The splitter works a treat ! I can see a 4 or 6 way star on the blade would improve efficiency. One push and the whole log would be done. My Mrs says she could listen to your calm voice all day, funny she never says that to me ! Thanks for sharing the build of this log splitter. Brian from South Yorkshire.
I look forward to Oliver's videos. I started watching after Wes mentioned his channel. The first thing I noticed is Olive is smart. He finds a solution and brings me along without ruining his ears, eyes, or lungs. He is very impressive for a young guy.
I think that splitter is a candidate for a Guinness record for the strongest home made splitter in the world.😊 this is a work of art and would probably make mincemeat of a dead Gum Tree log. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if all the local farmers bring their tough rings of wood to you for splitting.
The first thing I noticed about you is how serios you take protection equipment, compared to other UA-camrs. You, Kurtis and Wes are my favorite people on UA-cam. Keep up the good work!
Great work Oliver. I have found that a sacrificial piece on the end of the ram like a piece of hardwood works well to get a zero clearance to fully split the pieces. It will eventually wear out, but works well and is easily replaceable.
Nice job, miss my Dad as we did so much together from brazing at 12 and using the lathe to building extensions on houses. He loved all the things I made.
Great job, Oliver. 1 recommendation: Consider making a support yoke/block for the hydraulic cylinder. Since it looks like the splitter will be horizontal most of the time, there will be a lot of flex pressure when under load. A support yoke would reduce or eliminate cylinder wear. Hope that helps. Thanks for letting us watch. Cheers.
Strong log splitter. A wider wedge on the knife might also help with logs that are a bit stringy. By the look of the sticker on the ram it was from Murton. I guess you might be, as a friend of mine describes it, "buying more work" at the first Murton sale of the year this week.
As a eighty year old mechanical engineer I really enjoy watching a young man as skilled as you. You have a depth of knowledge that amazes me. Keep up the good work and take care. From the Texas Hill Country
Here in America, I knew so-called master welders who could not do as much and better work than you are doing. For doing these on Videos I think these are great welds it's not how pretty it is anyway it's how strong that counts. You keep up these I personally think you are doing great!!!
Ollie, you have to pause in the corners a lot longer than you think. I normally count to three😊 you are right about practice. I had a year off from welding and virtually had to relearn, muscle memory, the ones smarter than me call it. That is the most overbuild splitter I have seen and I have seen hundreds! Nice job. Oh and I have still got grinding sparks in my eyes while wearing good quality goggles. They had ventilation slots in them and the sparks still found there way in! G'day from Tasmania
1 of the most interesting projects to observe ! Your humility, in our opinion, is unwarranted LOL, but then, That's YOU ! A 79 summers fan in Bermuda !!
You're not alone, it's easy to overlook minor considerations like personal protection. I once set down at the bench to TIG weld a new bumper and trailer hitch for my truck, and because it was summer and hot, I wore running shorts. The bumper welded up nicely but the next day I had significant UV burns on my exposed legs which took two weeks to heal. D'OH!
Tip.... for your vertical up welds, weld triangles, across joint - then up at an angle to center joint - then down at an angle to the top of your cross weld - then stack and repeat. You'll get the feel for how far you can travel on the vertical angle up with metal thickness to voltage used. Super strong weld. Used on Manitowoc cranes at Manitowoc Engineering,should work well for the rest of us ! Hope this helps.
Great job and clever as always. Those logs tremble when they see this splitter gunning for them. I do appreciate you saying something about safety. There are lot's of young guns making mistakes out there that can kill. People fallowing your channel will get the knowledge needed to become a great and SAFE fabricator.
I'm glad to see you're serious about PPE Oliver. I was not as a younger man and now I'm paying the price for my stupidity as a youth. Hopefully you won't need this tip, but keep some neodymium magnets handy in a bag just in case you get another spark in your eye. Much better than waiting in A&E, especially with things as they are. Log splitter looks great, makes my electric powered one look puny!
