Great Build ,, I have a store bought log splitter splitter head is on the ram ,, only thing after 15 years is the cutting edge is a bit dull and bent a little splitting knots .. I tried grease on the slides it filled with wood and dirt now I just rub a bit of waste oil with a rag .. hope you have better luck ,, also a upgrade I need is a log catcher .. you with the 6 way should not have that problem ,, cant wait for the next step ,, thumbs up on your Videos ,, thank you ..
Great job Donn. These are the best lessons being taught out in the barn. You're doing a fabulous job passing on skills that can be learned with determination and perseverance and the will to do so. Stay safe and thank you for sharing with us all these years. Fred.
LOL @2:01 "hardened tip calipers so please stop whining about it I think I know what I am doing"🤣ROFL 🤣 Once again another great build. Excellent work 👍👍👍 . Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourself, be safe, and healthy 🇨🇦
We had the same valve on our splitter, but we converted it to a hip actuated desing. If jou flip the valve 90 degrees towards yourselve, extend the lever, and make like a half hoop that fits your waist/hip you can use both hands to position the wood and afficiently use the splitter. Nice buids by the way
This is looking pretty good! I'm waiting for the tank and engine to show up; this looks like it'll be a welcome addition to your winter woodpile preparation. One pass to split one of those big chunks 6 ways will make it go quickly. Thanks for sharing!
It was nice seeing you go back to your roots and use a grinder to cut most of your pieces despite the risk of burning down your shop. 😉 At first I was thinking you’d be better using the hydraulics to push the wedge through but then my brain caught up and I realized pushing the wood through the wedge pushes it on to your conveyor which you’ll still have to make since you sold the last one.
Funny surprise, I was watching a bunch of your older videos last night and was wondering when the wood splitter build would continue. I like the height, wish my dad's old wood splitter was that tall or maybe I can make it that tall after watching this. Great video man !!!
I knew scribing calipers existed (with either the little tips added or hardened jaws) but never knew ones with a smaller jaw existed. Those are neat, gonna get a few pairs.
I am looking to rebuild my splitter too and love watching your videos. It is a bit more dangerous but with using a knife rather than wedge style you could probably even use an "auto cycling valve" which you pull two handles at once and it goes from fully retracted, fully extended, then back to fully retracted. This allows you to place the round, pull, then grab another round while it cycles. P.S. - I am very jealous of the tools you have!
Very nice work !! This will be an awesome little splitter can't wait to see the log lift and how you do the wedge the next several videos will be absolutely amazing !! Top Notch work as always I really enjoy your videos !!!👍👍
I love your build but I would have avoided grease fittings on the slide and used uhmw .That way you won't have wood chips sticking to the grease and having grease get on your hands handling the wood. Food for thought.. Your an amazing designer Don.
It's great find and all. Plus practically free. Hope your using a hands free hydraulic cone log splitter on the other end it's more faster and economical. Than running a wedge type hydraulic piston back and forth or pushing to a wedge break which waste time, fuel and money. Maybe also adding another cylinder to lift the logs from the ground to load the splitter or a feed rack would be more beneficial and save you from alot of back pains in the future?
If you made an extended control section, than you could lower the entire unit lower to the ground and make it easier to get the logs in place to split. Just an idea. But you are used to making amazing contraptions to accomplish whatever you want... Thumbs Up!
I think he might be making a log lift. Though I hope he makes it a 4, 6, 8 way splitter with a ram for adjusting to the center of the log. Most times the logs will be mostly the same size so all you have to do is adjust the splitting head a few times.
Ciao donn, complimenti per il tuo capolavoro..volevo farti una domanda, quando verrebbe a costare una affare del genere..se sei in grado di rispondere, me lo fai sapere nei commenti, io sono in Italia 😊😊 sei veramente ingamba. Per puro caso o visto il tuo video 📹 e ancora complimenti..da oggi mi vedrò tutti i tuoi video, ciao alla prossima 👍 👍👋🇮🇪
You should put a drip lube system on your drill/mill consisting of a 1/2 liter bottle, a valve and some flexible tubing. This would simply drip lubricant onto the drilled area but only as much as you pour into the open top of the container and when through you can shut it off.
