What is a Wood Splitter?
A wood splitter, as its name implies, is used for splitting wood or logs. The split wood created with a wood splitter is used in a variety of ways within the lumber and construction trade. A wood splitter is also helpful for do-it-yourselfers who need split wood to complete home improvement projects or prepare wood for a fireplace. Lumbermen who need wood for their woodworking projects also frequently use a wood splitter. In this case, the wood splitter can be used for general construction needs and for making parquet and wood flooring. The wood splitter is also highly essential for working in the forestry industry. A good wood splitter is measured by how fast it can complete a job with little energy from the user. The sharp blades of a wood splitter ensure an effective and reliable split. At the same time, the blades can cause harm to the user if proper care is not taken when using the machine. Proper protective gear, such a goggles, long pants, gloves, and a long sleeved shirt, are a
Simply put, it is a device used to split wood or logs. What is best with a wood log splitter is that it can be used in many ways. First is for forestry. Instead of using the old axe for splitting wood or logs that came from dead trees, the log splitter is the newest alternative in town to make splitting easier and faster. Second is the need of businesses in lumber and construction trade. General construction services are always in dire need for tools that could make their work speedier yet with the highest competency standard, which a wood splitter can definitely provide them. They use the splitter for works on wood flooring or parquet. Third is its application at home or for personal use, as I mentioned earlier for firewood and other home improvement needs. Most of the time though, people who love to make do-it-yourself projects benefit a lot from a log splitter. It makes a convenient partner for them to complete projects faster. Wood splitters varies. There is an electric wood splitt
Video Transcript What is a Wood Splitter? Hi! I’m Charles McMahon on behalf of Expert Village. I am going to talk about how to use this wood splitter. The first thing we will do is describe the machine, so this is an electric hydraulic wood splitter. It’s has an electric motor down here and its got a hydraulic cylinder up in here and the function of this machine is if you have a log in here, you have the wedge, this thing moves forward, drives the log into the wedge and splits it. Okay, that is basically how this machine works. Now this is a very powerful machine. It has maximum 6 tons of force and so you have to be very careful when you use it. It is also very heavy, so the first thing you have to do is know how to move it. You can see there is a handle down at the end here and so when you are going to move this machine, you have to lift it enough to be able to get the wheels to engage on the ground and you have to lift it with your legs not your back. So you stoop down like this, you
