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Posted by Alex on May 2, 2006, 12:16 pm
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I am looking for a heavy duty grinder pedestal. Are HF grinder pedestals any
good? It's
hard to tell from the picture on their website.
Thanks,
Alex
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Posted by Proctologically Violated©® on May 2, 2006, 2:24 pm
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Probably serviceable, proly like the Sears pedestal I have, but nothing to
write home about.
They are painfully easy to kluge, tho. I made a couple thusly:
1/4-1/2" plate, about 16x24--long enough that you can actually stand on the
front, to stabilize the grinder as you use it. I glued cork on the bottom.
1.5-2" angle iron or tubing. You can easily get concentric square or round
tubing, if you want it to telescope, for height adjustments.
Some 45 deg bracing at the bottom.
A suitably sized/drilled plate on top. On which you could also fashion lips
etc for water holders, goosenecks, etc.
On the vertical angle iron or tubing, you could also weld some shelving to
hold wheels, paraphernalia, altho vibration on some grinders might make this
more of an annoyance than a help.
A welder is pretty much req'd for this project.
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>I am looking for a heavy duty grinder pedestal. Are HF grinder pedestals
>any good? It's hard to tell from the picture on their website.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
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Posted by Grant Erwin on May 2, 2006, 2:25 pm
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> I am looking for a heavy duty grinder pedestal. Are HF grinder pedestals
> any good? It's hard to tell from the picture on their website.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
I've stood in front of them. They seem to me to be of medium construction but
quite short. If you are 5'9" tall or shorter you might be able to use one as is,
but I think most people will have to increase the height. You could do this
quickly by putting it on a block of wood, or you could cut the column and splice
in a piece of pipe which would probably be more satisfactory.
GWE
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Posted by Steve W. on May 2, 2006, 4:16 pm
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I made a few using 15" auto wheels and 4" iron pipe with a top plate cut
to fit the grinder. I cut the shallow side off the wheel and use the
deep side for the base. To make it more stable I extended the pipe
through the rim and welded a cross brace, then dumped in some lead shot
to fill the pipe to the level of the rim. Makes it nice and stable, and
by having a round base I can just tilt it and wheel it around as needed.
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> I am looking for a heavy duty grinder pedestal. Are HF grinder
pedestals any good? It's
> hard to tell from the picture on their website.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
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Posted by Proctologically Violated©® on May 2, 2006, 5:01 pm
Please log in for more thread options If you left the tire on the rim, you'd have extra stability and good
vibration damping as well. :)
Just have to fill it up once in a while, w/ air. :) :)
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> Got a welder? Make one.
> I made a few using 15" auto wheels and 4" iron pipe with a top plate cut
> to fit the grinder. I cut the shallow side off the wheel and use the
> deep side for the base. To make it more stable I extended the pipe
> through the rim and welded a cross brace, then dumped in some lead shot
> to fill the pipe to the level of the rim. Makes it nice and stable, and
> by having a round base I can just tilt it and wheel it around as needed.
>
> --
> Steve W.
> Life is not like a box of chocolates
> it's more like a jar of jalapenos-
> what you do today could burn your ass tomorrow!
>
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>> I am looking for a heavy duty grinder pedestal. Are HF grinder
> pedestals any good? It's
>> hard to tell from the picture on their website.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
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>any good? It's hard to tell from the picture on their website.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex