Screw type splitter
Hi
Don't let anyone scare you away from using , and or making one of these,
I turned a screw on a Southbend 9" swing lathe many years ago, and was a finer pitch then what you see on the Stickler, maybe more like what the Acorn units has...
It worked like a charm.
We probably split 15 cords a year for many years....
Initially we had an opposed twin OMC Sno prince skidoo engine on it and found that in order to have the power we had to keep the revs up...
The engine noise was more tiring then the work of splitting...
Later mod was to use a Austin Mini engine and that was excellant...
As long as you have a solid bar, in line with the rotating axis of the splitter then you always have a stop...
This bar is attached to the same frame as the motor and splitter is on...
I wouldn't necessarily count on the ground to always work, because If the end of the log gets by and lifts the splitter then you'll have some trouble...
i believe this is where they went wrong with the Stickler back in the day when Cars fell of Jacks etc...
There is nothing unsafe about these, If used properly...
A 8 hp engine I would guess would not have the power...
The Acorn Units which fit on the 3 pt Hitch of your tractor work very well..
My father in law has a couple of them, and used his B series Kubota to run it...
Of course, If you work around it with loose clothing etc, then you may run the risk, of snagging something...
I have a VHS video around here somewhere of how slick that was, one day I'll find a way to get it on to utube, so others can see how one of these can split, we had three , four or five pieces being split at once...
Load the wood on the pointy end, and pull it of the big end...
Ran it for hours....
A 70 year old man can sit there in a chair, for hours, and as long as he has wood , keep feeding the point, and have someone clear the wood away from underneath..
and I agree with the others who have posted here, regarding some folks, who are very negative about these and may have never used them
Go thru knots??, like a knife thru butter...
Absolutely wonderful...