August 26, 201015 yr Yes, I have seen one on youtube, but this guy made a head that he clamped onto the logspliters head so that the logespliter could still be used.
August 26, 201015 yr Yes, I have seen one on youtube, but this guy made a head that he clamped onto the logspliters head so that the logespliter could still be used. All the successful ones I`ve seen were hydraulic not electric and were a lot more powerful than 4 ton.
August 26, 201015 yr All the successful ones I`ve seen were hydraulic not electric and were a lot more powerful than 4 ton. O I didn't see the electric part, mybad.
August 26, 201015 yr Yeah, and what did those hydraulic splitters run on? Steam? Even the little 4 ton "electric" is hydraulic. Yeah, I know; some are gas powered hydraulic. I have one, Ryobi I think. One problem is the two-hand control. You'd be amazed at what you can do with 4 tons and fullering dies though.
August 27, 201015 yr Yeah, and what did those hydraulic splitters run on? Steam? Even the little 4 ton "electric" is hydraulic. Yeah, I know; some are gas powered hydraulic. I have one, Ryobi I think. One problem is the two-hand control. You'd be amazed at what you can do with 4 tons and fullering dies though. Yep,the ones I was looking at were gas engine powered. I was thinking that a 4 ton electric splitter would be one of those "Harry homeowner" jobs with the screw driven wedge that splits the wood.Try forging with one of those and the magic smoke will escape within minutes. <_<
August 27, 201015 yr You're right there. Stall a hydraulic and (hopefully) it's just by-passing the relief valve, stall a screw and you're cooking the motor, good point!
August 27, 201015 yr I have one of those 4 ton Ryobi log splitters and they trip the breaker when they are over loaded. I've done it a couple of times. No harm to the unit. Just flip the breaker and get back to splitting.
August 27, 201015 yr Breaker? Where? On the machine or on your service? Never had that happen, hmm......
August 27, 201015 yr Check this out:Mad Dwarf Workshop Shows the Mad Dwarf lads using a modified log splitter as a forging press.
August 27, 201015 yr Breaker? Where? On the machine or on your service? Never had that happen, hmm...... Yes, the breaker on my service. I had it happen to me again the other day. I have it on a 30 amp circut and I over loaded it with a log that was just alittle too big for it to split.
August 27, 201015 yr Your breakers must be getting tired. I've stalled mine many times and never tripped my 30A breaker. Guess that's what they mean by "your mileage may vary", huh?
August 27, 201015 yr Your breakers must be getting tired. That is a very good possibility. This box is in my shed and subject to sub-zero temps every year. And I have no idea how old they are.
August 27, 201015 yr This is a brilliant idea! I will tinker with my wood splitter to see if I can use it to cut patterns out with. It's a 12 ton press.
August 27, 201015 yr That Mad Dwarf guy has some great skills, but I assume they call him "mad" because he doesn't care about loosing eyes, ears, or fingers.
August 31, 201015 yr he doesn't care about loosing eyes, ears, or fingers Tongs, gloves, and a low-speed / low impact press...? That was in 2007 and I'm quite sure that he is still intact.
August 31, 201015 yr Check this out:Mad Dwarf Workshop Shows the Mad Dwarf lads using a modified log splitter as a forging press. That is the one I was talking about.
August 31, 201015 yr Tongs, gloves, and a low-speed / low impact press...? That was in 2007 and I'm quite sure that he is still intact. Well there's a another video from 2009, so they made it 2 years more at least.. :-)
March 20, 201214 yr All the successful ones I`ve seen were hydraulic not electric and were a lot more powerful than 4 ton. I own a hydraulic log splitter but its a hydro eletric splitter, and i was wondering if i could use that some how as a press, the ram has a flattish head that forces the log to the wedge thats a solid angle thats made onto the frame
March 20, 201214 yr I own a hydraulic log splitter but its a hydro eletric splitter, and i was wondering if i could use that some how as a press, the ram has a flattish head that forces the log to the wedge thats a solid angle thats made onto the frame Depends on how many tons it rated at.
March 20, 201214 yr Make some dies that are rather narrow, 1 or 2 inch width, you can get some work done...the question is "how much" 4 ton isn't much, but if you are working small pieces with small dies you can generate the necessary pressures. The result may not be practical. Phil
March 20, 201214 yr The result may not be practical. Phil Haha, I like that, going to be my new sig, right below, see? lol
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