My heavy-duty 2×72″ belt grinder had been clamped down to a wobbly stack of 2×8’s for way too long. So I built a custom stand, with drawers for storing attachments and accessories. The back corner is notched out to give the motor a place to swing when the grinder is tilted between its vertical and horizontal orientations, and I added a pedestal that holds the frequency drive up where it’s easy to reach but out of the way.

I made two videos for this project. One is short, intended for education and entertainment, while the other is significantly longer, and gives you all the dimensions and details on how to build the stand.

Plans

I did not make a pdf plan for this project, but if you are interested in building it, you can download my Sketchup model for free:

Download: Belt grinder stand.zip

Note: The .zip file above contains a Sketchup (.skp) file, so you will need to un-zip and extract the .skp file before opening it.  You will need the latest version of Sketchup in order to view this model.