Belt grinder/sander mounting height?
I just got a belt grinder/sander the other day and am looking at making a stand to mount it on. Since I will be making it it can be any height that I desire. The problem is with limited experience in this I don't know what I desire! Please don't tell my wife the following as she thinks that I am strange enough already. Standing in the middle of my garage and imagining grinding away Having the center of the contact wheel about the height of my belly button or slightly higher seems to be a good starting point. Any thoughts?
Thanks, Tim
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My solution [at least for now]
I have been distracted lately by lots of things and when I have thought of trying to grind some blades I have been put off by trying to get it set up. Here is my solution at least for now. I haven't yet used this set up but it seems like it will work. I like the adjustability in height and the portability. It is not as stable as a permanent bench but with some shimming or finding an exact level place in the floor it will work. I can collapse it but it is a 2 person job to raise it with the weight on it. One of my main points is that I should be able to set it up in 10 min and use it for an hour. Rather than an hour set up to use it for ten minutes. It is still a work in progress but I thought I would show some pics.
Tim