Stand Up Handgrinder or Edge Grinder

[hipkat101]

I grind and polish concrete and do epoxy floors. I was sick of working on my knees for edges so I made these edge grinders. One has a 1/2 hp motor and the other has a 2 hp motor. They work awesome and I would never spend money on buying one of these from a company that makes them because of the fact these I can make for a lot cheaper and they work perfectly.

[Altair]

Very nice. I totally agree with you. I'd rather fab one than spend a couple of grand. How much did you spend on it?

[hipkat101]

Very nice. I totally agree with you. I'd rather fab one than spend a couple of grand. How much did you spend on it?

Thank You
I spent about 250.00 making both grinders the most expensive part was the drive shaft which I had turned at a shop since I don't have a lathe. I didn't spend much because I already had the motors and the square tube for the frame and the casters. Also I sold a couple of them to get my money back.

[kbalch]

Thanks hipkat101! I've added your Standup Hand Grinder and Edge Grinder to our Metalworking and Buffing and Polishing categories, as well as to your builder page: hipkat101's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Standup Hand Grinder and Edge Grinder by hipkat101

tags: grinding, polishing, caster(s)

[Altair]

Well engineered hipkat101. Thanks for sharing. Your design is doable and could be modified to be driven by a single motor.

[DIYer]

Great work! I've seen commercial units of these in action and they were ungainly beasts.

[hipkat101]

Well engineered hipkat101. Thanks for sharing. Your design is doable and could be modified to be driven by a single motor.

It does only have one motor. There is two of them and one has a 1/2 hp motor and the other has a 2 hp motor. And yes they are beasts! Thank you very much I am glad you like them!

[Altair]

Dang. My eyes are playing tricks on me. Sorry bout that