I'm thinkin of puttin together one o these. Think I'll go with counterweight instead of spring. Even the counterweight will act toward more momentum, assuming the fulcrum is sufficiently anchored.
With a store bought splitter, you have a certain weight (tons) to account for the change in logs. It seems like the counterweight could only provide its own force and whatever you can put behind it. Say a 50lb counterweight and 100lbs of force, you are only putting 150lbs into a log.
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4 years ago
The counterweight is a solid idea but it seems like the force needed to split the wood will fluctuate. With a spring, it can vary.
Reply 4 years ago
i dont follow your thought. would you clarify?
Reply 4 years ago
With a store bought splitter, you have a certain weight (tons) to account for the change in logs. It seems like the counterweight could only provide its own force and whatever you can put behind it. Say a 50lb counterweight and 100lbs of force, you are only putting 150lbs into a log.
Reply 4 years ago
if you swing a 1 lb hammer with 5 lb of accelleration, reaching a final speed of 50 mph, will the resulting force on a nail be only 6 lbs?
Reply 4 years ago
Alright, so what would the final design be?
Reply 4 years ago
maybe i'll sketch somethin up. maybe
4 years ago
That is very cool, I dont know how it would go against the wood we have here in Oz, Iron bark red gum, it so hard it makes the chain saw spark.
Reply 4 years ago
wow. maybe it has silica in it.ive heard of plants that are abrasive due to silica.
where is this oz?
Reply 4 years ago
That is another nickname for the land down under. But don't mistake them for the Land of Kiwis.
Reply 4 years ago
Yes your right,