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    Raise fireplace to create hearth?

    I have a KozyHeat Z42 that currently sits directly on the subfloor. The fireplace sits inside a framed space that runs floor to 15' ceiling. It's the focal point of our great room. What I would like to do is lift the fireplace about 6", create a hearth in front, and wrap the entire column in...
  2. VirginiaIron

    Help with slowing down a hydraulic circuit

    Greetings All, Today I installed a 1/16" restrictor in the circuit of my log lift, located at the 1/4" fitting of the 2" cylinder. The restrictor has slowed the lift down about half (unloaded) and has increased the pressure to about 1200 psi; originally this circuit was running close to 500psi...
  3. VirginiaIron

    Dropping your rounds before you are finished

    Ok, I am thinking of making a push through splitter with a fixed wedge. My thoughts are leaning towards a box wedge design but research seems to indicate that knots will start to foul things up. With that in mind, I was thinking of using both so I was surfing the www looking for ideas to keep...