Logsplitter 2.0

[rswyan]

This is what I like to see.

How is that Log lift doing?

It's waiting impatiently ... in fact, I think I hear it calling my name

Probably gonna be a few days before I get back to it though.

 

[oldtimer 66]

RSWYAN we must think alike I have 3 right angle grinders also one with a cutoff wheel an other with the hard disk and the last with the flap wheel how about that later

 

[rswyan]

Spent a good part of yesterday over at Pineridge's place, modifying the idler wheel of the bandsaw to retrofit it with actual bearings instead of just a bushing. The old bushing was seriously worn and was causing all kinds of problems. Heading over there in a bit to finish boring out the wheel for the bearings and finish that up.

I did manage to get over to Kromhard and pick up the snagging wheel before they closed though ... worked on the splitting wedge some last night before I knocked off for the day.

This is the one side of the wedge after gouging it with the o/a torch and then trying to clean it up a bit with just a regular type 27 grinding disc ... which was very slow going. That's the new snagging wheel on the grinder:

 

[rswyan]

This is the other side of the wedge after my initial attempt at gouging it with the torch:

And after a little more work to remove some more material:

 

[rswyan]

Same side after roughing it in with the snagging wheel ... might be a place or two that I have to fill in with weld if the final finishing operations don't remove all the gouges:

 

[rswyan]

Definitely getting closer to being a splitting wedge ... the edge is down to around 1/4" wide ... so I still have a bit to go :

 

[LD1]

You really need a mill:thumbsup:

 

[Ford850]

Wow, that wedge has some heft to it! How does the snagging wheel work compared to a 40 grit flap wheel? That was a lot of grinding... is there much left of the snagging wheel?

 

[rswyan]

You really need a mill:thumbsup:

LOL ... and about a thousand other things ... :laughing:

(BTW ... I figured out how we can fixture the wedge in Pineridge's Grizzly Lathe/Mini-Mill ... so I think I might have a solution in that regard )

 

[rswyan]

Wow, that wedge has some heft to it!

Just some 1" plate (1" x 6" x 10") ... sure wouldn't wanna drop it on my toes tho' ...

How does the snagging wheel work compared to a 40 grit flap wheel?

LOL ... much faster I'm sure ...

Compared to a 40 grit flap wheel, it would be like trying to load a tandem axle dump truck with one of these:

versus this:

That was a lot of grinding ...

It was pretty surprising how quickly it actually went ...

is there much left of the snagging wheel?

The snagging wheel essentially still looks brand new ...