Another great video. Thanks Oliver. Yes, I prefer welding horizontally due to lack of experience in welding vertically. Rightly or wrongly, I pulse the weld using the trigger. Your welds look pretty darn good to me 👍 That’s a big cylinder. Lots of umph but needs a lot of oil to move it to full stroke. Hope you can do another video next week. Cheers Mike and Nicky
Very nice Oliver 😎👍 i also split em at 1m length and pile em up for drying, bringing them home and sawing them short the summer before i need them, saves lot of chainsaw work. Very cool log splitter, beefy and i like the exchangeable blade to a cross or star. I might steal that idea for mine 😅 Thx for showing, Greetings from Germany, Chris
Ive always found there are two types of "agi spec" either baler twine and gaffa tape... or 500mm I beam and a massive over sized ram! Love it.. Amazing work as always, its so good to see someone who takes pride in thier work no matter what your doing.
As far as looks go..Father used to say, she may not look the best, but boy can she cook! So, as long as the welds hold, who cares what they look like. You have excelled once again! Your a good egg.
I agree a 4 way blade with adjustable height. Watching your dad yanking at the 90% split oak just showed me why I get a bad back when I'm splitting. Need to be able to just retract ram and put another log in and let that push the first one through. At least it's attached to the tractor so you can just keep drawing forward to clear the pile of split. But I have to admit that's the first log splitter I've ever seen that will survive a nuclear blast. Keep up the videos love watching them.
I did exactly that to my face a few weeks back, went of to weld a gate and forgot my mask, thought i could get away with spot welding it up by shutting eyes on pull of the trigger, what happened, i got i nice sun tan too Dont worry yourself on small bits in weld, you do an excellent weld
Hi Oliver😃 that's a good log splitter, capable of hard work, and should last a long time. It will be interesting to see any further mods you make to it. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
If those are your first vertical welds you did a fine job. Also it's harder to weld vertical with the wire feed than it is a stick. That's one hell of a log splitter, nice job. Keep Smilin
That has got some poke in it to just split them chunks . I'm impressed for 40 odd quid that' ram was one brilliant purchase at auction. Well worth the wait and yup as you say it's still in the prototype stage however still very much usable as it is . I'm sure a few tweaks here and there as you say and that will soon be ready to paint . A large ring style cutter with multiple edges would be beneficial then it's more a one cut per piece and all done I would think a nice yellow paint job would suit it . Thanks for sharing as always a great video with very interesting content .😊
Good to see this project back. I'd actually forgotten about it, with it being 7 months since Part 1 and 4 months since Part 2. Good time of year to get it finished with the cold weather you're having over there at the moment.
I split Australian very had wood for thirty years odd on farm and would have given my wooden leg for a gadget like this. Remarkable result....bravo Oliver.
That log splitter is a monster. It must be two to three times the size of the one the woodcutter was using many decades ago. His was completely self-contained with a motor and hydraulic pump and a star knife. It will be interesting to see how your modifications improve the function of this one. With a prototype, it's usually the case that some things need changing after you first test it.
Your vertical welds look pretty good to me. I really like the close up at 42:30 showing your technic and how you pause on each side as you make each stroke across the two pieces.
Hi Oliver, A suggestion install a diverter valve that adds the return flow oil into the high pressure line up to a threshold pressure and when the load is high on the ram it releases and allows the low pressure side to return to the tractor. It works like there are two speeds - just done automatically
Nice design and build again mate. Forget worrying about fancy welds they are for instagram, I am watching the overall build not checking your welds. Since I became an amateur welder I am now fully qualified to check others welds, and when you start looking about you not all welds are 10/10. However they don’t usually break and have been there for years without an issue. A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain’t!!All the best mate.
There are logsplitter valves available that connects the rod and pistonside till it hits a set pressure , it more than doubles your cilinder speed out, differential operation its called I thought.
Normal safety glasses are useless for the grinder, the goggles you use are perfect. I tend to use a full face shield these days as I always fog up with goggles. I thought you were going to say you’d had a welding flash but I guess a uv burn can be just as bad. Skin cancer is no joke, I have had three removed from my face. The splitter turned out to be a beast 🙂
Suggestions from “Lifetime of Welding ”. Reduce the amount welding. Use intermittent welds 30mm long . Strength is from the geometric shape not the amount of weld. Keep the mig stinger lead as straight as possible to keep the friction of the of the welding wire passing through the liner to a minimum. Also. The mig wire drive control unit will operate suspended over the work location it’s then out of the way of the working area.
