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    Default Is there someone out there

    that can make me two of these?

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wood-splitte...item419a1c2d87

    Figured I'd get one, put it onto a small petrol motor and see how it goes...

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    Quote Originally Posted by david.elliott View Post
    that can make me two of these?

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wood-splitte...item419a1c2d87

    Figured I'd get one, put it onto a small petrol motor and see how it goes...
    Not for the price you can buy them off of that supplier.

    PDW

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    Makes me wonder how he makes and sells them for that amount...
    Light red, the colour of choice for the discerning man.

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    I have seen videos of these things working and they look very dangerous! If you go this way be very careful. I wouldn't do it.

    Ian

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    Quote Originally Posted by .RC. View Post
    Makes me wonder how he makes and sells them for that amount...
    Probably on a CNC machine, using offcuts stolen from work!!!!!!!
    Problem I see with something like that is how do you drive it into stumps with out them turning?
    I made something similar for a couple of log splitters, for doing stumps, used a stub axle from a car ground to a taper, and bolted to an adaptor plate.
    Worked a treat.
    Kryn

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheNutter View Post
    I have seen videos of these things working and they look very dangerous! If you go this way be very careful. I wouldn't do it.

    Ian
    Here, hold my beer and watch me do this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En47S7LM9zE
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    They look effective on softwood. Any evidence they work with Eucalyptus?
    Seems risky anyhow.

    Jordan

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    Quote Originally Posted by nadroj View Post
    Seems risky anyhow.

    Jordan
    risky.. nah...



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    That's how the west was won!

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    So, a double start LH tapered thread.
    Looks like fun - always wanted to try doing a tapered thread. 220mm may be testing the friendship on the TTA though.

    Michael

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    Quote Originally Posted by .RC. View Post

    That is b....y scary. I've done some stupid things in my youth, but that, NO WAY. Wouldn't catch me with in coeee of that thing.
    Kryn

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    Quote Originally Posted by .RC. View Post
    I've always thought these things look harder work than swinging a splitter.

    I guess it would depend on the wood

    Stuart

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael G View Post
    So, a double start LH tapered thread.
    Looks like fun - always wanted to try doing a tapered thread. 220mm may be testing the friendship on the TTA though.

    Michael
    Not on my Monarch CY...... having said that Bass Strait will be frozen solid before I'd make something like that for a price that low......

    PDW

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    Quote Originally Posted by PDW View Post
    ...Bass Strait will be frozen solid before I'd make something like that for a price that low...
    Remember that the price was US$. Having said that, a piece of 75mm diameter 300mm long would probably take a good proportion of that anyway.
    I might make a scale version just to see if I could but a full size version looks like several hours work.

    Michael

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stustoys View Post
    I've always thought these things look harder work than swinging a splitter.

    I guess it would depend on the wood

    Stuart
    I cut my jarrah firewood in 500mm lengths, and usually ~600 - 900mm across, sometimes bigger if it's there.
    So, picking it up is not really an option...and splitting with a block splitter can be....problematic.
    I think my bigger challenge will be stopping the little petrol engine spinning, not the timber rounds...
    In my head I have the unit with cone on some kind of trolley, that I take to the round.

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