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On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:49:03 -0400, you wrote:

>Terry,
>Happens I looked into the "Stickler" (as it's called) thinking it might =
be a cheap solution to an unrelated problem (to log splitting).  It's =
still available, but not cheap enough for my purpose (and it wouldn't =
have worked anyway - I expected larger screw threads).  Do a google.com =
search on "stickler" and you'll find it.
>Bruce
>NJ
>
>>>> "Terry L. Ridder" <terrylr@blauedonau.com> 10/24/02 01:09AM >>>
>hello;
>
>i remember a simple device for splitting wood.
>it was a cone that had a flange which fit the bolt
>pattern for the rear wheel of cars. the cone had
>a minimal screw thread. you could just bearly feel
>the screw thread but it was there. jack the car up
>take off the rear wheel and mount the cone. than you
>put the car in low and let the cone turn at a low engine
>rpm. you would feed log into the cone point the they would
>screw right unto the cone being split in the process.
>the cones were not entirely hollow but nearly.
>split a good deal of wood for many years with one
>several decades ago.
We had one years ago that went on a tractor PTO shaft with a table on
the 3 pt linkage. Worked well, except on old dry Gum (Australian
Eucalyptus) which was really hard and stringy. It just bored a hole in
the wood! Don't know if they are still available. It was pretty scary
if the wood caught and spun around
G