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Homemade Log Splitter


Log Splitter
 
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TOOL:
Log Splitter
PLANS:
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BUILDER:
RTegelbeckers on instructables.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade foot-actuated log splitter powered by a bottle jack. Frame was fabricated from steel tubing.
RATING:
(2)
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Sep 03, 2015 5:42 AM
Ron Ambrosino
thats pretty cool how you made that foot lever ! I ,ll be building something similar in the futre being that I,ll be in the north country soon. What size bottle jack did you use ?
Nov 22, 2013 4:42 PM
DIYer
I can see how this could work for occasional use, and the vertical orientation makes for compact storage.
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CATEGORIES:
Logging
TAGS:
log splitter, welding, bottle jack
LEVEL OF DETAIL (1-5):
3
URL:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Foot-operated-log-splitter/?ALLSTEPS


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DIY Log Splitter - comment on how to build a Log Splitter - 2 comments
Ron Ambrosino says:
Sep 03, 2015 5:42 AM
thats pretty cool how you made that foot lever ! I ,ll be building something similar in the futre being that I,ll be in the north country soon. What size bottle jack did you use ?
DIYer says:
Nov 22, 2013 4:42 PM
I can see how this could work for occasional use, and the vertical orientation makes for compact storage.
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