Have you thought about selling your cold saw and replacing it with a horizontal bandsaw so you don’t have to do so much with the 9” grinder?Since I got mine my fabricating has gotten so much quieter / more accurate / less messy / no holes burnt in clothes etc. I made a mounting system for a table so it can be used as a vertical bandsaw too.
Fico ansioso pra assistir seus vídeos donn,parabéns por seu profissionalismo e suas criatividades,aprendi muita coisa com vc,tudo de bom irmão.um abraço🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Went to the hydraulic shop and that's what the guy there recommended. I've since bought two bigger cylinders and going to build an electric on-board power unit on it.
When using a grinder to cut parts in a line. I would make some sort of jig that is either square or round ( 2 bars ) then make a piviot clamp for the grinder. Then clamp the grinder in and allow the weight of the grinder to do the work and move back and forth. If done right you could set it up on the edge of a bench to where it can swing up, lock in place add the grinder line up the cut mark to the edge of the table and use one of those pins for like a welding table. ( you can have like a line of hole on the bench in a few areas. ) This way your edge of the bench is the cut line or there about. All of this should be as easy as using a vice as long as you have the grinder clamp super easy to fit in. The weight should be more than enough to cut the part also reducing the risk of breakage and making it last longer.
25:19 What, if any, practical advantage is there to lubricating while doing this? I don't have much practical experience and I often see people doing metalwork lubricating parts where the benefit of doing so is not apparent to me. I understand that lubrication is useful for stuff like drilling and tapping where there's a considerable amount of the tools surface that's going to be rubbing against the part where lubrication between the sliding surfaces will reduce friction, heat, wear etc. In this case however it seems like most of the time the only part of the tool that will be in contact with the part is the cutting edge shearing off new material and I don't understand how lubrication helps (shearing is not the same as surfaces rubbing causing friction). I always wonder do people put oil on most things just because if you do it for everything, you'll have it for the stuff where it is actually important? Or is there more to it that I don't understand such that it is useful to lubricate jobs where most of the contact is just shearing new material? [Edit] BTW, I'm not trying to nitpick, I'm just wondering what the deal with this is - is there's more to it.
Looks like this will be able to crush a car when your done. I had an idea that you could use the square tube as the reservoir so you won't have a tank to fit elsewhere. You were probably already going to do that.
Looking good. All the splitters I have worked with were closer to knee height but I also had to lift everything up onto them as well. Anyway are you planning to build a reservoir tank into the main beam or separate? The ones built into the main beam are more compact but seemed to be a bigger pain for cracking and having leaks from what I remember. Each has it's merits though as you need to have the pump located below the tank location for it to get a good feed of hydraulic fluid. I know you have your power pack setup for your trailer that you could use as well but I am guessing it would also be good to keep things rolling instead of having to switch all the time or only have one person working when there is a time crunch.
More fabrication videos on ua-cam.com/users/DonnDIYvideos
Great video and absolutely one of the best fabrication invention & build channels on UA-cam. Truly enjoyable and appreciated
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Great Build ,, I have a store bought log splitter splitter head is on the ram ,, only thing after 15 years is the cutting edge is a bit dull and bent a little splitting knots .. I tried grease on the slides it filled with wood and dirt now I just rub a bit of waste oil with a rag .. hope you have better luck ,, also a upgrade I need is a log catcher .. you with the 6 way should not have that problem ,, cant wait for the next step ,, thumbs up on your Videos ,, thank you ..
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Great job Donn. These are the best lessons being taught out in the barn. You're doing a fabulous job passing on skills that can be learned with determination and perseverance and the will to do so. Stay safe and thank you for sharing with us all these years. Fred.
Love watching you work, no corners cut and everything tidy, well done 👍
Peugeot Partner, the gift that keeps on giving!
