or Sander etc

[TFTD]

At our shop we used some old 16x7 steel wheels as a base for a 6" bench grinder/wire wheel. Works pretty good.

[mikelewin]

quick material question. what was your source for the steel plate? i'm in ny and can't find many places to get 1/4" or 1/2" plate that doesn't cost an arm and a leg

[#Liam#]

I like the wheel rim style bases too, for portability. Too bad it turns out they need to be bolted to the floor to pass OSHA safety inspections. -Liam

[dukemasterc]

Nice garage workshop. It's even painted. My dad made some of these when I was a kid. Instead of bolting to the floor, he used old wheel rims from a dump truck for the bottom. Nice and stable but portable.

[DanteDante]

Forgot to ask... how did you anchor them to the floor? And has your anchoring method seemed to work out OK? Thanks again.

[gt_man002]

Thanks for the comments. I used 1/4" Hilti concrete anchors to put them in the floor. They seem pretty sturdy so far - I'll be keeping an eye on them. I had the 1/4" ones already - if I was going to buy some, I would have probably gone with 3/8" just for the added grip.

They looked something like this:
http://www.hilti.com/holcom/modules/prcat/prca_navigation.jsp?OID=-10317http://www.hilti.com/holcom/modules/prcat/prca_navigation.jsp?OID=-10317

[DanteDante]

Nice work! Impressively simple.Very neat and clean looking, and easy to clean up around them, too. I like it a lot. I have to clear off my workbench before using my grinder, or everything walks off the table from vibration. Annoying. Seems like the PERFECT reason to get a welding set-up. Thanks, gt-man! Also, IMHO, I think these these would sell. Shipping would probably be ridiculous... but locally? Maybe so.

[icanryme2002]

go Canadian tire W00t

[robotJones]

Nice, makes it look really good. Is that in your basement?

[gt_man002]

Nope - it's the garage.