Little thing I made up.

Pottler

Made this for somthing to do last Saturday. What do ye think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RcJYEuh95-o Total cost was, err, not much. Turns out crunching stuff is fun. The dogs a show off, he's lurking in the background. Tech savvy tenager on the camera, they do have some uses!

mikom

Pottler wrote: »

Made this for somthing to do last Saturday. What do ye think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RcJYEuh95-o

Send it over to the UK.
They'll put it to good use when they catch up with the maths teacher on the run with the 15 year old.

Pottler

mikom wrote: »

Send it over to the UK.
They'll put it to good use when they catch up with the maths teacher on the run with the 15 year old.

:DI made it to cut wood for starting the fire, then we discovered it will chop 2" angle Iron like butter. I thought it was quite cool.:)

mikom

Pottler wrote: »

:DI made it to cut wood for starting the fire, then we discovered it will chop 2" angle Iron like butter. I thought it was quite cool.:)

It is.

101sean

Like it.

Will show it to my bro-in-law, sort of thing he likes, built his own log splitter couple of years ago.

aujopimur

Does it come with a paramedic?.

Pottler

aujopimur wrote: »

Does it come with a paramedic?.

I spend all day working with things that bite, crush, squash and chew - this is a tiddler, but it's fun and the sound when it chomps things is lovely. Next one will be triple the size - that should have a nice crunch to it. Pretty safe actually - no spinning blade, nice slow cut and only really one moving part. A skil saw would be infinitly more dangerous.

paulmclaughlin

Reminds me of this bad boy on Robot Wars!

Pottler

I discovered this evening that it also makes mincemeat of scrap tyres! Chops them up in seconds.

ubs69

is there anything you didnt chop:)

Pottler

ubs69 wrote: »

is there anything you didnt chop:)

Yeah, - me!:D Was fun finding out what exactly it would chop though. 2" angle iron - doddle. 4*2 wood -doddle. Tyres - doddle. 2" 3.5mm wall box iron - doddle. I'm going to make the next(MK2:D) with much bigger jaws and proper cutting edges(I got ones intended for a steel microcrop) and a ram with a longer stroke. I also got a load of 25mm hardox to make the "sharp end" out of. Could be fun! I've also only been operating it with the engine on half revs as it's a bit too strong on full tilt. I'm getting an awful slagging at work for dropping the lump of wood at the start though - that was stage fright!

Pottler

Using this to chop up waste pallets - nails have no effect and it reduces one to a pile of firewood in no time with no saws or nail bars etc. Can fill a big barrel with 10" sticks in minutes. Very handy actually and it uses very little diesel(havn't actually ever topped it up since i filled it), the engines a Robin and starts first pull every time. Much easier started than the Yanmars.

mawk

I like the split personality youtube comments

Pottler

mawk wrote: »

I like the split personality youtube comments

Nah, the young-lad was taking the mick with his first comment.

girl2

Is that you in the video?

Pottler

girl2 wrote: »

Is that you in the video?

Yeah, after a long day at work flutering around with a leaking roof.:D