Thanks, Mike. Sounds like this might be a custom or home made unit. If it does have a manufactures name on it, I would research it.
Joe At 10:32 AM 8/28/06, you wrote: >Joe, >What you are talking about, does exist. My dad has one. The main frame is >probably a 4-6 inch wide I beam. It stands about 4 1/2 to 5 feet tall. The >I bean was welded on to a peace of steel, and the hydraulic ram welded in >parallel with the I beam. The wedge which actually splits the wood looks >like a peace of heavy steel bent at a 90 degree angle. It is welded to the >I bean so the point is directly above the hydraulic ram. > >The hydraulic ram is parallel with the narrow side of the I beam. >I am not sure if some one did make it, but he picked it up at a yard sell >for not much money at all $15-$20 bucks or so. >Works pretty good, better than a splitting maul. > >Hope that helps, >Mike >www.blindmarketing.com > > > -----Original Message----- >From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Joe >Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 08:23 >To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Manual wood splitter? > > > >I really am looking for a manual wood splitter, something powered by >a hand pumped hydraulic pump or perhaps a screw turned by a bar. > >These things probably don't exist, but it would seem to make sense to >me that they did. As a kid we had a couple of house jacks that had >20 T stamped into the castings. I was told this ment the jacks were >rated at 20 tons, and they were turned with a real long peice of >steel shafting. They were heavy, very heavy, and a lot of blocking >was needed even for the smallest jobs. We used them for squaring up >old barns and other buildings. > >Seems to me one of those screws must have been adapted to splitting >wood. Could be used inside, would be quiet enough so I wouldn't >become totally disoriented, and would be slow enough so I should be >able to keep both my hands intact, and attached. > >Just dreaming. > >Once upon a time, I came across a wood splitter that was reported to >use a hydraulic jack on a wev page. But that was back in the days of >DOS and Net Tamer and I can not find the page now. The pages I do >find, that may have just what I am looking forr, relie on >graphics. Text description is really lacking. > >Recently found something called "Charlie's Wood Splitter" or >something like that. It is apparently a large, conical bit that >attaches to an impact wrench. (Requires a 3/4 or 1" impact wrench, >and might be just the ticket. But $200 to find out is a bit >daunting, and my impact wrench is only a 1/2" drive, anyway. I think >adding a 3/a4 impact wrench to my tools might be pretty expensive, >although I haven't actually checked at Harbour Freight or >Northern. The idea is intrigueing, >though. Makes so much sense. > >Will keep looking > >Joe > >At 04:50 PM 8/27/06, you wrote: > >What kind of splitter are you looking for Joe? The only manual ones I > >know about have a sledge or maul involved. > >The splitters that use a hydraulic ram can be pretty pricey. I've had > >one that was basically a Briggs & Stratton engine driving a geared down > >augor. You jammed the log onto the end of the augor, brased it against > >a pipe that was mounted on the frame and let it rip. 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