Firewood Processor

[rwm]

That is great! So cool to see it in action!
What if you remove the last foot of the blade guard? You could also consider a 4 way splitter. That's what the larger units have. That should be easy to add.
This would be really cool if you added sensing switches and the whole thing could run automatically but I guess that would add a whole other level of complexity.
All in all, amazing work!
Robert

 

[f350ca]

The Emerald Ash Bore hasn't hit here YET. I have an ash swamp behind the shop, guess it will soon be a field. Should be a year or two of firewood though.

Greg

 

[f350ca]

The guard is more of a chain catcher Robert. By Oregon's specs its running at 8000 fpm. Really want that bottom part in case it ever broke coming out of the log.
If I automated it I might get fat and lazy, plus I'd make myself redundant.

Greg

 

[rwm]

Oh yes. I didn't consider the chain breaking. By all means leave it. Is there another work around? I guess you could advance the log 4" before tilting the table?
R

 

[f350ca]

Painted it yesterday, was the worst thing I've ever painted, (as expected). Put it up on the car hoist and sprayed a gallon of paint on the underside and internal parts. At that point I had 1/2 a gallon on me. Then moved it outside and opened up the log deck. Used almost the second gallon.
The supplier was to have the paint here Tuesday, missed the truck, got the paint to me Wednesday but forgot the catalyst. Got that at 11:30 yesterday and finished at eight o'clock last night.



Greg

 

[uncle harry]

Painted it yesterday, was the worst thing I've ever painted, (as expected). Put it up on the car hoist and sprayed a gallon of paint on the underside and internal parts. At that point I had 1/2 a gallon on me. Then moved it outside and opened up the log deck. Used almost the second gallon.
The supplier was to have the paint here Tuesday, missed the truck, got the paint to me Wednesday but forgot the catalyst. Got that at 11:30 yesterday and finished at eight o'clock last night.

Painted it yesterday, was the worst thing I've ever painted, (as expected). Put it up on the car hoist and sprayed a gallon of paint on the underside and internal parts. At that point I had 1/2 a gallon on me. Then moved it outside and opened up the log deck. Used almost the second gallon.
The supplier was to have the paint here Tuesday, missed the truck, got the paint to me Wednesday but forgot the catalyst. Got that at 11:30 yesterday and finished at eight o'clock last night.



Greg

Greg

I finally was able to download your photo. I like the color; it'll go well with "bark brown" and "sawdust cream". I totally appreciate your struggles in painting her.

 

[JimDawson]

Here's the photo Looking good!

 

[brino]

I like the color; it'll go well with "bark brown" and "sawdust cream".

I don't know.....dark green?
You might lose it in the woods!

Just kidding of course Greg. I often wish I had the sticktoitiveness to actually disassemble and paint then reassemble things. Usually for me it's just get it working and use it.
You should get many years use of that machine.

-brino

 

[f350ca]

Thanks Jim, sometimes the photos show and sometimes they don't, but if I wait they sometimes show up latter.
I like to totally dismantle before painting but this would have been a nightmare. Not to mention where I'd spread and hang all the parts to paint.
Then there's some projects like the backhoe that just never did get painted.
Greg

 

[f350ca]

Just bolted down some Elm planks for the log chute.
Still need to change the ratio on the feed chain drive and its done.


Greg