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I am looking for ideas for a firewood bundler. Currently we don't sell a big volume of bundles at all, maybe sell 40-50 a year, not really advertising either.
Currently using either a 6" or 8" piece of plastic pipe about 3-4 inches wide with a couple pieces of angle iron bolted on for legs. The wood pieces are about 16" long. Don't have any pics at the moment. Fill it up as best as possible, and either tie it with plastic string used for square bales or zip ties that are rated for 175lbs and slide the pipe off the bundle. One issue is depending on how tight the wood is, it can be a struggle to get the bundle out of the pipe. Couple issues with string, they can really start to hurt your hands trying to get them as tight as possible even with wearing gloves, also as the wood dries and shrinks over time, it can become lose with string.
Been trying zip ties, they are not perfect either. Figured if they become lose, I could just pull them tight again. I am using 24" zip ties rated for 175lbs and have to put 2 together for it to be long enough. So that is 4 per bundle if I tie it twice and they can be expensive. And even rated at 175lbs, they do tend to break when I go to pull them tight. Also worry about long term storage if the zip ties will become brittle, they are stored inside but still exposed to temps.
Thinking about coming up with something to use with shrink wrap. For the amount we do, it doesn't need to be motorized. But for those that use shrink wrap, what do you use for handles?
Currently using either a 6" or 8" piece of plastic pipe about 3-4 inches wide with a couple pieces of angle iron bolted on for legs. The wood pieces are about 16" long. Don't have any pics at the moment. Fill it up as best as possible, and either tie it with plastic string used for square bales or zip ties that are rated for 175lbs and slide the pipe off the bundle. One issue is depending on how tight the wood is, it can be a struggle to get the bundle out of the pipe. Couple issues with string, they can really start to hurt your hands trying to get them as tight as possible even with wearing gloves, also as the wood dries and shrinks over time, it can become lose with string.
Been trying zip ties, they are not perfect either. Figured if they become lose, I could just pull them tight again. I am using 24" zip ties rated for 175lbs and have to put 2 together for it to be long enough. So that is 4 per bundle if I tie it twice and they can be expensive. And even rated at 175lbs, they do tend to break when I go to pull them tight. Also worry about long term storage if the zip ties will become brittle, they are stored inside but still exposed to temps.
Thinking about coming up with something to use with shrink wrap. For the amount we do, it doesn't need to be motorized. But for those that use shrink wrap, what do you use for handles?