LOL @2:01 "hardened tip calipers so please stop whining about it I think I know what I am doing"🤣ROFL 🤣 Once again another great build. Excellent work 👍👍👍 . Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourself, be safe, and healthy 🇨🇦
Best way to spend a Saturday morning, cuppa Joe and some @DonnDIY fabrication wizardry.
As always better than any TV. cant wait for another episode! :D
the confident execution of your skills is the sign of a true Craftsman ... nicely done Sir ... Nicely Done
Always love to watch your progress Donn. For me your videos don’t come often enough, but when they do, they’re always a joy.
All the best.
Donn, you have a very methodical and logical thought process. Keep up the great work!
We had the same valve on our splitter, but we converted it to a hip actuated desing. If jou flip the valve 90 degrees towards yourselve, extend the lever, and make like a half hoop that fits your waist/hip you can use both hands to position the wood and afficiently use the splitter.
Nice buids by the way
This is looking pretty good! I'm waiting for the tank and engine to show up; this looks like it'll be a welcome addition to your winter woodpile preparation. One pass to split one of those big chunks 6 ways will make it go quickly. Thanks for sharing!
he might run it off the power pack from the log trailer ?? that would save on the cost of the build ..
Totally awesome Donn, yet another brill build, can’t wait until the next instalment. Joe.
It’s 3am I should be sawing logs, but I love your videos. Thank You
I added a hydraulic log lift to my home built log splitter last summer. A real back saver.
Coming along nicely. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎
What an amazing young man you are. To have so much skill at such a young age. Amazing.
It was nice seeing you go back to your roots and use a grinder to cut most of your pieces despite the risk of burning down your shop. 😉
At first I was thinking you’d be better using the hydraulics to push the wedge through but then my brain caught up and I realized pushing the wood through the wedge pushes it on to your conveyor which you’ll still have to make since you sold the last one.
My dude you are a really good welder and fabricator.
Invention seem to be your middle name, enjoying every video you publish
Always on top fabrications! Excellent work Donn. Congrats,👍👍
Much rust in the break drums of the axle. Enjoying this your second log splitter build series.
Great Video, great skill and knowledge, keeping you're workspace clean well done, thank you for sharing! 🙂
Watching you is like watching my double. You work in the exact same manner as I do . Hats off to you sir 👏 👍 🙌
I love it please continue to keep it up and show us the way you are finishing it 🙂
Alot of work but enjoy watching you get through it.
Funny surprise, I was watching a bunch of your older videos last night and was wondering when the wood splitter build would continue. I like the height, wish my dad's old wood splitter was that tall or maybe I can make it that tall after watching this. Great video man !!!
Beefy!! This will be a great splitter for MANY years…
I knew scribing calipers existed (with either the little tips added or hardened jaws) but never knew ones with a smaller jaw existed. Those are neat, gonna get a few pairs.
Hi Donn,
Thanks for the video, great work as always.
Всегда смотрю ваши видео с удовольствием 👍👍👍
Great job one more time ! It's always to see you welding.... I never did that correctly but I am an electronic man so my weldings aren't the same ;-)
I am looking to rebuild my splitter too and love watching your videos. It is a bit more dangerous but with using a knife rather than wedge style you could probably even use an "auto cycling valve" which you pull two handles at once and it goes from fully retracted, fully extended, then back to fully retracted. This allows you to place the round, pull, then grab another round while it cycles. P.S. - I am very jealous of the tools you have!
Sehr saubere Arbeit. Super gemacht.
Very nice work !! This will be an awesome little splitter can't wait to see the log lift and how you do the wedge the next several videos will be absolutely amazing !! Top Notch work as always I really enjoy your videos !!!👍👍
You are simply the best 👍🏿🔥
Another nice build, Thanks and keep them coming Please
Hello from the Netherlands .
thanks for the video Don .
Sincerely, Hollandduck
как всегда - СУПЕР 👍👍👍👍👍
Привет из Казахстана!!!Всё отлично!!! Один вопрос: на 1:15 вы метал пилите, а поле опять свариваете, в том же положении. Почему? Заранее благодарю!
Love the calipers ya use for layout/ scribing.
