03-14-2016, 08:45 PM
Have the log stop pretty much wrapped up.
Needed a valve to dump the fluid feeding the motor on the log advance. Found a couple of sections from a stackable valve but no manifolds. The manifold side of the valve will only see tank pressure so I made them out of aluminum.
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When the log hits the stop arm the shaft slides along and opens the dump valve.
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As the saw comes down a cam lifts the stop arm out of the way.
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The brake that fixes the arm to the shaft can be moved along it to set the length of block you want to cut, up to 29 inches, the splitter opens 30.
Needed a valve to dump the fluid feeding the motor on the log advance. Found a couple of sections from a stackable valve but no manifolds. The manifold side of the valve will only see tank pressure so I made them out of aluminum.
When the log hits the stop arm the shaft slides along and opens the dump valve.
As the saw comes down a cam lifts the stop arm out of the way.
The brake that fixes the arm to the shaft can be moved along it to set the length of block you want to cut, up to 29 inches, the splitter opens 30.
Free advice is worth exactly what you payed for it.
Greg
Greg