If your workshop lacks a workbench, you can create your own DIY bench grinder stand with just a few materials and a little bit of creativity.

With this in mind, today, we’ve outlined a few great tips and ideas you should know to make a grinder stand to add to your workshop without the hassle or cost.

So, without further ado – let’s take a look at what you need to make your own stand. You might be surprised by just how easy this process is, so why not give it a try the next time you’ve got a free moment?

5 Easy Steps to Make a Bench Grinder Stand 

When it comes to safe bench grinding, it’s so important that you have a durable, strong, and stable workbench – however, in all too many cases, we might not have access to the sort of grinder stand we ideally need. Therefore, with this in mind, we’ve summarised a few great pointers as follows to help you make a DIY bench grinder platform from just the materials you’ve got lying around and a bit of plywood. It’s so simple, and it can create a visually stunning, stable, and effective grinder stand overall.

What You’ll Need to Make Your Own Bench Grinder Stand

Before we can look at how to make your own grinder stand, it’s critical that we look at the different materials you’ll need to get started. Fortunately, our simple bench grinder platform idea doesn’t need any fancy materials, so it’s effortless to make (and even easier to use with your own bench grinder!)

First, there are the basic materials – namely, you’ll need wood to create your own bench grinder workbench from, ideally. You can opt to make your grinder stand from metal such as steel, too, but this will be a far more time-consuming process and requires a more complex set of skills, so wood is generally a simpler solution overall. We use plywood for the deck and a hardwood beam for the upright stand.

In addition to wood, you’ll also need some tools and bits to join the panels together; we highly recommend wood glue, bolts, and screws for the best result from your DIY efforts.

5 Easy Steps to Make Your Own Bench Grinder Stand 

Making your own bench grinder stand is deceptively easy, in many cases – and with this in mind, we’ve outlined some of the key points you should know to help you come up with an effective grinder stand design as well.

Step 1: Cutting the Beam

First, you should begin by cutting out your new grinder stand’s beams; make sure that you cut this to the final height necessary. This is critical to ensure that the grinder is in a suitable position for safe and easy use. Remember to allow a very small amount of leeway, though, as the platform you add later will add a little extra height.

Step 2: Make the Beam Stabilisers 

Next, you’ll need to source four-thirty cm lengths of wood for the base – this can either be cut to size or purchased ready to go. Remove a corner from each wedge; however, make sure you keep hold of these, as they’ll be useful later in the instructions. Once these are ready to go, all you need to do is glue them onto the bottom of the 4 x 4 beam you cut earlier, allow the glue to set, and then screw them in; this should allow for a stable base on your grinder stand.

Step 3: Cut and Attach the Deck

Thirdly, you’ll want to create the deck for your grinder stand. We recommend using plywood for this, cut to a size that you find appropriate. Then, bolt this to the beam’s uppermost surface with several bolts for maximum stability. You should try to ensure that the platform is flush so that your bench grinder doesn’t move during use.

Step 4:  Support the Deck

Then, with the leftover wedges from cutting the base, attach these securely to both the deck and the beam. This will help provide additional stability for the deck and allow it to withstand the pressure from the grinder’s vibrations. 

Step 5: Provide Additional Stability 

To be extra sure of your new grinder stand’s stability, you could also add an additional downward beam in each of the four corners. This is optional, but it will help ensure your grinder stand stays stable and so is well worth considering overall.

Step 6: Paint (Optional)

If you so desire, you can paint your brand new grinder stand as a final step. Whether you choose standard paint or a wood stain is entirely up to you – or, if you’d rather not bother, that’s fine as well.

Other Options to Make a DIY Stand for Your Bench Grinder

As well as the great options we’ve outlined above for making a full, wooden DIY bench stand, there are numerous other options you could consider.

A standard wall bracket stand is an affordable alternative, as is a tire rim stand; simply take an old tire rim, weld on a 6-8 piece of round steel tube, and add a metal deck for an almost instant stand.

Or, why not invest in an old tool cart (you can often pick them up incredibly cheaply second-hand) for a rolling grinder stand? 

Of course, we should clarify that it must be secure no matter which grinder stand design you go for. Therefore, if you choose a narrow stand, you should try to secure it.

Alternatively, if you’ve opted for a rolling stand for practicality, you’ll want to ensure that you have a way of securing the grinder stand to ensure it doesn’t move during use (and represent a serious risk!)

Final Thoughts

If you’ve been looking for the best solutions to create your bench grinder workbench, then our experts are on hand today to help. Indeed, we hope that today’s article will have given you a little more insight into the different options you could consider to make a brand new bench grinder stand – and, with just a little time, you’ll soon be able to come up with plenty of great designs for your own grinding needs.

We’ve also compiled a list of the 5 best bench grinder stands to meet different needs, check them out!