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Yikes! Good to get that taken care of.
Logsplitter 2.0
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Yikes! Good to get that taken care of.
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Yup ... was a disaster just waiting to happen ...
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I think you just saved your shop!
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LOL ... probably true ...
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Got the H-Beam torched out yesterday for the reinforcements and some other stuff done. Should have some pics to post later today.
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Rear attachment point for the cylinder. The bar on the right is from the drop from the 1" plate the wedge was taken from and it will be used to tie the cylinder attachment block all the way through the H-Beam, top flange to bottom flange.
The drop was already almost cut through with a torch about 3/4 of it's length so I went ahead and finished the cut, planning on using the smaller piece (1 3/4" wide x 1" thick) for the reinforcement of the cylinder attachment block, and the larger piece for the same purpose for the splitting wedge:
Used a needle scaler initially to knock of the slag, and then used a burr in a die grinder and a grinding disc in an angle grinder to cut down any spots that needed to be removed. Still needs a little tweaking.
The cylinder attachment block has had the mill scale removed by soaking in vinegar.
The 3/8" x 5" x 8" plate under the attachment block will be welded to the top of the H-Beam and then the attachment block will be welded to it and the reinforcement bar that passes through the beam vertically.
The drop was already almost cut through with a torch about 3/4 of it's length so I went ahead and finished the cut, planning on using the smaller piece (1 3/4" wide x 1" thick) for the reinforcement of the cylinder attachment block, and the larger piece for the same purpose for the splitting wedge:
Used a needle scaler initially to knock of the slag, and then used a burr in a die grinder and a grinding disc in an angle grinder to cut down any spots that needed to be removed. Still needs a little tweaking.
The cylinder attachment block has had the mill scale removed by soaking in vinegar.
The 3/8" x 5" x 8" plate under the attachment block will be welded to the top of the H-Beam and then the attachment block will be welded to it and the reinforcement bar that passes through the beam vertically.
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Front attachment point for the splitting wedge. The 3 1/2" wide piece of 1" plate on the right will be welded to the splitting wedge and then to the H-Beam, tying wedge to the beam from top to bottom:
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While cutting the holes for the cylinder and wedge attachment points I decided to finalize the length of the beam and go ahead and trim it. The beam is now 80" long, and extends past the wedge and cylinder attachment points 5" on either end.
The drop was then cut, separating the web from the top and bottom flanges. The flange on the left will be cut into two 8 1/4" long pieces which will be used to cap the ends of the beam. The flange on the right will be used for the "foot" on the foldable drop-down leg on the front of the splitter.
Based on the finalized length dimensions, the splitter will accept a 26" log.
The drop was then cut, separating the web from the top and bottom flanges. The flange on the left will be cut into two 8 1/4" long pieces which will be used to cap the ends of the beam. The flange on the right will be used for the "foot" on the foldable drop-down leg on the front of the splitter.
Based on the finalized length dimensions, the splitter will accept a 26" log.
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This is the log cradle/rest/stop ... it will be welded onto the beam on the opposite side from the log lift to prevent logs from rolling off the beam. It's made from 1/4" wall 2" square tube and a piece of 3 1/2" x 6" x 3/8" angle.
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This is the push block. It's made from a piece of 1" plate which is 12 1/4" tall, 10" wide across the top, and 7 1/2" wide across the bottom. It is welded to the slide on the bottom which, IIRC correctly (it's been about 10 years ) was made from a couple of pieces of 3/8" or 1/2" plate that I welded together.
) was made from a couple of pieces of 3/8" or 1/2" plate that I welded together.