Safe processor?????

[Kev Stephenson]

Seen one of these for sale on ebay - how the hell would this meet any safety standards?

 

A guardless hole big enough to take 8" material direct onto a slow moving flywheel that forces the material onto a blade.

 

Maybe it's just me but it does not look like fun to operate

 

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[elfinwood saws]

seen these before, i would not operate one.

[Steve Bullman]

is it possible they took the guard off for the video so people can see how it operates? having said that i cant see any fixings for a guard

[Chris Sheppard]

It is missing a guard on the video but from the side where you load you could still put your hand in to the cuttign parts if you really wanted to but you could with other types of machinery too - there's only so much things can be guarded before they cease to function.

[PeteB]

wasn't this gadget on a stand at the APF? Someone said their was asplit/guillotine processor that looked a tad dangerous to work.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Good tool is that, if you buy in cord.

 

Not for sale to pansies

 

Man up and get one bought

[Chris Sheppard]

wasn't this gadget on a stand at the APF? Someone said their was asplit/guillotine processor that looked a tad dangerous to work.

 

Yep, it was out in the woods on the demo circuit. unfortunately for them the logs coming out weren't exactly aesthetically pleasing. Very fast machines though on the right stuff.

 

Logswift were also there though with their guillotine processor which was much more like a conventional processor but with a guilotine instead of a saw

[skyhuck]

Thats shocking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Mind its not as bad as the thing I saw today!! it was an engine with a blade sticking off it and the blade had a chain on it with TEETH!!!! these teeth shot round at great speed and there was no guard or anything!!!!!!

 

How can that be allowed!!!!!!! its terrible!!!!

 

Although that was not as bad as something else I saw today, there were these huge heavy lumps of steel, between 1 and 44 tonnes, they had wheels and were tearing along at over 30mph!!! right past kids and other people, there was no fence or anything!!!!!

 

Ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tree Man Tom]

Thats shocking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Mind its not as bad as the thing I saw today!! it was an engine with a blade sticking off it and the blade had a chain on it with TEETH!!!! these teeth shot round at great speed and there was no guard or anything!!!!!!

 

How can that be allowed!!!!!!! its terrible!!!!

 

Although that was not as bad as something else I saw today, there were these huge heavy lumps of steel, between 1 and 44 tonnes, they had wheels and were tearing along at over 30mph!!! right past kids and other people, there was no fence or anything!!!!!

 

Ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[openboater]

Asked for a demo of the guilotine machine at APF. Was really impressed. The whole machine looked a bit flimsy but watching it work was very worthwhile and surprising.

Also watched the flywheel machine being used with a guard/hopper similar to a chipper inlet fitted. Also seemed really simple and effective but the timber they were using was too tame. It could have been a different story with some thick, hard, twisted and knotty stuff .

Of the two I'd feel a lot happier with the guilotine, especially if a lapse of concentration is likely.