tailor made splitter

[ashman]

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=57635&stc=1&d=1298418428

 

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=57636&stc=1&d=1298418428

 

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=57637&stc=1&d=1298418428

[ashman]

Decided to do some more strenghtening, as i reckon it still had the potential to twist, will get some more pics tomorrow.

[david]

are u sure that rams heavy enough?

 

at 110mm bore youl probibly get less than 15tonne out of it unless you go over the recomended pressure (200bar?)

[dylan]

at 200 bar it'll give you 19 tonne

[david]

at 200 bar it'll give you 19 tonne

 

cool someone thats better at working out force / pressure / area than me

 

still not sure if it'l be strong enough to split 16 ways say for the big rings:001_smile:

[ashman]

cool someone thats better at working out force / pressure / area than me

 

still not sure if it'l be strong enough to split 16 ways say for the big rings:001_smile:

 

 

Yeah i was hoping it would be a bit more pressure than that, but i reckon it should be ok, poplar splits easily enough usually, as i said when it comes to splitting other hardwoods like ash and oak i am planning to have a changeable head, ie, a two or four way.

 

If i am proven wrong then obviously the next step will be a bigger ram !

[dylan]

if you can find a 150mm bore ram at 200 bar you'll have 35 tonne but i don't think your beam would last long

i think it's a bit under size for a 110mm cylinder as it is,i would put some web stiffeners in to stop it twisting

here's a few pic's of one of mine with a 110mm cylinder showing web stiffeners the knife slider and foot plate

the foot plate is 60mm thick the slide is made up of 25mm plate and m16 hi tensile bolts holding it together

[ashman]

Yep i had the same thoughts myself, thats why i have strengthened it up, i have welded gusset plates in every 3 inches, and plated it all, i need to put a pic up, the beam is not as small as it looks, 8"x4"

 

What spped is the travel on your ram ?

[dylan]

not timed it since i put a two stage pump on but will next time i use it

[garth mc garth]

ashman your splitter looks identical to my set up i have mounted on a multileg subsoiler frame, even the ram is the same.