Sharpening/cutting/grinding/sanding stand

[brewdexta]

I've been tinkering mainly in wood for the last few weeks, making a Toylander and preparing for some DIY tables and kitchen units.

One thing wood and metal work have in common is the need to have sharp tools, I have a bench grinder, a Tormek water cooled grinding wheel with loads of jigs, a flat plate of glass for honing plus I thought I would combine it with a home for my 3 small angle grinders and the abranet sanding stuff, plus possibly emery paper and emery roll.

This is definitely a prototype, I have a cheap Sealey 3 draw mid cab on its way, this will be the home to jigs and tools waiting to be sharpened plus the honing plate will sit on top with a protective cover. There will be room behind it for bottles of oil, honing fluid, past etc. I will have a bracket either side for the two bench grinders, set a slightly different heights as the Tormek is better slightly lower, plus this will run at 90 degrees to the conventional bench grinder as you need to get to both sides of the wheel.

I haven't worked the underneath bits out fully yet but one end will be rollers for emery cloths and possibly home to grinding disk, the other will have some kind of steel pockets for the grinders and the middle bit may become a cupboard or pigeon holes etc.

Here's the design as its stands, work in progress

And progress so far, I started about 11:30 and had to break off at 3pm, and had about an hour for lunch so about two and half hours work so far, I haven't welded for a few weeks and it shows, however it got better once I changed the settings from the last job I did which was a snow plough blade

The extended lunch was caused by the bench drill chuck falling off its arbor, so I put the chuck in the oven on 160c (140 fan ) until tender then put it back on, worked a treat.

I'm not that happy with the welds, I gave the steel a proper clean with the grinder. This was one of my better welds, some were appalling. I checked all the usual, gas flow etc. and it didn't seem to click today. I shall get a few bit on the bench and get it right before finishing this off, most of it is just tacked at the moment.

Cheers
Andy

 

[brightspark]

u need to make one of these cutting metal that long https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=t...Fsupport-long-cuts-table-saw-14046%2F;338;338

 

[brewdexta]

u need to make one of these cutting metal that long

I think the 9600 should read 960

 

[brokenbiker]

the bit in the saw looks longer than i would want to cut without supporting it to be honest.

project looks good so far though.

 

[brewdexta]

there is a roller stand just out of shot, you can see it beige colour leg on the left
the right hand bit is resting on a tractor axle

 

[brightspark]

there is a roller stand just out of shot, you can see it beige colour leg on the left
the right hand bit is resting on a tractor axle

yup now i see. was doubting your cred there leaving all that overhang

 

[brewdexta]

NP - I thought you were referring to the typo in the diagram until BB mentioned the same problem

 

[brewdexta]

The cheapo Sealey mid cab arrived, it will just about do the job, however I'm beginning to think I should have spent the other 70 quid and got something that is not half way to the tip as soon as you open the box. I think they called them "American Pro" because ladies of the night keep their make up in them! I don't think they should put anything in it that would vibrate though, it would shake to bits

 

[Shox Dr]

How about an old snap on cabinet that needs some tlc

 

[brewdexta]

Yes, I think your right Dave, in hindsight I should have looked around a bit and found and old un, having said that I have an old snap on roll cab and top box and the sliders (non-roller) although sturdy are a bit rough, but it has seen some use, far more than the Sealey will ever see! My favourite so far for the money are the Britool boxes, I bought some for work a while ago, good price and well built.

 

[brewdexta]

I looked for second hand snap-on and I think they are going for silly prices so I bought the Britool mid cab and the wife is going to use the Sealey in the sewing room

 

[brewdexta]

Britool cab arrived today, direct from the factory in France, same one as Facom. Much better than the sealey, over twice the price and weight, wife is putting her sewing tackle in the Sealey on Sunday

I sliced off the old frame from the trolley and widened it as the new cab is a bit bigger and I put the grinder stand on one end. I should get most of the bits I've worked out so far done by Sunday. After that I'll get the other bits I want to tidy up and see how they will fit. Not sure of to put grinders in some kind of pocket or pigeon holes or something else yet.

 

[Windy Miller]

Could you weld on a length of flat or angle for the grinders to hook on? They hang quite nicely when you hook the disc guard over flat bar or angle. Very easy to make, and easy to grab and replace the grinder. You'll need to think of something to hold the grinder cables off the floor though. Some sort of open trough mabe?

 

[brewdexta]

I had a look at the grinders this morning, that would work nicely, thanks Windy

 

[Windy Miller]

You're welcome!

 

[brewdexta]

The design continues to evolve, the main thing was the addition of a bar at each end to hang angle grinders off, however this is work in progress, need to add a dust cover above them to stop bench grinder dust ingress and a tray for the angle grinder plug and lead to be tidied into. Underneath the tool box is where I will put my abranet sanding gear and other abrasives including grinding disks and emery cloth rolls, I'm still working on this.

There will be a 4 way socket block behind the toolbox with a 5m lead for the bench grinder, Tormek and magnifier/light. The toolbox changed from a Sealey to the Britool, the Sealey is now in the wife's sewing room :wink:. Behind the tool box is a space for more lapping film, aerosols etc. I need to make a cover for the glass honing plate.

I have to add a stand for the face shield near the bench grinder, I have added a sliding jig holder in front of the grinder. Not my best welding so my angle grinders have seen some use ops:

Cheers
Andy

 

[Windy Miller]

Looking very good there! Just a thought though - how about fixing the length of bar across the front, underneath the toolbox. That way you get to show off your grinders, they have very quick & easy access, and you won't get the cable trough full up with grinding dust.

I had a very similar dilemma when I was making a stand for my 14" abrasive wheel saw. I just couldn't make up my mind where I should hang the grinders. That's just one of the seasons why the whole thing is still a pile of sawn up bits on the garage floor!

 

[brewdexta]

I've got some plans fermenting for the bit across the front, not sure if I need to use the back yet though. That's the good thing about prototypes, you can slice stuff off and start again, quite useful if the bit you need to slice off is not quite square as well