If your mind ever wonders why we need 10 fingers when 4 are enough... these machines may be for you.

@crackasaurus_rox9740

10 ай бұрын

None is these even make the top ten of most dangerous machinery I have experienced. You people need to visit the oilfield.

@jzero4813

9 ай бұрын

Yep. I know a guy who lost three fingers to a log splitter. Hospital sewed them back and two survived...

@briannewton737

9 ай бұрын

I used to use slate dressers, one like a spinning rotary guillotine, and one with rotating disks like a can opener, the guillotine seemed more dangerous, though the guy shing me how to use these machines hed his hand pulled into the dick dresser mangling it badly, and he had his fingers fixed in a bent position so he could continue to hold a chisel and keep working at the slate quarry. I have used a few dangerous machines in my time, and still regularly use circular saws. Many of these machines were used safely in my view., though one or two weren't.

@nixzusehen851

5 ай бұрын

Brand selfmade

@petropete3122

5 ай бұрын

7.42 minutes 🤦🏼‍♂️

even as a person who thinks health and safety has gone too far, some of these machines gave me the shivers .

some of these machines look like a good way to chop off your hand

@geoffsmith6517

Жыл бұрын

Lol,some?

@John-kb9ts

Жыл бұрын

There's always one who has to find something wrong with something

@panmigacz3121

10 ай бұрын

Since You don't need it anymore to chop wood...😂

The work safety inspector has left the chat.

Pls fix the title, 90% of the maschines were NOT Homemade!

the gas powered handheld spike screw thing has to be the most inefficient way to split wood ever concocted not to mention noisy, smelly, and a handful to operate, probably hard on the back as well

@bramesque

9 ай бұрын

It is a stupid way to split woon indeed!

@supernova743

9 ай бұрын

Spinning objects are extremely dangerous around clothing. Some of the cutters that can snag clothing are dangerous too. Some of the larger cutters completely remove the people from the cutting areas and are actually pretty safe.

@vsgfilmgroup

9 ай бұрын

Beats hell out of a splitting maul, though. Or even a chainsaw.

@kirkyorg7654

9 ай бұрын

@@vsgfilmgroup there is that lol

@ShadowRulah

9 ай бұрын

I instinctively looked for a live leak logo when he got his pants next to that thing.

Some of these machines are terrifying

@jonlanier_

10 ай бұрын

No... none of these are dangerous.

@johnsmithfakename8422

10 ай бұрын

@@jonlanier_ They are dangerous if improperly used. What I find terrifying is that some of those machines can turn a human into ground meat without slowing down AND some of those machines don't have an off button that is easy to get to.

@candlestyx8517

7 ай бұрын

@@jonlanier_ Many of them are very dangerous, no E-stops, dead man's switch or machine guards.

Some of them aren't too terrible - if there is a guard between you and the working edge, and it requires you to engage both hands away from the cutting edge and the wood before it splits, it's actually pretty safe. Some of them are stupid beyond belief and deserve Darwin Awards for operation.

8:10 Anybody who has split wood by hand weeps with bitter envy here.

@comonbabylightmyfireburn

9 ай бұрын

Ha, as much as i like hand splitting, that multi splitter is puking out so much i would trade a day of hand splitting for that.

Man, two thoughts. 1. Some of this wood is so small I don't know why they're splitting it. 2. I wish we had wood that split so easy down here. Most of these machines would just bog or mangle the wood we use.

@cactiguide

10 ай бұрын

Hey! I was thinking both of those same things. What are they doing with those tiny pieces? And they must never get a piece of stringy elm. I don’t think some of these machines would handle it very well if they were stopped cold.

@BigChungus-zg6zw

10 ай бұрын

@@cactiguide Yeah the closest thing we have down here that looks and splits like that is Wattle which nobody even bothers with based on its weak density. I guess I can't see weight in a video but to me it almost looks like they're splitting balsa wood.

@cactiguide

10 ай бұрын

@@BigChungus-zg6zw and low quality wood being cut and split so small must burn like paper.

@Rich22C

10 ай бұрын

Did you notice that most of the videos are sped up to make them look more dangerous.

@Rich22C

10 ай бұрын

What they're splitting, I used to use for kindling.

The kindling machine @:22 is actually pretty bad ass. Would be great for smoking woods, like cherry, apple, pecan, etc...

@Hagemann666

9 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing! I was wishing they'd show the business end a little more closely. You can only see the tire they have holding the piece down.

@nomimalone7520

9 ай бұрын

I couldn't figure out how it was working

@johnydsmithson6834

9 ай бұрын

Looks like there's a two or three inch splitter on the left side that smacks to wood against the right guide rail. So it's actually not dangerous just use your right hand to feed and left to slide wood over and you're good. I agree that one is sweet

"come over here on this side Jeffrey" And that was the last video Jeffrey ever made.

