Mr. Firewood
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boredom kicked me in the bum this weekend so I started another splitter, this one will be a wedge on beam style with a 3½" bore cylinder 11 gpm 2 stage powered by either a 7 hp Petter single cyl diesel or 8 hp Kubota single cyl diesel. I have never built or even used a splitter this style so I figure I'll build one to see how it works:
I am using a 6"x6" heavy web H beam that has 5/16" flanges and main web with a 1" thick plate steel wedge
I always see posts and other people telling me how they push the wedge right off the beam on this style splitter, well the easy solution is to recess it down into the main web like this:
it gives 4 more places the wedge can be welded...
7018 Rod 165 amps for the root pass and 7014 for the cap
more pics tomorrow as I work on it more:biggrinbounce2:
I am using a 6"x6" heavy web H beam that has 5/16" flanges and main web with a 1" thick plate steel wedge
I always see posts and other people telling me how they push the wedge right off the beam on this style splitter, well the easy solution is to recess it down into the main web like this:
it gives 4 more places the wedge can be welded...
7018 Rod 165 amps for the root pass and 7014 for the cap
more pics tomorrow as I work on it more:biggrinbounce2: