whateg0
03-14-2008, 10:18 PM
I've been needing to do some rearranging for awhile now, and my project truck is finally prompting me to do so. One of the things I've wanted to do is to get my grinder, belt sander, and drill press into a more convenient spot. Actually, since getting rid of the 4'x6' horizontal surface in the middle of the garage, the belt sander has been homeless.
I got this idea from a buddy who does his metalshaping on a three legged stand, though in his case the legs also serve as the 'tool holder'. He needs it that way because he puts various dollies in the tops of the legs and beats sheetmetal on them. (I've done it, too, and it works very well.) The middle has parallel pieces of angle that hold other dollies, mallets, and hammers between them.
I didn't exactly need that right now, but the idea of putting the tools in the same location appeals to me. So, I looked at what I had available, and then started cutting. I'll add wheels on the corners later, so I can move it around easier, but I want to wait until I get the right ones and have decided how to lock it in place. The tools will mount to 'something' attached to a 1.75" sq. tubing shank that slides into the 'receivers' on the ends here. This will allow me to rotate them if I need to use something at a different angle. I may eventually make some with round tubing for the shank so that it can be infinitely adjustable.
Anyway, I had some angle of various sizes and some 2" sq tubing. I also had some chainlink fence posts from when we took down a dog run at another friend's house. I flattened the end of the vertical pieces so they'd be < or = the 2" sq tubing. Then I ground the zinc away from the weld area. The bandsaw made quick work of all the cuts and was a huge help coping the ends of the angle that braces the legs and provides a place to hang stuff.
Enjoy...
I got this idea from a buddy who does his metalshaping on a three legged stand, though in his case the legs also serve as the 'tool holder'. He needs it that way because he puts various dollies in the tops of the legs and beats sheetmetal on them. (I've done it, too, and it works very well.) The middle has parallel pieces of angle that hold other dollies, mallets, and hammers between them.
I didn't exactly need that right now, but the idea of putting the tools in the same location appeals to me. So, I looked at what I had available, and then started cutting. I'll add wheels on the corners later, so I can move it around easier, but I want to wait until I get the right ones and have decided how to lock it in place. The tools will mount to 'something' attached to a 1.75" sq. tubing shank that slides into the 'receivers' on the ends here. This will allow me to rotate them if I need to use something at a different angle. I may eventually make some with round tubing for the shank so that it can be infinitely adjustable.
Anyway, I had some angle of various sizes and some 2" sq tubing. I also had some chainlink fence posts from when we took down a dog run at another friend's house. I flattened the end of the vertical pieces so they'd be < or = the 2" sq tubing. Then I ground the zinc away from the weld area. The bandsaw made quick work of all the cuts and was a huge help coping the ends of the angle that braces the legs and provides a place to hang stuff.
Enjoy...