@@snowballengineering No need to MARK OUT strike the arc and count to 10 or 15 or 20. Do it a couple of times you’ll get the instinctive knack. (Try it on a piece f scrap metal first. ) And half the cost of welding consumables!! If you still want to make out ,make the stepping on a length of thin wood batten and use the batten to mark out rather than a tape measure. Or chalk mark it out and guess the length of 30 mm Another way is to start the weld 30 mm in and weld to the end. Eg the web stiffener plates I’d weld 30mm around and each side of the end nose and 30mm each side of the web stiffener to the beam web at the top. total would be 30x 4 = 120 mm welding. I’d guess you weld 200mm each side 200x 2 = 400 mm weld length Stitch welding is the way to go.
Great job Ollie really enjoyed all of that from the very start and its great to see it working too as you already know a 4 way split would be better and more time saving too for the operator…. Great job mate😊😊😊😊
Well done great job !! How about welding an extra backing plate either side behind the knife, angle them so that they help force the cut log outwards which in turn will help split the section of the log that doesn't contact the knife edge ?
I should think your log splitter is strong enough to split granite. Maybe an idea you might like to consider is using a detent valve on the return. Once again a great video.
Thank you for bringing us along on this project, and explaining as you go. Uphill welding can be a test of your patience, and I think you learnt the ways of it pretty quickly and with reasonable results too! This log splitter has turned out very well for what started out as a scrap yard forage, and will serve your family for decades. A very worthy project, that we all have learned from, Plasma (sun) burn is a real thing that is often not thought of.
Nice update on the log splitter Ollie, like that you're using it as a test piece for your vertical welding. I suppose it's like most things, if you're doing the same thing all the time it becomes second nature and as they say practice makes perfect. I once knew someone who was an underwater welder on the oil rigs in the North Sea, he used to say he was glad he was welding down there, as no one could see the state of his welds, his mantra was as long as it's standing he must be doing something right. 😂 Like you say your self taught, plus you have the guts to put yourself out there, I just wonder how many of those keyboard warriors out there have actually had the guts to put themselves on camera, probably very few if none at all. Keep up the good work! 👍
Practice makes perfect, keep going. I watch a lot of UA-cam and it is not often a mistake is recognized, mostly they are edited out to pretend to be perfect, but to show the result of a mistake, especially a known mistake, is commendable and speaks highly in my opinion of the UA-camr.
That’s a serious timber splinter! It looks like a. Four or six way wedge would really speed up the splitting chore . Nice build , I would say your vertical welds are getting better quickly.
What a great project! Great to hear you talking about safety. You always appear to take due care. I know if I say to myself “I should be careful doing this” It’s time to stop and do it differently as I’m about to hurt myself. I managed to teach my brother that trick 🤠 It’s funny why it takes so long to listen to that little voice especially when the punishment for not listening can be severe. I’ve always been a safety first kind of guy but every now and then you hear that voice.
You really do a great job doing all the things you do. All your viewers say such good things, just like me we all enjoy your channel mate. The splitter works pretty well at this stage, the future mods should be good. Your Dad look like a capable bloke.. we'll see you in the next video.
Well done Oliver , this work in progress job is interesting to see and it’s development !!! Your shop looks tidy and looks far better for the videos (no insult intended )👍. I love watching your videos on Sunday mornings and please keep them coming thank you 🥇
Hi Olly. Just a little tip regarding UV protection. A clear lens can also be used. So if you have a clear face mask you could use it in combo with your dark shades and you won't get red in the face. Thanks for the video.
Now that is what I call a log splitter. Just need a build a big wood burning range next in the kitchen to burn the logs. Cracking good job there young man!
Wow! What a machine! We have a large hydraulic splitter, but that thing puts it to shame. 🙂 I wonder if you could put a cross blade on that and turn each log into 4 parts. In any case, great build, as always. Have a pleasant and peaceful Sunday!
