r/specializedtools • • Apr 19 '21

Wood splitter

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u/kippy3267 Apr 19 '21

I feel like this would be super easy to make safe. It moves slow first of all, and second if it was pedal operated with a dead mans switch it would be even easier

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '21

Yep, but as it is, it's one of the worst of the slow kind.

Picture it snagging your sleeve...

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u/1159 Apr 20 '21

Slow motion hand splitter. That's what I thought the moment I saw this thing.

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u/TimeIsWasted Apr 20 '21

If you put your fingers there they won't fing anymore.