I could be wrong, but I seem to recall being instructed to never wear gloves, a watch or even a ring when feeding a wood chipper. Maybe that only applies to people who prefer keeping their hands firmly attached.

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Originally posted by Fenris:
I could be wrong, but I seem to recall being instructed to never wear gloves, a watch or even a ring when feeding a wood chipper. Maybe that only applies to people who prefer keeping their hands firmly attached.

With these machines, add: shaved head, no clothing, granite jock strap.

Don’t want anything getting snagged.

I grew up using a cross-cut saw like the one at 7:40. The only difference is ours was powered by a 10’ long, 8” belt from the rear of a 1933 Oliver crawler tractor, so there was that added danger. Ours was not homemade. My grandfather bought it new in the 1940’s from the Sears and Roebuck catalog. Unlike the one in the video, ours had long ado lost its guards.

Still typing this with two hands. Like Papa always said, you only get to make one mistake. Fortunately, I never made any around that saw. One thing about it, it was FAST compared to a chainsaw.

What is the wood used for that is being cut into such short lengths?

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What is the wood used for that is being cut into such short lengths?

just a guess , but maybe free standing wood stoves.
the small stuff will fit in too any model or configuration, on the market.

Watching that video..."what could possibly go wrong?" comes to mind!!

If this sort of technology becomes widespread, I predict that we will start seeing more farmers and rural folk with one arm. Just like when I was a kid.
Just can't stop progress.

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Originally posted by Kevbo:
Some of those are a remarkable combination of ingenuity and stupidity

Exactly. You'd think someone clever and talented enough to make one of these would be smart enough not to.

I wonder if they got the idea for the first one from an apple slicer?

The ingenuity is somewhat impressive. I've always loved the ol' "convert a truck wheel into a sharpened cam knife" idea. That's my favorite.

Have a hand?

Several of those are a moments I attention from having a hand operating them.

From the other side of the chopper...

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Originally posted by sreding:

What's the deal with all of the ones that make small wood chunks? How are those used?

Shawn

The small ones fit great into a small wood stove.
I have an uncle that uses a small wood heater/oven and anything over a foot would hang out. He normally would just shove longer pieces in and lets it hang out, feeding it in as it goes.

I cut firewood for our kitchen stove for better than 25 years with a front mounted, PTO driven flat belt,tilting table saw on my 1941 SC Case tractor.

Good Times.

I love natural gas.

I need to make one and call it “The Whopper Chopper”. I wonder how many remember where that name came from.

Wonder who's insuring them, and for what cost?

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Originally posted by Nismo:
4:10 looks to be the safest option.

I think those dudes are competing for the #1 Darwin Award seriously. Geez o petes !

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Originally posted by apf383:
Wonder who's insuring them, and for what cost?

Lloyd's of London already said no thanks.

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Originally posted by apf383:
Wonder who's insuring them, and for what cost?

It's Russia. No OSHA, no insurance, no nothing.