When I was a kid step dad made a vertical wood splitter. The splitter head was bolt on so he could remove it and use it as a hyd press.
Like seeing that you clean up after yourself. A tidy work space is a safe and productive workplace.
Glad I'm not the only one with issues with stuck brake drums
У тебя же есть уже один дровокол. Зачем тебе ещё один? Видео супер💪👍
Another fabulous project
Thanks Donn! 👍🏻🎅🏻🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮
I love your build but I would have avoided grease fittings on the slide and used uhmw .That way you won't have wood chips sticking to the grease and having grease get on your hands handling the wood. Food for thought.. Your an amazing designer Don.
sir,, you use cutting wheel for that metal, and why didn't use plasma cutter??
awesome...can't wait until the next video
Great fab as always! Maybe next time soak the drums/breaks in a vat of diesel first to help them come loose🤷♂️ keep up the great content!
MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼
It's great find and all. Plus practically free. Hope your using a hands free hydraulic cone log splitter on the other end it's more faster and economical. Than running a wedge type hydraulic piston back and forth or pushing to a wedge break which waste time, fuel and money. Maybe also adding another cylinder to lift the logs from the ground to load the splitter or a feed rack would be more beneficial and save you from alot of back pains in the future?
Could’ve found a rustier axle, I’d of shattered that cast drum beating on it like that, nice build on ur axle, nice build all around
Nice, better go overkill than underkill, love how you use your eye-crometer on the axle. 😉
great video without annoying background music
Delightful video and job as always, I appreciate your channel and I hope you continue to inspire for a long time. Best wishes in your projects
If you made an extended control section, than you could lower the entire unit lower to the ground and make it easier to get the logs in place to split. Just an idea. But you are used to making amazing contraptions to accomplish whatever you want... Thumbs Up!
I think he might be making a log lift. Though I hope he makes it a 4, 6, 8 way splitter with a ram for adjusting to the center of the log. Most times the logs will be mostly the same size so all you have to do is adjust the splitting head a few times.
Ciao donn, complimenti per il tuo capolavoro..volevo farti una domanda, quando verrebbe a costare una affare del genere..se sei in grado di rispondere, me lo fai sapere nei commenti, io sono in Italia 😊😊 sei veramente ingamba. Per puro caso o visto il tuo video 📹 e ancora complimenti..da oggi mi vedrò tutti i tuoi video, ciao alla prossima 👍 👍👋🇮🇪
You make it look easy! All I need is a mill and a bigger welder!
Добрый день,крепление самого цилиндра к профильной трубе не будет слабым местом?
Audi 80 rear axle HARD ROCK !!!
Finally new video 😊❤
Check out the new Diablo 7 1/4 inch metal cutting blades. Those things are awesome nice build by the way no more grinding lol
I spent about $2k US on my 20ton wood splitter, I’ve had it for over 2 years and haven’t had a problem with it, but I do wish it was electric start
I hope you make a 4 way or 6 way splitter head. 8 way would be even better with a ram to adjust the height.
You should put a drip lube system on your drill/mill consisting of a 1/2 liter bottle, a valve and some flexible tubing. This would simply drip lubricant onto the drilled area but only as much as you pour into the open top of the container and when through you can shut it off.
Have you thought about selling your cold saw and replacing it with a horizontal bandsaw so you don’t have to do so much with the 9” grinder?Since I got mine my fabricating has gotten so much quieter / more accurate / less messy / no holes burnt in clothes etc. I made a mounting system for a table so it can be used as a vertical bandsaw too.
Fico ansioso pra assistir seus vídeos donn,parabéns por seu profissionalismo e suas criatividades,aprendi muita coisa com vc,tudo de bom irmão.um abraço🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
What Material u used for the log splitter , because the speed is a important thing
Great work but what ever happened to your firewood processor?
I enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing your skills
You need a 55 gal drum of old oil for soaking things like that Axle that the drums were stuck on! 👍
I really love watching your videos. Didn't you make one of these a year or so ago. Either way keep up the good work.
Why the second log splitter? You already built one that cuts and splits the logs and loads them into bins.
