How is your grinder mounted?

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Leon Husock

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Extra points if it's a Grizzly. My stand is a bit wobbly and I want to make a new one, but I've never loved any of the designs I've used. I'd like something rock solid; I'm thinking a welded frame with plywood on top to absorb some of the vibrations.
 
A sketchy wobbly stand. I saw someone a few months ago mounting their grinders to a shelf so the grindings could be easily swept up. Seemed like a good idea.
 
Someone told me they mounted their grizzly to the wall and then turned the arm 90 degrees which is a super cool idea, but I'm not in a position to mount a grinder to the wall unfortunately. I'm thinking about a sort of trapezoid stand where the legs are diagonal and wider at the base.
 
I welded some 5-inch drill stem to a wheel with 1/4-inch plate on top. It works well. I originally was going to add cement to the wheel but it turned out it worked fine without the cement.

I have 3 of these as my buffer is on a wheel also. I have a vise on a big deep wheel which I planned to add cement on but I decided I can't move it if I do.
 
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I'm using an old stand that was originally for a miter saw, similar to, but a little beefier than, what S SS369 suggested. It's big enough to house my 2x72 and my disc grinder and I use the room underneath for a bucket of water when grinding steel or a shop vac when grinding non-metal parts. I can attach the hose of the vac to the frame with bungie cords and position the nozzle right under the lower wheel on the grinding belt and and the one time I tried it without my respirator, I could barely smell the stabilized handle material I was shaping.
 
I placed mine on heavy duty cart with 1.25 inch thick plywood, can move it around my shop or outside for ease.

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