Nice job 👍 A couple of suggestions for you ( Having built a similar machine myself) weld some bucket edge up you blade backstop, bring it forward to overlap the back of your blade. This will support the blade sideways (lateral) and act as a wedge to promote splitting. You already realised that you left too large a gap between the pushing pad and the blade, I found stopping 1/4" away worked well enough. I used a big ram off a scrap 360 excavator and like you started off running direct off the tractor pump, cycle time and fuel consumption was not good! I ended up modifying the splitter, with it's own pto pump/gearbox and hydraulic tank, cycle time is massively improved and the splitter can now be run off a small tractor at low rpm, with good fuel economy. I've been on the arc sun-tan/arc eye, boat through just not thinking! even though we know better it just happens occasionally......................... Enjoy your content and hope the above suggestions are food for thought. cheers. 👍
Very interesting, I've seen all types of weird and wonderful log cutters and splitters. I thought yours was a bit big, but when I saw the size of the logs, I had to give you credit for the big logs. Well done mate the project has started very well, take care, be safe 👍
Great video as always. the log splitter is working as intended, like you said there will always be a tweak here and there to do. Your International sounds great as they all did with heavy draft work.
This splitter makes mine look like a toy! If you do the updates you talked about, especially closing the gap between ram and knife, would be a great idea. I can't compare the cycle time of the cylinder but I agree that this splitter is begging for a four sided adjustable wedge . Greatly enjoy videos. You are a very talented young man . I hope your business becomes very successful in the near future.
Looks solid! Should make splitting logs a lot easier and faster. Thanks for the tips regarding welding as I am no experienced welder by any stretch of the imagination.
If you pull the blade out of the I-beam, will you be king? lol Nice series. A heavy duty splitter. You may need a PTO driven or engine driven hydraulic pump to get the ram to move fast enough.
Thanks for putting the 10x on the screen when you time lapsed (even if it was in the top or bottom corner). It makes someone that does not work in metal like you to understand how long it takes to cut steel, etc. Also great job on the splitter.
The splitter works a treat ! I can see a 4 or 6 way star on the blade would improve efficiency. One push and the whole log would be done. My Mrs says she could listen to your calm voice all day, funny she never says that to me ! Thanks for sharing the build of this log splitter. Brian from South Yorkshire.
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6 ways would be great and the frame could very easily handle it 😊
Love the sound of the old International....
Straight pipe and turbo whistle....👍👍
I was thinking the same!
I miss my old 1056 but at least the chap I sold it to is restoring it!
@@jimgardner9044that’s great 👍
Brilliant Job, Olly. I wouldn't worry about what others think. If it works for you and serves the purpose it's intended for, you've done well.
I look forward to Oliver's videos. I started watching after Wes mentioned his channel. The first thing I noticed is Olive is smart. He finds a solution and brings me along without ruining his ears, eyes, or lungs. He is very impressive for a young guy.
Me too! Wes has a lot to answer for.....
Heavy stuff I use stick seems to get better penetrations and a good bead
I think that splitter is a candidate for a Guinness record for the strongest home made splitter in the world.😊 this is a work of art and would probably make mincemeat of a dead Gum Tree log. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if all the local farmers bring their tough rings of wood to you for splitting.
After these videos they all know him lots of laughts
These shops must be slow CEE is making a new franna crane now olie with this log splitter
@@edswider9309CCE stated that he works on the FRANNA after work or on Sundays.
Life’s not all about work. Sometimes you have to make time for your own projects. Especially when it’s a project that keeps my house warm in winter
@@snowballengineering Well said Olly!
When finished this will be the most over engineered log splitter ever and I love it. 👊
It’s is extremely heavy duty and will never break 😊😊😊
The first thing I noticed about you is how serios you take protection equipment, compared to other UA-camrs. You, Kurtis and Wes are my favorite people on UA-cam. Keep up the good work!
Which channel is Wes please, doesn't ring a bell for me, a suggestion for you if I may www.youtube.com/@KrisHarbour
Great work Oliver. I have found that a sacrificial piece on the end of the ram like a piece of hardwood works well to get a zero clearance to fully split the pieces. It will eventually wear out, but works well and is easily replaceable.
Would love to see a part 4!
Nice job, miss my Dad as we did so much together from brazing at 12 and using the lathe to building extensions on houses. He loved all the things I made.
