Re: which is better to split wood.

Don Bruder wrote:
A Veteran wrote:

anyone tried that cone shaped spiral grooved thang that attaches to a
a truck axle/ like replaces a wheel?

Not personally, but after watching my dad, a 6'3" 275+ pound fellow, get
flipped ass over teakettle three times in less than five minutes, while
getting exactly one log split into two pieces, I'm convinced that
they're good for one thing, and one thing only: A painful way to commit
suicide.

Your dad was extremely lucky that stupid thing didn't cripple or kill
him... why did it take him three attempts before he quit??? Any power
driven rotating member is extremely dangerous... I've seen grown men
knocked on their *** using a 1/2" drill motor... and that thing
attached to a motor vehical drive axle has probably well over 100
horsepower behind it, way excessive for splitting logs. And those
things are way expensive for what they are, $250+... even were it safe
$50 is too much for that piece of crap. For the home wood burner that
needs only a few cords a year I'd recommend an inexpensive electric
splitter. They operate hydrolically same as the noisy smelly gas
powered type and you can use it indoors; inside the wood shed, garage,
even the basement... and they're as safe as using an electric can
opener... safer than swinging an axe and practically no effort other
than lifting logs. Unless you're going into the cordwood business
something like this is more than adequate for home use:

http://tinyurl.com/36qyth

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?in_merch=1&storeId=6970&productId=200316861&R=200316861



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