Logsplitter 2.0

[rswyan]

Looking good.

Thanks.

 

[rswyan]

Real nice welds there!!!

Thanks.

Some of them were halfway decent I guess ... there was one that was so bad though (at least cosmetically) that I that I'm in the process of grinding it out and re-covering it.

Just irritated me ... couldn't get a good look at the puddle and the work piece while I was running it and I shoulda just stopped right there until I did ...

I really like how the welds on the receiver tube today turned out though. Got the end plate on the wedge end done and receiver tube welded on:

 

[rswyan]

Also got the side plates welded on the opposite end where base of the cylinder mounts. Couldn't really fully box it in, but I think this should add some rigidity to the beam around the mount point ... the wedge end will get the same treatment as well (and it will double as the mounting points for the table/grate):

The beam is starting to get a little heavy to flip around ...

 

[rswyan]

I had the same thing happen with the elbow,rusted thru.

Yeah ... the way this elbow sits, the curve ends up being a low spot ...

I've had some water dripping down the flue pipe at times ... dunno if it's a flashing issue, the Selkirk chimney cap, or just condensation that froze and then melted once the chimney got hot enough ...

Need to check it tho' for sure.

 

[rswyan]

... Sorry for the Hijack.

No worries ...

 

[rswyan]

Did a little work with the o/a torch cutting the bevel into the plate for the splitting wedge today ... should save some grinding ... along with some work on the square tube the stub axles will mount into.

Also got the drop-down/fold-up leg assembly for the front fabbed up and the brackets for it welded on ... the holes still need hit with a adjustable reamer to clean them up a little, and the exact length of the leg is still not set in stone (need to get the wheels on it before I do that)

The "foot" is a piece of the web that was torched from the H-beam drop ... I marked it out and then trimmed it with a zip disc to remove the slag/dross from it being cut and square it up, ground the corners round, then cleaned up the edges with a flap disc.

Measures 13 1/4" x 5 3/4" x a little better than 1/4 thick. Hopefully the "footprint" will be large enough to keep the nose from sinking in, when loaded, even in somewhat soft ground.

 

[LD1]

You need a mill. Sure makes nice clean work of sharpening a wedge:thumbsup:

 

[rswyan]

You need a mill.

Yeah, I know ...

I've wanted a Bridgeport or similar for a long time.

Neighbor at the far end of the property (2000') actually has a pretty nice machine shop in his polebarn - in fact, that's largely what it is (he's a machinist by trade) ... but we're not real close and last I knew he was having pretty serious health issues. Seems like he has enough going on without me pestering him.

Sure makes nice clean work of sharpening a wedge:thumbsup:

I'll bet ...

I might be able to do it on my Delta Sharpening Center - I've used that to sharpen the knives for the chipper and to put a (razor) edge on the piece I used for the cutting edge on the shrub bucket.

Only problem is, is that this wedge is so big and heavy ... and the bed isn't all that long ... or that well supported

 

[rswyan]

Been a little preoccupied with other stuff lately ... mostly gathering fire wood.

Managed to get back to the splitter and get a few things done though ...

Got the 2" pipe flange for the suction strainer and the riser for the filler/breather welded on the crossmember/hydraulic reservoir ... and got everything except the fill hole plugged. Then I filled it witth 7 1/2 gallons of vinegar ...

It's been cooking for over 24 hours ... and no leaks in my welds anywhere :thumbsup:

 

[rswyan]

Took the back half of the 18" HF 2" receiver that I cut in half and took some 1/4" x 3/4" flat stock that I had lying around and clamped it on the end of the tube.

Used the o/a torch to heat it up and I then bent it around the tube, clamping it as I went ... the length turned out to be just right.

After that I welded them together:

This will be the receiver for the tail end.

Still have to drill a hole for the 5/8" pin.