i'm also building a processor. I was worried I was using too much steel, but mine is a tin can compared to that thing.
So why the vertical splitters? Why not a 6 way splitter and split it once???? How do you keep the wood upright????
So why the circular saw vs a hydraulic chainsaw?
LOL, it is about 4 tons of steel right now, yea overbuilt is the best way IMO
with the vertical 4 way splitters you have more control over the piece size compaired to running the blank through a french fry cutter, some days ya want large pieces 5x6"and some days you want smaller 3x3" splits, it just depends on what the customer wants, my new processor will be a one size 12 way split in 1 shot
I found a nice cylinder 8" bore 5" rod 24" stroke, at 40 GPM it should cycle in about 5 seconds
as far as the circular saws, Tom just likes to be different,...... but he did say he can cut about 100 cords on a set of carbide teeth and I would like to see a chainsaw do that
anyways here are some new pics from tonite