Great job, Oliver. 1 recommendation: Consider making a support yoke/block for the hydraulic cylinder. Since it looks like the splitter will be horizontal most of the time, there will be a lot of flex pressure when under load. A support yoke would reduce or eliminate cylinder wear. Hope that helps. Thanks for letting us watch. Cheers.
I agree with you on this 😊
Strong log splitter. A wider wedge on the knife might also help with logs that are a bit stringy. By the look of the sticker on the ram it was from Murton. I guess you might be, as a friend of mine describes it, "buying more work" at the first Murton sale of the year this week.
Yes, that’s where it came from. Went and had a look around yesterday but didn’t see anything useful
As a eighty year old mechanical engineer I really enjoy watching a young man as skilled as you. You have a depth of knowledge that amazes me. Keep up the good work and take care. From the Texas Hill Country
Here in America, I knew so-called master welders who could not do as much and better work than you are doing. For doing these on Videos I think these are great welds it's not how pretty it is anyway it's how strong that counts. You keep up these I personally think you are doing great!!!
Ollie, you have to pause in the corners a lot longer than you think. I normally count to three😊 you are right about practice. I had a year off from welding and virtually had to relearn, muscle memory, the ones smarter than me call it. That is the most overbuild splitter I have seen and I have seen hundreds! Nice job. Oh and I have still got grinding sparks in my eyes while wearing good quality goggles. They had ventilation slots in them and the sparks still found there way in! G'day from Tasmania
Oliver, you’re fantastic, Man!! Thank you so very much!!!!
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❤ Well Done, Oliver! ❤
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Olly that makes my 8 tonne splitter look like a child’s toy! Cracking bit of kit.
1 of the most interesting projects to observe ! Your humility, in our opinion, is unwarranted LOL, but then, That's YOU ! A 79 summers fan in Bermuda !!
I never bother with trying to pull the log apart when it has not fully split, I just stick the next log on and it finishes the job.
You're not alone, it's easy to overlook minor considerations like personal protection. I once set down at the bench to TIG weld a new bumper and trailer hitch for my truck, and because it was summer and hot, I wore running shorts. The bumper welded up nicely but the next day I had significant UV burns on my exposed legs which took two weeks to heal. D'OH!
I keep practicing those vertical-up welds too.
Damn fine job, very meticulous planning and execution.
Love that International 👍👍
Excellent build. You sure got some UV light on your face.
Take care my friend.
Tip.... for your vertical up welds, weld triangles, across joint - then up at an angle to center joint - then down at an angle to the top of your cross weld - then stack and repeat. You'll get the feel for how far you can travel on the vertical angle up with metal thickness to voltage used. Super strong weld. Used on Manitowoc cranes at Manitowoc Engineering,should work well for the rest of us ! Hope this helps.
Great job and clever as always. Those logs tremble when they see this splitter gunning for them.
I do appreciate you saying something about safety. There are lot's of young guns making mistakes out there that can kill. People fallowing your channel will get the knowledge needed to become a great and SAFE fabricator.
your vertical up welds are perfect.
I'm glad to see you're serious about PPE Oliver. I was not as a younger man and now I'm paying the price for my stupidity as a youth. Hopefully you won't need this tip, but keep some neodymium magnets handy in a bag just in case you get another spark in your eye. Much better than waiting in A&E, especially with things as they are. Log splitter looks great, makes my electric powered one look puny!
Another great video. Thanks Oliver. Yes, I prefer welding horizontally due to lack of experience in welding vertically. Rightly or wrongly, I pulse the weld using the trigger. Your welds look pretty darn good to me 👍
That’s a big cylinder. Lots of umph but needs a lot of oil to move it to full stroke.
Hope you can do another video next week.
Cheers
Mike and Nicky
Very nice Oliver 😎👍 i also split em at 1m length and pile em up for drying, bringing them home and sawing them short the summer before i need them, saves lot of chainsaw work. Very cool log splitter, beefy and i like the exchangeable blade to a cross or star. I might steal that idea for mine 😅 Thx for showing, Greetings from Germany, Chris
Ive always found there are two types of "agi spec" either baler twine and gaffa tape... or 500mm I beam and a massive over sized ram! Love it..
Amazing work as always, its so good to see someone who takes pride in thier work no matter what your doing.
