I bought the rack and Pinion from a company called super split they make log splitters that have this design I made the rest of it myself but I used their rack which is about 2 1/4 inches wide 1 inch thick and I think about 38 inches long and then the pinion gear is an inch and a quarter diameter shaft with 280 pound flywheels one on either side
I was just shopping for a rack & pinion set today, the set I looked at was from Martin, pinion gear is part# S412, and the rack is part # RA4x4 (48" long). The price I was quoted was $654.75 for the rack & $306.10 for the pinion ! I never thought they'd be that expensive.
Each is made out of a 35 pound barbell weight and then 3 one quarter inch thick 16 inch in diameter steel plates that are about 15 pounds each which gives me a total of 80 pounds on each side
Since barbell weights are normally cast iron, how did you fasten the 1/4" thick steel plates to the barbell weights? How did you attach the completed flywheels to the shaft?
I bought the rack and Pinion from a company called super split they make log splitters that have this design I made the rest of it myself but I used their rack which is about 2 1/4 inches wide 1 inch thick and I think about 38 inches long and then the pinion gear is an inch and a quarter diameter shaft with 280 pound flywheels one on either side
I was just shopping for a rack & pinion set today, the set I looked at was from Martin, pinion gear is part# S412, and the rack is part # RA4x4 (48" long). The price I was quoted was $654.75 for the rack & $306.10 for the pinion ! I never thought they'd be that expensive.
That, those, this? My gosh dude, sounds like my girlfriend trying to explain something mechanical.
what did you make your fly wheels out of? or did you buy them?
does this mechanism have safety unlock if the log wouldn't be cracked?
Each is made out of a 35 pound barbell weight and then 3 one quarter inch thick 16 inch in diameter steel plates that are about 15 pounds each which gives me a total of 80 pounds on each side
Since barbell weights are normally cast iron, how did you fasten the 1/4" thick steel plates to the barbell weights? How did you attach the completed flywheels to the shaft?