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i decided to put my grinder on a stand to keep it near the door so i could get the particles out easy(compressed air). i reasoned i would be standing when i used it so i made it 52 inches high which is a good height for my hands and eyes(im 6 feet tall).(i intend to fine tune the height before i put the plate on..) base is some 6 x 4 x 3/4 angle ( 20 pounds a foot) , pedestal is some 2 1/2 inch flange beams i got froma scrap dealer..without top plate and grinder the base and pedestal wiegh 55 pounds. the square base rolls around just as easy as if it was round. 1/8  7018 120 amps ac .(rod is 2 years old and has been stored in a bucket of cold  water). hope to finish it next weekend. Attached Images
Reply:What's that white stuff on the ground?????Does it seem stable?"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by weldbead(rod is 2 years old and has been stored in a bucket of cold  water).
Reply:Scrap yards here won't sell to the public.  SucksI don't know about in Tulsa"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Here's how I did mine, feel free to borrow the idea if you like.http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...ghlight=swellsIf you don't want to stand behind our Troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
Reply:hey farmesamm that stuff is  not stable and neither am i  duane, i love to stir it up if i got a stick in my hand..fact is that rod is at least been a year sittin in my basement near the boiler   thats gonna keep it just fine...thisiscrap dealer dont sell to the public either, hes a friend of mine..
Reply:I meant the baseI think your puddle control has changed significantly over time.  It looks a lot nicer."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:hey SWells, thx fer the offer, i remember when you first posted that , but i aint got enough footprint left for it..took some fotos to show what space i have..first foto is the tig table..next to it the grinder i wanna move to the door..drill press..next foto welder cart..band saw..last foto in the ten remaining inches my grinder stand..note it had to slide under the bandsaw if i wanna close the door...you have two cars in the garage..ive never had one in mine.. is that a 85 vette? im in the seventh month of putting a 383 in my 91..maybe by spring.. Attached Images
Reply:sam thx fer the compliment  ....i think soakin the rod helps..yes the ssucker is nice and heavy should work good...i used a clamp and a  square and a straightedge and everything to get the 2 angles nice and even,if you look in the first pictures you can see them, im not kidding,  its actually flat across the bottom.. if i get the grinder on it and it seems wobbly ill weld another  40 pounds onto the base..my kind of engineerin..
Reply:Originally Posted by weldbeadhey SWells, thx fer the offer, i remember when you first posted that , but i aint got enough footprint left for it..took some fotos to show what space i have..first foto is the tig table..next to it the grinder i wanna move to the door..drill press..next foto welder cart..band saw..last foto in the ten remaining inches my grinder stand..note it had to slide under the bandsaw if i wanna close the door...you have two cars in the garage..ive never had one in mine.. is that a 85 vette? im in the seventh month of putting a 383 in my 91..maybe by spring..
Reply:Scrap yards here won't sell to the public. SucksI don't know about in Tulsa
Reply:got it put together yesterday..54" base to floor.. eye level.. pretty darn stable and "walks " eassy like a barrel..i tried grinding a few tungstens, had a real good view of  where the metal meets the stone..im sure ill be a better tigger for it.needs paint but too cold  for now..i could swear that metal stump outside where i welded this together yesterday didnt have any snow on it..must be fresh..  looks like my view today gonna consist of the foto of my office..cat on the desk and weldingweb on the screeen..that and some time under the quartz heater abusing tungsten...temp is in the teens and not goin too far up...a  nice sunday to everyone.. Attached Images
Reply:as is so often the case you dont know what you need until you use it. i found myself grinding tungstens with 25 of them in my hand and no place to put them . i added a small tray. Attached Images