Splitter
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NateB
Feeling the Heat
It says in the video description " a helmet should be worn". I guess that is so you have something quick to catch the blood after the round punches through your chest.
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Lloyd the redneck
Feeling the Heat
VirginiaIron
Minister of Fire
I think the key is inertia with a large wheel and slow speed rather than a smaller wheel and speed.
Most of the dangerous units have a small table and the wheel travels too fast.
https://offgridworld.com/wheel-of-d...gerous-useless-epically-stupid-wood-splitter/
Most of the dangerous units have a small table and the wheel travels too fast.
https://offgridworld.com/wheel-of-d...gerous-useless-epically-stupid-wood-splitter/
Bad LP
Minister of Fire
I'm shocked these guys can still count to ten on their fingers. More shocked they don't have the nick name "stumpy".
sportbikerider78
Minister of Fire
NateB
Feeling the Heat
The key is energy, and where will it go if everything goes wrong. (Force=mass x acceleration)For example what if the round does not split? The wheel ain't stopping, the round ain't splitting. Where will the energy go? My guess is right towards the operator. The other part is that big open wheel. I saw one of these on the swedish homestead (much better you tube than sell out Wstar) the wheel was covered and the operator stood to the side. I will get a link of I can find it later tonight.
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VirginiaIron
Minister of Fire
NateB
Feeling the Heat
VirginiaIron
Minister of Fire
NateB
Feeling the Heat
MrWhoopee
Minister of Fire
Being pretty far north, the Swedes have mostly smaller diameter birch and the like. The also seem to like their wood cut short (12 in.). This thing could be really exciting with tough wood and your not going to be processing any big stuff.
MrWhoopee
Minister of Fire
In my wasted youth, I was a budding chemist. I used to split oak firewood this way in our back yard. Only I used high explosives. The police showed up. Ahhhh, youth!
NateB
Feeling the Heat
If you watch the link he has in the description, you can see the larger round being pushed back at the lady using it. It would get exciting with some oak or hickory or locust.
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MrWhoopee
Minister of Fire
I find it odd that he didn't bother to do the weed-eating and test the splitter before he started recording, and then went ahead and posted the video even though there was nothing to show.
