Got a "new" Splitter

Dont laugh!
Customer of mine offered it to me. For $50 i couldnt say no. It works. Probably keep it here for use on bundle wood. Not for mass production!

 

Frees free. Never know you may really like it.

 

There’s a tool for every job, and that definitely looks like the hot ticket for bundle wood.

 

Is it slow Brad? I saw a vid of one similar and it looked like it wouldn’t be very time efficient.

 

I havent actually tried splitting anything with it yet. The guy plugged it in and gave me a quick tutorial on how to use it. I try to split bundle fodder smaller than general cordage wood but some are still too big and ill split as i assemble bundles. Ill set this up on a platform for ease of use and give her a try. I need to PU a heavier guage extension cord first.

Doubt ill be running any elm through it! Dont wanna be banned from your sig line.

 

Looks good!

 

Nice!
Is that one of the older ones that you can operate with one hand...while the other steady's the log? Mine has two handles that have to be pulled, but my hands are big enough to do them both with one hand...some are designed where it would be hard to do that, without some mods anyways. Suppose it'll keep people from smashing their thumbs though...
Does that one have a fairly sharp wedge, or kinda wide and blunt? Mine is pretty narrow and sharp and will split most of what I put on it (I use it in the garage to re-split stuff if I get one that is too big when I go to grab wood to load) but my sister has one that has a very wide and blunt wedge on it...that danged thing wouldn't split a hot glazed donut! And the worst part is that you have to shut it off and turn it back on to reset it if it stalls!
We have talked about cutting the wedge off and making a new one, but haven't done it yet.

 

Has a button and lever that need to be operated at the same time. I can use a clamp to rig something up so i dont have to be as "safe" using it. Didnt check to see wedge sharpness.

Im liking the quiet factor and no need for gas either. It was on the slow side when he showed me, but didnt run a log through it, just watched it cycle.

 

They're pretty handy for splitting in the garage, basement etc. when it's -20 outside. I certainly would've grabbed it!

 

Nice! You can split in the living room while watching TV

 

Slow but steady wins the race. I could see it being very handy and bet you get good use out of it.

 

Wife could rub your shoulders while you split...while she watches the Bachelorette, or some such drivel?!

 

Im lucky i finish some "races"!

 

Midwinter has an electric splitter.. It seems to split most anything she uses it for.

 

They work fine on soft wood up here. Lots and lots of people use them. My Dad is well advanced in years and just puts it on the tail gate and splits the cord in the back with it. I use a gas and my wife uses a DR electric I got off Craigslist 10 years ago or so. It was 50 bucks almost brand new and she has split probably 20 cord with it just messing around over the years. Nice to have a backup if nothing else.

Edit: Most folks jimmy the safety stuff so they can be one handed. The DR is a one handed operation but the cheaper ones have the safety stuff.

 

Why does Jimmy always get blamed for this stuff?!
How about "I'm gonna Brad out the safety switch"?
Or, "that safety switch is goin off camber!"

 

But does it split vertical ? Well someone had to ask ! Lol

 

Only when attached to a wall.


Mike in Okla

 

BRAD rigging it is. Maybe a C clamp. Havent really studied it.