Log splitters

I can see it now, you buy an ele tric splitter to save time that you can use to lift weights at the gym.


Build some upper body muscles, it won't hurt your riding.

Originally Posted by Dipper

This.

I used to split with a maul then bought one of these http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...e-log-buster-7 and wish I'd got it years ago.

Thanks Dipper. It looks very similar to the Screwfix one tho it is more expensive. First hand experience counts for a lot tho - I'll do some more in depth comparisons.

I had one of these (with a big hammer) http://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck-...splitter/51334

Thanks Dan.
The problem is that the logs have been split (into about 1/4s or 1/3s) but these are still too big. I'm not sure how well these would work on logs which have been split but need to be split more.
Another thing to compound the problem is that I don't have a large log (or anything) that I can use as an anvil - either with this or with an axe.

I use a maul but tbf I don't split tonnes of logs.

My log shed is about 2.5m square and is now about 5 feet deep!

[Biker Biggles]

Im sure there must be a childish lavatory type joke to be had out of this thread,but Ill try to resist ---------

[Luckypants]

Ready split logs from a supplier? I would have refused the delivery if the majority of the logs are too big, but then I do specify a 4" maximum split log size from any supplier. you pay to have the wood split, so have it done by your supplier to your specs.

Having said that, some will slip through and for those I use a splitting maul. If you really have loads of them to split again, why not just hire a splitter to do this load and then have the next load split to your specification?

Indeed, I'll specify the size when I get another load.

These logs are the first ones I've bought for the new house. I had no idea what size would work and what size wouldn't. I phoned a few places for quotes on log supplies and no helpful information was given.
So I have now got enough logs to last me a few years I should imagine, but from the first fire I had on Friday, they seem too big to burn well. TBH I don't really understand why they won't - they're on a grate so air can curculate, they're seasoned (more more than a year apparently), I bought a big basket of logs in from outside (where they were under a tarpaulin) a couple of weeks ago and that had been near a radiator and they feel bone dry - the moisture detector shows they're < 20% moisture which I understand is fine.
I put down a load of scrumpled paper
and then some firelighters
then a load of kindling (which caught very well)
The some mf my logs - these never really caught that well - needed lots of TLC - blowing etc.
So I came to the conclusion that if the logs were smaller, they'd burn better.
Feel free to give me pointers, however obvious they may be to you.

rgds

Smaller logs do burn better, but quicker.

Best way to do it is to build gradually. Start with kindling, then smaller logs and build to the biggest ones when the heat gets great enough.

Just burning. A big log on wont get you anywhere. Fire is not just fire, you need a lot of heat. You also won't get that heat at the edges, the big logs need to be where it's greatest. High in the middle.