Kindling machines

[elfinwood saws]

I,m going to be buying a new kindling machine in the next couple of weeks, I,m thinking of buy a Posch machine as the Posch processor we have has been faultless over the last 4 years, so lets hear the pro's and con's of any of the kindling machines available. cheers Mark.

[major]

Weve got the posch cant speak highly enough of it, wouldnt even consider any of the others when we come to replace it!

[gensetsteve]

We have a kindlet does the posch make bags like this and can you reject the knots if they get jammed with out wrecking a load more wood.

[major]

Yeah it can do bags like that if your any good with it and putting the right wood through!just open the door on top and you can take out any waste!

[gensetsteve]

I am sure they have improved I saw one of the first ones about 5 years ago and you could not get in the top. If you got a knotty bit you had to keep going and that seemed to wreck lots more decent wood. Hopefully I will see the latest one at a show this year. What do you call the right wood.

[shavey]

just a question on these machines what is the maximum length of wood you can put in the chamber for splitting thanks

[gensetsteve]

The single phase kindlet is 160mm . I just read on the Posch site it can take 200mm.

[dent]

Make sure you get the type with an infeed conveyor

Not just a chute. so much easier to use

And accepts more variety of types of timber

[major]

I am sure they have improved I saw one of the first ones about 5 years ago and you could not get in the top. If you got a knotty bit you had to keep going and that seemed to wreck lots more decent wood. Hopefully I will see the latest one at a show this year. What do you call the right wood.

 

I would call the right wood just someting straight grained, we try and use larch but have made some real nice kindling out of sitka recently! There is a door on top that allows you access prob not as easy to clean out as the kindlett but not really a problem! Mine is the pto model and really needs 2 people working it to make the most of its capabilities!

[shavey]

The single phase kindlet is 160mm . I just read on the Posch site it can take 200mm.

 

thanks steve i only ask because i have got approx 2cubic mtrs of offcuts sawn at 160mm and wanted to hire in a machine later in the year and before i cut anymore just wanted to check before i cut some more

thanks