I had to count my finger after merely watching this. Don't try this at home, kids.

The last machine is the only "manual" one I'd use. Nice and quiet with the electric motor too.

Their are a plethora of firewood processing machines videos on the net all showing variety of home made device that split or cut straight grain soft woods I have let to see any of these of devices tackle a burley oak or any crotch of a tree

@flyingled3176

Жыл бұрын

Or sweet gum

@keemez

Жыл бұрын

*there

@cactiguide

10 ай бұрын

Oak splits pretty easy. Elm is the real beast

@steveporter3929

9 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing. I always wondered where they got such perfectly round, perfectly straight logs to cut in to firewood. Most of the stuff I cut is so crooked it wouldn't fit through those machines. Does anyone know what kind of tree they are using?

7:20 That's the most terrifying one I'd say

A suggestion. Buy your self a 2265 splitfire log splitter. Trust me worth its weight and gold.. made in Canada. I work there

Exciting stuff! Watching these dangerous homemade firewood processing machines in action, especially the fastest wood splitting machines, is both thrilling and impressive.

Those "auger" type splitters don't seem terribly efficient or useful. And they seem incredibly dangerous. If the guy at 2:55 got his pant leg caught in that thing he'd get wrapped around that thing like a strand of spaghetti.

@johncmitchell4941

9 ай бұрын

Just what I was thinking.Good eye!

@ronwagner1005

9 ай бұрын

I agree , that’s an accident just waiting to happen and it won’t turn out well.

@panicfarm9874

9 ай бұрын

Would’ve been good to see

@softwerksaol

9 ай бұрын

There is a commercial version of this that is much safer. It runs at a slower rpm, and works actually better. Actually pretty safe at slow rpm. You can get your hand cut off in so many of these.

@candlestyx8517

7 ай бұрын

Thats what I left a comment on, he should be wearing shorts for that job. A cut or splinter is much better than death or disability.

Das Motorrad mit dem Kreissägenblatt als Hinterrad ist der Hammer 😅😅😅

Man who load wood splitter right handed His nickname will be lefty

My pick for the stupidest would go to the bloke with the circular saw on his motor bike.

Not the least bit impressed with these homemade death traps. I’ve cut and split firewood for over 50 years and know the dangers, mis haps and accidents that are there and can/will happen. Most of those contraptions can and will maim and kill you, just a matter of time before they get careless or distracted.

@cactiguide

10 ай бұрын

Ok mr safety. Enjoy your immortality.

@axeman33333

9 ай бұрын

@@cactiguide definitely not immortal but don’t want to die in a stupid ass designed home made wood splitter splitting tiny wood chunks not fit to burn. Some of those would require less effort to use a maul.

@kendigjl

9 ай бұрын

A lot of these people seem to not understand the probability that rolling the dice enough times, every number will eventually come up. You can't "careful" your way out of being a human being with a non-infinite amount of focus and attention.

@grimbles39

9 ай бұрын

​@@cactiguideenjoying my time spent on the beach with money not spent on medical bills

DIY logging machines making work for amputation clinics for generations

That last one was probably very efficient. Although it looked very dangerous and sure it can not handle every size and so on... But I like that one, similar to what my grandpa made a long time ago...

@syriuszb8611

9 ай бұрын

The sad thing is, with little effort it could be made quite safe. Just make feeding mechanism, so the logs drop into place, and cover moving parts.

@joe18425

9 ай бұрын

​@syriuszb8611 its people like you that have all their fingers😮

@bmck5002

8 ай бұрын

Just a little thing called money.

6:45 what's the dingus doing with the measuring stick?

That's what I need a motorcycle chainsaw !

Ahh, the old Reduce-O-Limb 3000

at 3:05 i was waiting for the log to catch and get shot out, ripping his leg off... i can't believe he stands there.

@joshb6993

9 ай бұрын

Was waiting for his trouser leg to start wrapping around the screw followed closely by the rest of his carcass

@kendigjl

9 ай бұрын

@@joshb6993 My thoughts exactly.

Can’t beat a wood chipper for body disposal 👍

@ireallyreallyhategoogle

9 ай бұрын

Yes you can, it's called a swamp full of gators.

@BlueDart1971

9 ай бұрын

Pigs

@davesblasting7457

9 ай бұрын

Fargo

@BlueDart1971

9 ай бұрын

I wasn’t calling you pigs I was saying pigs will eat bones and all.

That last one is awesome. Silent and efficient

Nice assortment of homemade and commercial equipment. But that thing at 2:48 looks to be an accident waiting to happen, unlike the other homemade ones which merely look dangerous.

@anna9072

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Any piece of heavy machinery is dangerous, but that looks just too casual.

