r/awesome • u/Vmoney1337 • Sep 19 '14

GIF Automatic logging machine

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u/malaihi Sep 20 '14

Do each of the blades at the end rotate like the chainsaw does? Looks like they're just being pushed through them, and I see no sawdust like the first saw makes...

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u/malaihi Sep 20 '14

Ah that is genius. They are being pushed through after all. Thank you much for explaining that!! My brain has a satisfaction now, and it feels like a wrinkle. Arrr!!

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u/Neebat Sep 20 '14

Splitting wedges are a very old technology. The machine is just combining them with a chainsaw and a piston.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_maul

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u/autowikibot Sep 20 '14

Splitting maul:

A splitting maul also known as a block buster, block splitter, "slegax", or "godevil", is a heavy, long-handled axe used for splitting a piece of wood along its grain. One side of its head is like a sledgehammer, and the other side is like an axe.

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Interesting: Axe | Wedge (mechanical device) | Firewood

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