Spot on with the "Agro/homebuilt spec".....👍
As far as looks go..Father used to say, she may not look the best, but boy can she cook!
So, as long as the welds hold, who cares what they look like.
You have excelled once again!
Your a good egg.
Greetings from the USA Oliver.....that is a Monster Splitter! Just some tweets to it is all that's left. Nice Work.
I agree a 4 way blade with adjustable height. Watching your dad yanking at the 90% split oak just showed me why I get a bad back when I'm splitting. Need to be able to just retract ram and put another log in and let that push the first one through. At least it's attached to the tractor so you can just keep drawing forward to clear the pile of split. But I have to admit that's the first log splitter I've ever seen that will survive a nuclear blast. Keep up the videos love watching them.
I did exactly that to my face a few weeks back, went of to weld a gate and forgot my mask, thought i could get away with spot welding it up by shutting eyes on pull of the trigger, what happened, i got i nice sun tan too
Dont worry yourself on small bits in weld, you do an excellent weld
Hi Oliver😃 that's a good log splitter, capable of hard work, and should last a long time. It will be interesting to see any further mods you make to it. Thanks for another interesting video mate, stay safe, best wishe's to you and your's, Stuart UK.
Very impressive, you should sell them commercially. Can't wait to see the next tool you make for the farm.
What a piece of equipment! Heavy duty! Alright! Thanks for sharing! 👌👍
Good design! Put a sacrificial piece of hard wood on the ram to take up the gap. Grease the rails instead of oil, including underside.
Red and tacky would be great for this 😊
Your plasma torch does a hell of a good job.
If those are your first vertical welds you did a fine job. Also it's harder to weld vertical with the wire feed than it is a stick. That's one hell of a log splitter, nice job. Keep Smilin
That has got some poke in it to just split them chunks . I'm impressed for 40 odd quid that' ram was one brilliant purchase at auction. Well worth the wait and yup as you say it's still in the prototype stage however still very much usable as it is . I'm sure a few tweaks here and there as you say and that will soon be ready to paint . A large ring style cutter with multiple edges would be beneficial then it's more a one cut per piece and all done I would think a nice yellow paint job would suit it . Thanks for sharing as always a great video with very interesting content .😊
I can't wait to see the size of logs that thing is gonna crack . Brilliant work looks fantastic .
A recess on the pushing face might be an answer. Great video, thanks for sharing.
id put a 6 prong star on the splitter a whole log in one push completed will save a ton of time. time is money after all
Good to see this project back. I'd actually forgotten about it, with it being 7 months since Part 1 and 4 months since Part 2. Good time of year to get it finished with the cold weather you're having over there at the moment.
I split Australian very had wood for thirty years odd on farm and would have given my wooden leg for a gadget like this. Remarkable result....bravo Oliver.
That log splitter is a monster. It must be two to three times the size of the one the woodcutter was using many decades ago. His was completely self-contained with a motor and hydraulic pump and a star knife. It will be interesting to see how your modifications improve the function of this one. With a prototype, it's usually the case that some things need changing after you first test it.
That Olly is a real man's log splitter, you could make a fortune selling them in New Zealand
Your vertical welds look pretty good to me. I really like the close up at 42:30 showing your technic and how you pause on each side as you make each stroke across the two pieces.
Been waiting for this video!! Rear tire needs air! 🤣😂
Love the “beef” of your splitter!
Another awesome video Oliver, You are building my dream log splitter, That's going to be awesome once all done and running.
From kiwi land.
That’s going to be a extremely heavy duty one to break the big rounds for sure
Nice shop and well done, Sir 😊
Satisfying fabrication and lack of drama make your channel a particular favorite of mine. Thanks for uploading.
Good to see a project comming together.
That will last for years I’m sure.
Oliver, enjoyed the ride in the tractor.
Brilliant - our farm is in Maine and this is wood-burning country; never seen a rig as robust as yours !
Thats one beast of a log splitter Olly ! Well done ;)
That international tractor was a jewel oliver I'm jealous
Hi Oliver, A suggestion install a diverter valve that adds the return flow oil into the high pressure line up to a threshold pressure and when the load is high on the ram it releases and allows the low pressure side to return to the tractor. It works like there are two speeds - just done automatically
Yes, this sounds a good idea
That`s a huge log spitter. Should last forever.