@garryquiggins8183

Жыл бұрын

Perfectly safe with a little caution. Don't wear loose clothing. The point isn't especially sharp. Wood should be shorter.

@johncochran8497

Жыл бұрын

@@garryquiggins8183 And what part of your recommendations actually apply to the user seen in the video with that piece of equipment? "Accident waiting to happen" encompasses the entire scene, and what I saw indicated the user wasn't taking care or had appropriate clothing for using that screw safely.

@anna9072

Жыл бұрын

@@garryquiggins8183 yeah, I think my reservations about this one were mostly because the positioning and managing of the machine were not ideal. The concept itself wasn’t bad, but I felt it wasn’t being used safely.

@grantgarrod2232

Жыл бұрын

@@johncochran8497, at about 3:14, did you see how close his pantleg got to the screw? I was just waiting to see it twist his leg off, made me shudder just watching.

Never had my hand chopped off before, but I swear I felt it a time or two watching this.

*"There's an abundance of firewood processing machine videos online, showcasing various homemade devices for splitting or cutting straight-grain softwoods. However, I have yet to come across any of these devices taking on a robust oak or handling the challenges of a tree crotch.*

Once you loose one finger you will never loose another

Как быстро пилить и рубить на дрова придумали, а чтобы деревья так быстро восполнялись/росли придумать слабо !?

3:15 If that axle catches his pant leg, he's screwed.

@darksoles1305

6 ай бұрын

Literally!

Motorbike saw was the best!!!

Multe snt pe lume și n-au nume👏👏👍😃💯🙆🤔😲

que peligro de algunas máquinas.....

Well the auger spiral bit on the actual auger isn't really home-made. That's it's intended function and implementation best I can tell. Also: this is the only video I have watched that has been consistently pure pucker-factor. There is nothing in this video that does not make me massively uncomfortable, only exceptions being the fully automated machines.

Insurance companies hate this guy

Haha growing up in NM these machines look like they save u time🤘awesome vid!

This looks relatively safe

@otissmachines6761

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad you stopped by to watch my video. Thank you for your support and for allowing me to share my passion and expertise with you.

3:47 All you DON'T need is someone to trip, stumble, fall... not a great set up

Why some videos are "flowing"? They look like they were shot under water. Video stabilisation algorithm artifacts? If all those machines are home made, I would like to see industrial ones :D. Those solutions, even really homemade range from "someone is going to die", through "someone is gonna loose fingers" to "I wouldn't give it to a teenager, but capable adult with instructions will be fine". Some are just so easy to modify to make it safe. Some guards, safer feeding mechanism and would be pretty safe. Other are pointlessly dangerous. And drills seem stupid, or at least only good for specific purposes, like splitting long logs (but the car hack seems very dangerous, not sure if those drills can grab cloth or tissue, but it looks like it want's to chomp those ankles so bad).

...so I see John Kramer went into the logging business.

Love the bike one.

Say what you want but most of these are still safer than a chainsaw and an axe.

The last is the worst no barrier to prevent the cuts from falling at your feet possible tripping he was rushing a dozen times thought his hand or fingers would be crushed ya hafta pre cut everything total scary waste of time 20:24

Sooo, how did ya get the nickname lefty?

Daddy had a wood splitter that utilized a common axe, me. These people's kids have obviously moved away. I was also the lawn boy along with several other titles that only paid room and board. There was no failure to launch at my house. lol

@otissmachines6761

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching my video and being open to learning and sharing. It's a privilege to have you as part of my audience.

Trying to go fast is whats dangerous. People think everything has to be "fast" F that!

バイクできるやつ面白い

Really?! Right in front of my OSHA manual?!

15:02 The “Welcome Tree” in HuangShen, China...The Most Viewed Tree In The World.

@cactiguide

10 ай бұрын

Why was that in the video?

Not all dangerous, not all automatic and not all homemade, as for processing, it's mostly splitting and fastest not even close.

I love the kindling machine

safety first :)

@_mywayaround

10 ай бұрын

Maybe 4th or 5th 😂

That first green machine was insanely close his fingers

Nothing about 2:18 is good. So many pinch points and a slow enough speed that you can truly savor the horror of this thing about to break your arm, twist it off, or shear it off.

These machines never hit a knot!!??

Wood U believe it, I have the same machine at my house 😅

Привыкли руки к пневмоколунам, но к сожаленью, пальцев не хватает...

What is the name of that thing sounding like hakking the wood 😃👍

🤣motorbike with a saw blade, bugger me, what next?? 🤣

0:16 what could possibly go wrong?

The one at 6:05 seems pretty safe to me.

my guess is a lot of the guys in this video are nicknamed "stubby" lol

Seconds from disaster.😮

The boy at 7:19 is just begging to lose fingers, the way he keeps putting them on the ends of the wood.