Nice work. Why didn't you use bigger H-cylinder
Went to the hydraulic shop and that's what the guy there recommended. I've since bought two bigger cylinders and going to build an electric on-board power unit on it.
@@DonnDIY ok what you are trying to say is that, the one the guy recommended for you ,which is the one you used couldn't Carry out the TASK right?
Always building! 👍💪
which hydraulic distributor did you use, distributor diagram (scheme control valve)?
Great video, thanks!
When using a grinder to cut parts in a line. I would make some sort of jig that is either square or round ( 2 bars ) then make a piviot clamp for the grinder. Then clamp the grinder in and allow the weight of the grinder to do the work and move back and forth.
If done right you could set it up on the edge of a bench to where it can swing up, lock in place add the grinder line up the cut mark to the edge of the table and use one of those pins for like a welding table. ( you can have like a line of hole on the bench in a few areas. ) This way your edge of the bench is the cut line or there about. All of this should be as easy as using a vice as long as you have the grinder clamp super easy to fit in. The weight should be more than enough to cut the part also reducing the risk of breakage and making it last longer.
Great video, what is that axle off of?
From some Audi
Hello Donn good job well done
25:19 What, if any, practical advantage is there to lubricating while doing this?
I don't have much practical experience and I often see people doing metalwork lubricating parts where the benefit of doing so is not apparent to me.
I understand that lubrication is useful for stuff like drilling and tapping where there's a considerable amount of the tools surface that's going to be rubbing against the part where lubrication between the sliding surfaces will reduce friction, heat, wear etc.
In this case however it seems like most of the time the only part of the tool that will be in contact with the part is the cutting edge shearing off new material and I don't understand how lubrication helps (shearing is not the same as surfaces rubbing causing friction).
I always wonder do people put oil on most things just because if you do it for everything, you'll have it for the stuff where it is actually important?
Or is there more to it that I don't understand such that it is useful to lubricate jobs where most of the contact is just shearing new material?
[Edit] BTW, I'm not trying to nitpick, I'm just wondering what the deal with this is - is there's more to it.
Cooling more than lubricant
Why did you cut the plate in 2 and then welded it together ?
You should turn on the subtitles. He did not cut the plate subtitles said "using material I already have" Peace
@@yeagerxp Look at 1:33
@@rayc5079 You are right. he cut the piece in two because it was not wide enough. Cutting it in half gave him the necessary width
@@yeagerxp Not the width, the lenght, but there no gain.
Weld pool, smart man!
What brand is that permanent marker? I could use a box of those.
i thought you already made a log splitter? Is this a mark2?
NICE ONE DONN 👍🏻
What did you use for hydraulic pump (GPM), hoses(3/4?), And valves?
Cool video thank you.. lol way back in high school we gave gals nicknames. One gal we called log splitter..
Good ii boss Donn DIY💪💪👍👍✌️✌️😊
Salut super technique bravo Île de la Réunion
Vertical ups are stronger than vertical downs. IMO.
Impresionante, buen trabajo. Un saludo desde España
Hear in North America we have Eastonmade log splitters. For you...Estoniamade log splitters!
Com certeza mais um projeto top, como você sempre faz.
Great vid. On a measuring tool it should say "Mitutoyo", just like a pair of pliers should say "Knipex"....
Looks like this will be able to crush a car when your done. I had an idea that you could use the square tube as the reservoir so you won't have a tank to fit elsewhere. You were probably already going to do that.
What happened to the firewood processor?
Very nice work keep it up 👍
Looking good. All the splitters I have worked with were closer to knee height but I also had to lift everything up onto them as well.
Anyway are you planning to build a reservoir tank into the main beam or separate? The ones built into the main beam are more compact but seemed to be a bigger pain for cracking and having leaks from what I remember. Each has it's merits though as you need to have the pump located below the tank location for it to get a good feed of hydraulic fluid. I know you have your power pack setup for your trailer that you could use as well but I am guessing it would also be good to keep things rolling instead of having to switch all the time or only have one person working when there is a time crunch.
buen trabajo amigo