Homemade Mini Firewood Processor

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In this guys defense, it appears that the camera angle makes it look like the saw is much closer to his hand and arm than it actually based on the opening shot. Still makes me cringe though and I don't want to run it.

Buzz Saw Saved From Scrap Part 3 of 4 With Farmall Super A - YouTube How about something like this, would it be better or worse? I see it has shields but in all honesty what good are they, wide open while using. I have used something very similar, the only difference is that it hooked straight to the 3pt and pto, and had NO shields. This is a very common piece of equipment, still made and used today. The newer models have shields but they are still open while being used. Not only that but you push towards the blade one slip and ....WOW THATS GOTTA HURT.

 

[20 20]

It's not the pivot point and one hand that I have an issue with but the proximity to the arm. Think what you will but two hands on a tool are ALWAYS better than one as your full attention is focused on the task at hand. You have no free hand to reach or do something else possibly distracting you to cause an injury.

And I'm positive you've never driven your vehicle tractor or anything else with just one hand

I do care and try and reduce injury and mortality when I can...if that to you sir is cackling...oh wel

okay you're my hero, happy? What law should we pass next week gripper seats for toilets, after all folks do fall off the can.

How's constructive criticism whining? You obviously don't understand the term.

You came on here putting down someones invention that is no more dangerous then running a regular saw, whiner comes to mind. He did not force you to watch him nor did he make you you run his machine.

Yet

Open minded people don't mind suggestions to make a tool or a procedure safer...you have a serious attitude problem

I obviously won't change your mind or vise versa.

Well we finally agree. Someday someone will reivent the wheel, but for now we work with what we have. I don't have a serious attitude problem I do have a problem with people getting their panties in a wad over other peoples business that does NOT effect them, and putting them down for NO reason.

I think the guys contraption is great if it saves him time...but at what cost?

Agreed it is a good "contraption". What cost, hmmmm, well looks like a saw horse, electric saw, some other metal odds and ends and that should cover it. Unless of course he didn't allready have the glasses gloves hat ..........

Question; have you ever treated someone with a chain saw injury to a body part? I know and have (don't want a medal) but do know the devastation that it causes to body parts!

Yep, sure have, so what. Many things happen to people many times every day, including the super safety patrol items.

I'm done here have fun trashing me because I think that a device could be safer

I don't believe I trashed you personally I did however find your OVER dramatization of this gentlemans machine rediculous. I was not going to respond to this thread until I had seen all the quick nay sayers. Check out the post I made with the video(#22) and tell me your thoughts then tell me again how horrible, scary, nightmarish this guys machine is (bwhahahahahahahaha). Well I quess if your done putting this guys machine and me down than that's it. It's good with me, let the folks that run saws run them and leave it be!

 

[brokenknee]

Buzz Saw Saved From Scrap Part 3 of 4 With Farmall Super A - YouTube How about something like this, would it be better or worse? I see it has shields but in all honesty what good are they, wide open while using. I have used something very similar, the only difference is that it hooked straight to the 3pt and pto, and had NO shields. This is a very common piece of equipment, still made and used today. The newer models have shields but they are still open while being used. Not only that but you push towards the blade one slip and ....WOW THATS GOTTA HURT.

embedded video for those that don't like to click on linkys.

 

[MBTRAC]

Each to their own....I guess it all comes down to personal choice & depends on the value each of us place on ones experience (or lack thereof), the (sometimes inflated) opinion of their own abilities, and possibly the low value put on our own personal wellbeing.....and of course the value of our wellbeing to our family.

Conceptually I am all for the better "mouse trap", though practically there are sound safety reasons why these self made "shortcuts" processing firewood are at best considered a potential life threating compromise.

With 35yrs+ of professional chainsaw use & logging experience, I feel extremely comfortable to fell/reclaim most trees, would I use this "mini fire wood processor" or a firewood/breakdown circular saw ? No thanks, not in this lifetime.

Why? There're very good reasons chainsaws have mandatory fitment of chainbrakes & inertia cut outs & position the operators body parts at the furthest extremities to the blade. All safety related & generally the result of the inexperienced &/or "undervalued" operators paying a considerable personal price in product development in the past - I'll leave it for any remaining professional operators of hand feed firewood/breakdown circular saws to comment on this practice, there maybe one or two around still around who made it to retirement.

Also seems to me from the first post on this thread the operator of the "mini-forewood processor" clearly displays their (in)experience by stacking multiple small logs under the path of the chainsaw cut - a recipe for kicking, kickback & jamming .......

Anyways, I'm not quite sure why anyone would have a need to cut "mini-firewood"............where do they burn this stuff in a shoebox or a Hibachi BBQ?

Then again each to their own, and I guess if somebody in the full knowledge of the risk willingly puts his life on the line as a crash test dummy maybe we can put it down to the evolutionary process & Darwin's survival of the fittest.....conversely, we as taxpayers also shouldn't have to then foot the bill for rehabilitation or be the victims of increased legislation/cost associated with the mandatory safety devices to prevent those individuals **** bent on self injury....

I'd respectfully suggest if it's taking too long to cut firewood, don't seek a solution improvising with/modify chainsaws - either buy firewood, or better still switch on the AC as you probably shouldn't be trusted with matches.......

 

[KennyG]

This thread has probably gone on too long, but my real concern about these devices (both the chain saw and the buzz saw) is that the blades more or less move toward the operator. It seems to me they would work as well with the table reversed so the blades move away from the operator. I understand they are built in the obvious way, like a miter or chop saw, but that isn't necessarily the best way. Would it be logical to pull a circular saw towards yourself?

 

[kubotakid USA]

Buzz Saw Saved From Scrap Part 3 of 4 With Farmall Super A - YouTube How about something like this, would it be better or worse? I see it has shields but in all honesty what good are they, wide open while using. I have used something very similar, the only difference is that it hooked straight to the 3pt and pto, and had NO shields. This is a very common piece of equipment, still made and used today. The newer models have shields but they are still open while being used. Not only that but you push towards the blade one slip and ....WOW THATS GOTTA HURT.

The pain of the cutting is not hard to deal with,..Its the arm thats missing a hand thats gona hurt for a very long tyme...

kubotakid :united-states:

 

[bubbacuse77]

It is painful to watch that video, and don't really see the time savings by lifting the wood to the saw vs. bringing the saw to the wood. I absolutely think it is dangerous in its current form but it could be "safer" if he just offset the handle from directly overtop the saw to about 1-2 feet to the side.

 

[deezler]

Yikes, add me to the list of doubters. Putting your arm up next to a running chainsaw blade, then pulling it down towards you? No way. Would much rather be holding the saw and cutting down into a pile of wood.