Nice design and build again mate. Forget worrying about fancy welds they are for instagram, I am watching the overall build not checking your welds. Since I became an amateur welder I am now fully qualified to check others welds, and when you start looking about you not all welds are 10/10. However they don’t usually break and have been there for years without an issue. A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain’t!!All the best mate.
Great video as always. I look forward to Sundays update from you.
There are logsplitter valves available that connects the rod and pistonside till it hits a set pressure , it more than doubles your cilinder speed out, differential operation its called I thought.
I’ll have to look into that. Thanks for letting me know
Normal safety glasses are useless for the grinder, the goggles you use are perfect. I tend to use a full face shield these days as I always fog up with goggles. I thought you were going to say you’d had a welding flash but I guess a uv burn can be just as bad. Skin cancer is no joke, I have had three removed from my face. The splitter turned out to be a beast 🙂
Suggestions from “Lifetime of Welding ”.
Reduce the amount welding. Use intermittent welds 30mm long . Strength is from the geometric shape not the amount of weld.
Keep the mig stinger lead as straight as possible to keep the friction of the of the welding wire passing through the liner to a minimum.
Also. The mig wire drive control unit will operate suspended over the work location it’s then out of the way of the working area.
I like intermittent welds to all look nice and even so by the time I’ve marked them all out it’s quicker just to do a full weld 😆
@@snowballengineering No need to MARK OUT strike the arc and count to 10 or 15 or 20. Do it a couple of times you’ll get the instinctive knack. (Try it on a piece f scrap metal first. ) And half the cost of welding consumables!!
If you still want to make out ,make the stepping on a length of thin wood batten and use the batten to mark out rather than a tape measure.
Or chalk mark it out and guess the length of 30 mm
Another way is to start the weld 30 mm in and weld to the end.
Eg the web stiffener plates I’d weld 30mm around and each side of the end nose and 30mm each side of the web stiffener to the beam web at the top.
total would be 30x 4 = 120 mm welding. I’d guess you weld 200mm each side 200x 2 = 400 mm weld length
Stitch welding is the way to go.
Great job Ollie really enjoyed all of that from the very start and its great to see it working too as you already know a 4 way split would be better and more time saving too for the operator…. Great job mate😊😊😊😊
Excellent build. Very well executed, till next time.
Well done great job !! How about welding an extra backing plate either side behind the knife, angle them so that they help force the cut log outwards which in turn will help split the section of the log that doesn't contact the knife edge ?
Good idea
Super job as always, vertical up is always a bit of fun when you only occasionally do it 🙂
I should think your log splitter is strong enough to split granite. Maybe an idea you might like to consider is using a detent valve on the return. Once again a great video.
Cracking piece of kit.
Ya great grand kids will get a life time of use out of it
Can’t wait to see you using it on some very big logs
Thank you for bringing us along on this project, and explaining as you go. Uphill welding can be a test of your patience, and I think you learnt the ways of it pretty quickly and with reasonable results too! This log splitter has turned out very well for what started out as a scrap yard forage, and will serve your family for decades. A very worthy project, that we all have learned from, Plasma (sun) burn is a real thing that is often not thought of.
Nice update on the log splitter Ollie, like that you're using it as a test piece for your vertical welding. I suppose it's like most things, if you're doing the same thing all the time it becomes second nature and as they say practice makes perfect. I once knew someone who was an underwater welder on the oil rigs in the North Sea, he used to say he was glad he was welding down there, as no one could see the state of his welds, his mantra was as long as it's standing he must be doing something right. 😂 Like you say your self taught, plus you have the guts to put yourself out there, I just wonder how many of those keyboard warriors out there have actually had the guts to put themselves on camera, probably very few if none at all. Keep up the good work! 👍
Good design, well thought out even planning for mods.
Practice makes perfect, keep going. I watch a lot of UA-cam and it is not often a mistake is recognized, mostly they are edited out to pretend to be perfect, but to show the result of a mistake, especially a known mistake, is commendable and speaks highly in my opinion of the UA-camr.
That’s a serious timber splinter! It looks like a. Four or six way wedge would really speed up the splitting chore . Nice build , I would say your vertical welds are getting better quickly.
