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9 years ago
Start watching from 5:44
That thing looks dangerous in about a thousand different ways, not to mention lung cancer.
This looks promising:
But expensive.
Actually I thought it was pretty safe, and well made. The weight of the head is what drives this puppy. He counterbalances it with a spring and still must use his own weight to drive it, but very controlled.
Seems like a lot of effort for such small logs... most of them could be split with an axe, don't even need a maul!
I see where the operator is getting his hands close, but I don't see any other great danger. I'd have worn gloves too.
That did occur to me too, but it would be a blessing if your back was bad, or rotator cuff or something. It looks like it takes very little effort to pull down on the arm.
Two thoughts. If there was an "X" ax head, you could do a 4 way split just as easy. Also, the fulcrum is too high. It should be the same height as the top of the log to be split. As it is, the maul is moving sideways as it goes through the wood.
Given his apparent affinity for complexity, an alternative would be a four-link set up so that the splitting "blade" goes straight up and down instead of swinging in an arch. ;~)
John
The X would probably work on the small logs in the demo, but the really big stuff could be tough.
It also appeared to me that the wood was very dry, didn't appear to have any knots and was not all that dense. I would question the efficacy of the splitter on heavier, gnarly wood.
Yep, I noticed that too. But still his tool was still easier than me swinging my axe, safer, and quicker than waiting for a ram .
On 5/3/2014 12:20 PM, Michael wrote: ...
He guides it into place but I never saw him not remove his hand before the actual blow. I give the ok on the risk scale it's pretty low.
I did notice that. He seems to be checking the hit location first, then pulling it into place. People here probably use a similar technique using a miter saw. I always check to see where the blade will hit and where my hand is before I hit the switch. So far, I can still count to ten.
Until the task becomes boring and routine and he gets into a rhythm and then misses a step, the one where he moves his hand out of the way.
Exactly,I would defy him to do the same on some of my gum tree.
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