Yeah, you wouldn't find me operating that one. Love the old Fairbanks-Morse motor used in the next one.That guy with the giant wheel in the 1st vid is nuts. And anyone could have hand split that big piece of Oak (i think), on the ground in 1/3 the time.
Yeah me too, was thinking they might be for something else?I'm curious about what stove/fireplace is burning those 36" long splits.
Yeah i thought that 1st one was pretty good. Seemed simple, pretty quick, but reasonably safe. The whole thing with all of these is the picking up off the ground problem. Just no good for anyone with a back like mine. I can stand up a split like a crazy guy but can't really bend down to tie my shoes very well. Picking up the whole or even split pieces is NG for me. Holding the maul like a cane when picking up splits is helpful. Not sure how to solve that issue when processing alone which is 100% of the time?That first one wasn't that bad, if you could build a clutch on the shaft to turn it off and on I would think that would almost be safer than a commercial kinetic splitter.
That second one though, dude WTF.
Yeah but he's wearing his steal toed krocs. 9Machine number 2 is so dangerous. That guy is nuts!
I'm an avid woodworker myself but I've never heard of that jointer cutter you're referring to. Could you share with the group please? I also love old tools.I love dangerous old machinery, it just fascinates and excites me. I used to have an entire shop filled with vintage industrial woodworking machines, including a 16" jointer with the famous widow-maker clamshell cutterhead, and I still have one 32" bandsaw with a totally open running blade, no guards. My woodworking machines have been mostly upgraded from 120 year old machines to 80 year old machines, since having kids, a lot of progress was made in industrial and commercial machinery design between 1900 and 1940.
But having said that, the second guy in the first video with that high-speed flywheel, is just nuts. Not for running the machine, I'd give it a whirl myself, but for standing there in Crocs while 40 lb. half-rounds of hardwood are flying off the table at him.
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