Thursday, 7 May 2009

You Need A Wood Splitter

By Don Bethune

Many wood-based industries are growing in today's market, and so is the need for wood. A wood splitter, which provides a lot of options for cutting logs into the desired shape and size, can be used by industry owners for commercial purposes, as well as by homeowners for residential purposes.

A wood splitter can be used for commercial purposes when cutting and shaping wood. When used in construction it can be helpful in making wooden frames for doors and windows, and for making furniture such as chairs and tables. It also does precise cutting, saving time during finishing the wood.

As far as residential purposes, many homeowners will find a wood splitter a must have for doing minor repair work on their homes, building wooden furniture, or feeding their fireplace. For these minor workings, a smaller residential wood splitter is available.

One main difference among the many types of wood splitters available on the market. Both depend on the position of the wood on the splitter. When the wood must be placed horizontally, it is a horizontal wood splitter. A vertical wood splitter is of more use in hilly areas where it is easy to fix the position of the wood. In this case, the wood lies vertically.

The source of power for a wood splitter is another way of classifying itelectricity, manpower, gas, etc. Electrical, fuel, and hydraulic wood splitters all save a lot of time and manual powerthey don't use the energy of the operator.The hydraulic splitter also has a tremembdous amount of power to cut the wood quickly and precisely, using the pumping action (back and forth) of the sliding ram.

For saving time and manual power, a wood splitter definitely outperforms the axe. Because of the sharp blade on the wood splitter, all users must take important safety precautions. These include avoiding loose clothing, and wearing gloves and a helmet.

One must be certain to be exact when measuring the amount of wood to be cut. 128 cubic feet of wood is a wood cord. A splitter allows the wood to be cut in terms of cord. Aside from this, measuring firewood can be difficult and must be exact. A complete firewood cord also has the volume of 128 cubic feet. This means the log is 4 feet high, 4 feet wide, and 8 feet long.

Many accessories along with the wood splitter will help complete the process of cutting wood. These include stands, hydraulic jacks, chain saw accessories, firewood rack, ash vacuums, etc. In order to save time and energy, different types of wood splitters can be used to achieve different goals. Typically hydraulic wood splitter are considered common for commercial purposes whereas homeowners generally use manual wood splitters.

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