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So you may need to split some firewood this year.

Originally posted by: Cerpin Taxt
2nd one wouldnt be too bad with some mechanical guards and safety glasses.
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The second one looked less safe to me, and also less useful, The pieces he was splitting barely needed to be split.

I like the screw idea, and if it was setup right, it would be as safe as any power tool.
 
Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: Cerpin Taxt
2nd one wouldnt be too bad with some mechanical guards and safety glasses.
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The second one looked less safe to me, and also less useful, The pieces he was splitting barely needed to be split.

I like the screw idea, and if it was setup right, it would be as safe as any power tool.
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I guess I thought the 2nd one was better secured than simply putting a truck up on blocks on ice. I agree that it would seem that the screw is a bit more capable to split larger pieces, and probably less dangerous from an impact point of view. Rather than colliding so violently with the pieces, it simply wedged them apart slow and deliberate.
 
These people are missing out on the simple pleasure of splitting logs by hand. I wish I had a fireplace just so I could split wood.
 
Originally posted by: Triumph
These people are missing out on the simple pleasure of splitting logs by hand. I wish I had a fireplace just so I could split wood.
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Slitting wood is great. Sawing sucks, but I could split wood all day.
 
I was just thinking about getting a wood stove, just so I'd have a reason to split 5 or 6 cord of firewood.
 
Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: Triumph
These people are missing out on the simple pleasure of splitting logs by hand. I wish I had a fireplace just so I could split wood.
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Slitting wood is great. Sawing sucks, but I could split wood all day.
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It's worth using a chainsaw for the sawing, but I've never used anything but an axe or a hatchet for splitting.
 
the first one is kinda neat actually. Though to avoid wasting all that gas money I'd probably rig it up with an electric motor and a more, well, stable setup. 😛

The 2nd one hardly loads for me, it's all choppy and stuff so I could hardly tell what was going on but saw one under related, seems kinda neat and could be made safer with some kind of autofeeder setup. I remember doing entire trees with just a buck saw and an axe.

I miss splitting wood. I used to do it all the time at camp. I was pretty much the expert at making kindling. Now that I work full time I don't really camp much.
 
I built a custom splitter for a business venture when I was 18. I used a set of transport forks on a ford 8N, welded a steel plate across the forks, a vertical I-Beam, made a wedge and slider assembly, surplus cylinder and valve. I used the tractor's hydraulics and we turned the muffler around so we did not get gassed out.
It worked well, once the plate got wet you did not have to pick up the large rounds, they would spin easily on the steel plate.
 
Originally posted by: oogabooga
Both of those make me glad to live in California.
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Or anywhere with modern heating...

I despise people who burn wood anywhere near a city. It makes the air filthy.

It doesn't bother me that my parents do it - they live in the middle of nowhere and have 120 acres of forest to get their wood from.
 
Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
the first one is kinda neat actually. Though to avoid wasting all that gas money I'd probably rig it up with an electric motor and a more, well, stable setup. 😛
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The old Willys Jeeps had a pto, and you could hook up an amazing variety of attachments to them. I don't know if they had a splitting screw, but that looks like an obvious tool.

Originally posted by: Mike Gayner
WTF is wrong with an axe?
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An axe is only good for small stuff. For real splitting you need a maul and wedges.
 
Originally posted by: KillerCharlie
Originally posted by: oogabooga
Both of those make me glad to live in California.
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Or anywhere with modern heating...

I despise people who burn wood anywhere near a city. It makes the air filthy.

It doesn't bother me that my parents do it - they live in the middle of nowhere and have 120 acres of forest to get their wood from.
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Hey fuckass, I live in the Greater Houston area and I have about 3 cords of wood in the back yard split and stacked thanks to Ike. I will be burning quite a bit this winter as it is supposed to be cold and the SO loves fires in the evening. I will make sure to PM you every time I light one up just to wad your panties.

I won't bother PMing you when I am up at the lake house since it is in the middle of nowhere and on your approval list.
 
Originally posted by: Ronstang
Originally posted by: KillerCharlie
Originally posted by: oogabooga
Both of those make me glad to live in California.
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Or anywhere with modern heating...

I despise people who burn wood anywhere near a city. It makes the air filthy.

It doesn't bother me that my parents do it - they live in the middle of nowhere and have 120 acres of forest to get their wood from.
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Hey fuckass, I live in the Greater Houston area and I have about 3 cords of wood in the back yard split and stacked thanks to Ike. I will be burning quite a bit this winter as it is supposed to be cold and the SO loves fires in the evening. I will make sure to PM you every time I light one up just to wad your panties.

I won't bother PMing you when I am up at the lake house since it is in the middle of nowhere and on your approval list.
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:shocked: See this conversation doesn't really come up in CA....
 
Originally posted by: Mike Gayner
I'm surprised people still burn wood for heat. Do you live in some kind of third world nation?
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Wood smells, looks, and feels better than central heat. All it takes is a little effort ;^)
 
Originally posted by: Mike Gayner
I'm surprised people still burn wood for heat. Do you live in some kind of third world nation?
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Why should I run a heat pump at the lake house when a nice fire keeps the house perfect with the downstairs living area being warmish and the bedrooms being that perfect cold for sleeping under a nice blanket? I can get as much firewood as I want, a lifetime supply of the best wood. Mesquite not only burns hot and for a long time it also has a nice aroma. I'll take that any weekend over using electricity.

There is a HUGE difference between living in third world conditions and choosing a simpler more enjoyable way of life.
 
Did ya know the US gov is giving up to $1500 tax credit for buying a fireplace/wood burning stove thru 2009 ???

If you're lookin into a fireplace or better yet, a wood burning stove

http://www.napoleonfireplaces....stoves_wood/1100c.html

now might be the best time.
Has to have a high efficient rating, but most commercial stoves do.

This napoleon adds a nice hint of European decor.
A lot less messy than a fireplace. These are nice!




 
Originally posted by: oogabooga


:shocked: See this conversation doesn't really come up in CA....
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where in CA? I'm sure there's plenty of wood burning in Sacromento and the northern parts.

and i like the smell of burning wood, and you could call me a treeehugger. Nothing like throwing some logs on the smoker and letting it burn all day. All year long.
 
Originally posted by: sportage
Did ya know the US gov is giving up to $1500 tax credit for buying a fireplace/wood burning stove thru 2009 ???

If you're lookin into a fireplace or better yet, a wood burning stove

http://www.napoleonfireplaces....stoves_wood/1100c.html

now might be the best time.
Has to have a high efficient rating, but most commercial stoves do.

This napoleon adds a nice hint of European decor.
A lot less messy than a fireplace. These are nice!
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I would love to, but i rent and i don't think the landlord would take too kindly to my modifying his house. plus the fact i would want to take it with me when i move.
 
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