@skeetsmcgrew3282

5 ай бұрын

The only way to use that machine safely is the exact opposite of how he's using it. Pretty clearly Russian, they did invent Russian Roulette afterall

These vids are all speed up. It clearly is alot more slower and less dangerous. EDIT: Ok Click bait title. The ones after the horrible sped up homemade ones are actually brought proper wood splitters. I really hate click bait titles.

@paulgood2218

Ай бұрын

Slower yes , less dangerous ? Absolutely not.

OH MY GOD

Some of that is just a waste of time and money Give me a maul...

If there is a will there is a way 😊😊😊

If it will do that to a piece of wood just imagine what it will do with flesh and bone. Yikes.

Everybody splitting wood to smithereens making it burn faster and more heat go out the chimney, meanwhile i use biggest wood i can find, up to foot in diameter that can fit in my furnace. Rarely have to split anything, like 2 halfs of the thickest logs that can fit in, with 1,5foot length will burn for 4-6 hours. And i can start a fire with those big logs, just a bit of diesel and charcoal from previous run and in half a hour its clean fire without needing much attention or setting. Granted its seasoned 3-5 years old dry firewood with low moisture, mostly Earl and Ash. Seasoning and drying your wood is the most important step, dry wood will produce more useful heat no matter the shape or size. The moist wood you need to split to little pieces, it have inconsistent burn, smoke like crazy, you need more of it and produce more light then heat. Carefully set up fireplace will after reaching its optimal temperature will burn even the smoke/wood gas. Only 2 potential dangers. As you burning wood in low oxygen environment it can produce carbon monoxide, but a chimney with good draft and air intake for fire negate this. Second danger if not careful the wood gas can explode, but you first smell something is wrong. This happened to me and my father but while burning saw dust and chips from cutting the wood. And it was mostly because we load too much, starve the fire below. Its smoking like hell and when the smoke catch fire, wooosh. I just make byt of smoke inside, my dad break the glass.

Some of them need to learn how to hold the camera still.

I can't even know how you slice that.

Mimimi.... oOoo... so dangerous!😂

What osha doesnt know about can still hurt lol. That red car one is just a nope.

5:49 makes no sense - why would you use a valuable chainsaw that wears, breaks and needs oiling, when a splitter will last for ever?

Как в 18 веке - дровами топят )

I like my fingers, thank you

Those rotating wedges are totally sus

Sorry, I see a number of machines there were not "homemade".

❤❤❤❤❤

danger!!!!!!!!

at 3:15 using the screw on the wheel hub of the car was almost brushing his trouser lega screw grab whatever touches it and pulls it in. he would be safer wearing shorts.

I don't understand why a lot if these videos are sped up.

@Deatomizer999

29 күн бұрын

The machines are slow moving and this makes them seem more efficient

一歩間違えると。。。😅っていう機械ばかりですね

Om nom nom nom nom crunch crunch

Pretty sure either running propane or natural gas to you house......is cheaper than having your fingers sewed back on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

USA land of genius people!😊

@johncmitchell4941

9 ай бұрын

Most of these are from Europe as usual. Not everyone catches that. Also they aren't splitting for campfires. Many there heat with what we in the states would think of as giant pellet stoves, with draft control like our outdoor boilers have.

Damn just buy a wood splitter, I didn't give much for my husky and it doesn't try to kill me

@johncmitchell4941

9 ай бұрын

I wonder how many TSC stores stock Husky splitters in Europe, where most of these clips are from.

@lonewolfwildernesssurvival9443

9 ай бұрын

@@johncmitchell4941 I am sure there is some type of place you can get some type of name brand splitter, I would loose a hand don’t that. I am clumsy anyway

Неужели такая потребность в дровоколах? Довели до промышленных масштабов. Как-то не согласуется с цивилизацией.

@David-cy5zu

9 ай бұрын

А что без полезных ископаемых будешь делать?

@user-ye4sd3db6g

9 ай бұрын

@@David-cy5zu Это очень гипотетическая, нереальная ситуация. Типа как: а если воздух (вода) кончится?

17:38 trying to keep pace with a machine. Like the machine cares.

@skeetsmcgrew3282

5 ай бұрын

Perfect example of why machines that are otherwise acceptably dangerous become a death trap. This guy's lack of patience will eventually lose him a finger.

Всё это мы уже видели!

1/53 Please does anyone Know what that Gearbox is from off

@CalvinHikes

10 ай бұрын

Yes

@joshua43214

10 ай бұрын

looked like the gearbox off an oil jack pump

@Zigfried207

9 ай бұрын

Color and design reminds me of old combine

3:05 better get my pants nice and close to the spinny thing literally ripping a log apart