What a great project!
Great to hear you talking about safety.
You always appear to take due care.
I know if I say to myself “I should be careful doing this”
It’s time to stop and do it differently as I’m about to hurt myself.
I managed to teach my brother that trick 🤠
It’s funny why it takes so long to listen to that little voice especially when the punishment for not listening can be severe.
I’ve always been a safety first kind of guy but every now and then you hear that voice.
Good afternoon to you. Nothing like a wake up coffee and a notification revealing a spanking new video from Oliver!
You really do a great job doing all the things you do. All your viewers say such good things, just like me we all enjoy your channel mate. The splitter works pretty well at this stage, the future mods should be good. Your Dad look like a capable bloke.. we'll see you in the next video.
Well done Oliver , this work in progress job is interesting to see and it’s development !!! Your shop looks tidy and looks far better for the videos (no insult intended )👍. I love watching your videos on Sunday mornings and please keep them coming thank you 🥇
Hi Olly.
Just a little tip regarding UV protection. A clear lens can also be used. So if you have a clear face mask you could use it in combo with your dark shades and you won't get red in the face.
Thanks for the video.
Now that is what I call a log splitter. Just need a build a big wood burning range next in the kitchen to burn the logs. Cracking good job there young man!
Great job Ollie! you’ve created something of real use on the farm which will last for years
Wow! What a machine! We have a large hydraulic splitter, but that thing puts it to shame. 🙂 I wonder if you could put a cross blade on that and turn each log into 4 parts. In any case, great build, as always. Have a pleasant and peaceful Sunday!
Nice job 👍 A couple of suggestions for you ( Having built a similar machine myself) weld some bucket edge up you blade backstop, bring it forward to overlap the back of your blade.
This will support the blade sideways (lateral) and act as a wedge to promote splitting. You already realised that you left too large a gap between the pushing pad and the blade, I found stopping 1/4" away worked well enough.
I used a big ram off a scrap 360 excavator and like you started off running direct off the tractor pump, cycle time and fuel consumption was not good!
I ended up modifying the splitter, with it's own pto pump/gearbox and hydraulic tank, cycle time is massively improved and the splitter can now be run off a small tractor at low rpm, with good fuel economy.
I've been on the arc sun-tan/arc eye, boat through just not thinking! even though we know better it just happens occasionally.........................
Enjoy your content and hope the above suggestions are food for thought. cheers. 👍
Very interesting, I've seen all types of weird and wonderful log cutters and splitters. I thought yours was a bit big, but when I saw the size of the logs, I had to give you credit for the big logs. Well done mate the project has started very well, take care, be safe 👍
Looks strong enough to split stone :)
Nice job that’s a pretty hard wood and had no trouble, after a few more upgrades life wile be so much easier splitting wood, great job.
Great video as always. the log splitter is working as intended, like you said there will always be a tweak here and there to do.
Your International sounds great as they all did with heavy draft work.
Very nice splitter, good job! 👍
👍 for the IH 1255!!!, splitter looks good too!! 😁
This splitter makes mine look like a toy! If you do the updates you talked about, especially closing the gap between ram and knife, would be a great idea. I can't compare the cycle time of the cylinder but I agree that this splitter is begging for a four sided adjustable wedge . Greatly enjoy videos. You are a very talented young man . I hope your business becomes very successful in the near future.
Looks solid! Should make splitting logs a lot easier and faster. Thanks for the tips regarding welding as I am no experienced welder by any stretch of the imagination.
Very nice project.
Happy Log Splitting.
Would like to see it painted International Red and White .
You like Yankee Tractors too huh .👍
The sound of that tractor gave me goosebumps.
If you pull the blade out of the I-beam, will you be king? lol Nice series. A heavy duty splitter. You may need a PTO driven or engine driven hydraulic pump to get the ram to move fast enough.
Thanks for putting the 10x on the screen when you time lapsed (even if it was in the top or bottom corner). It makes someone that does not work in metal like you to understand how long it takes to cut steel, etc. Also great job on the splitter.
Yup
Definitely a HD log splitter
Must have some tough logs there
Great to see more of 1 of your International it sounds amazing! Excellent looking log splitter. Keep up the good work