Chainsaw Bar Mount - Log Splitter To Firewood Processor Ep. 4

[@DonnDIY]

This video is part of a series of videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLkmF7FAZBzkVRPU6b-IeJVu91-frjF8v3 Check out my other videos on my channel page: kzbin.info Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

[@yodu45]

At 11:25 you can see the tensioner screw rotate, might be a little issue.

[@aurelianocardoso4712]

Im from Brazil Oil

[@erichouser6337]

Where you from if you don't mind me asking?

[@estoneckrasnojarsk6269]

The clamping part must already be made of the canvas so that the chain does not press.

[@sniady5835]

Jak te gowno bez oleju bedzie chodzic?

[@JeffBell-ex1tw]

The solution for tensioning the chain has just helped me! I am rehabbing an old processor and that was its downfall. I am going to flagrantly copy and tell anyone who sees it where the idea came from. Thank you!!!!!!!

[@darryyllklarkey3964]

This is getting crazy. I KZbind electric splitters a while back and never expected this. Awesome!!!!!

[@DonnDIY]

Yeah! KZbin works well then! 🤘

[@johnnyzander7062]

Really impressed so far. 👍 Building it is the ''easiest'' bit (and what we see). But figuring out ''HOW'' is the hardest thing. 💪

[@bartonrobinson4266]

Old saying that fits this well Donn.."Kicks Butt". Totally usable tool !!

[@JDeWittDIY]

Bart! Say hi to Doug!

[@zetacon4]

That is a perfect sawing arrangement. Love how all the parts came together so smoothly. You have a wonderful talent for design and parts fitting. I love to watch you design the system.

[@Papa_D]

Dude you are so good at engineering ! Not only can you weld and fit parts on the fly, you know how to make all the electrical work as well ! Awesome work bud ! :-)

[@DonnDIY]

I know a little bit of electrical work. I definitely don't know it all. 😁

[@joedropulich3664]

As a weldor fabricator I give this an Enthusiastic Two Thumbs Up!

[@genegoodman5233]

The bolt that adjusts the chain needs a lock nut, it viberates when you’re sawing, and may come out. You’re ability to design and build equipment, the ideas you come up with blows my mind. You’re super smart and I like the way everything has to be perfect.stay safe

[@paulmartin3340]

Usual standard of content. Great!! It's 10.30pm here in Sydney Australia and i jumped on your video as soon as it came up. Cheers🇦🇺🍺🍺🇦🇺

[@koenjanssen81]

This is going to be a great machine! And while you build it I and I am very sure many others are enjoying watching the progress. Keep up the good work💪🏾

[@fava7753]

Fabrication of another machine , all good work . . Keep up the excellent content .

[@MadeinPolandChannel]

So satisfying 👌👌

[@DonnDIY]

🤘

[@bennyogden4524]

I have watched all your episodes and all I can say is you are a genius

[@liborchmelik8712]

A little hint from an electrical engineer. Use a real cable for the switch on the handle. Something like a H03RN-F (rubber coated). 0,5mm2 should do. Reason : Friction on the in- an outlet due to vibrations during work or transport. Simple wire will short very quickly, once the insulation is cut by the friction. Also make sure the handle has an excellent ground. Because even rubber coated cable can be cut by friction. It takes longer than simple wire, but it happens. And you don't want 230Volts on the handle when that happens. A cheap alternative to rubber coated cable would be to silicone the wires into the handle tube (something like Elastosil). But put a layer of insulation tape on the wires first. Silicone, not glue. Glue hardens and looses the needed elasticity that silicone has after drying. Otherwise a very creative build. Can't wait for the next video :)

[@DavidLeeMenefee]

I new those trampoline springs would come in handy some day. Great job, can't wait for your next video, Dave.

[@Crewsy]

Spirit Realm He used a lot of the tubing in previous videos so it has really come in handy. I wonder if the trampoline surface can still be used for something? 🤔

[@johnvro967]

Hi Donn, you make it all look so easy, but I can only imagine how your brain is working overtime 24/7 I don't have the words to describe what I think of you, other than, YOU'RE AWESOME ! ! !

[@aatossalmu1655]

Hyvää työtä. Todella upeaa rakentamista, nyt vaan odotellaan kuljetinta! Kiitos hyvästä kanavasta!

[@Lajinsaviimeinen1997]

Meinasit et suomi taittuu😅

[@da_SpiffR]

Wow, that cutting attachment is the goods! Real nice.

[@PoteauCowboy]

You are an amazing mechanical engineer. I'm enjoying all your videos. Entertaining and Educational....

[@jasonanderson3089]

LOVE THE NO TALKING PART 👍👍 if were to make videos this is how it would be

[@rolfnilsen6385]

I spent yesterday serving up wood to a firewood processor for 10 straight hours - pretty worn out afterwards as you lift quite a few tons through the day. I were grateful all day long that I did not have to raise my hand and pull on a handle to cut the wood, and that the splitter had an automatic trigger released by the cut wood falling into the trough. The in-feed on your machine is great imho. The buttons and handles is certainly much better than running a separate chainsaw and splitter, or axe. Perhaps some automation or "trigger" functionality will come after running the machine for a while? To make it easier for the operator (you) to run when he becomes a bit tired. The processor I was using had a sawblade and was powered by a tractor. It was really noisy, and I had sawdust all over me afterwards. The amount of sawdust from the saw together with small splinters and refuse from the splitter was impressive. Unfortunatly much of the this stuck to the firewood. Some way of trapping this to get "clean" wood is something I would look for. Dearly looking forward to your next video in the instalment. Very interesting :-)

[@barrywest3758]

Fantastic mill and fabulous work. That chainsaw scares me without a free rise guard on it. Just s thought. Other than that and a locknut, great job! 💪👍👍

[@SamuQu]

The system is building up super nice, awesome job!

[@johnschuster9192]

I love the home made circle cutter....Its just tooooo easy! Nice job...

[@_P0tat07_]

That’s overbuilt and terrifying.... I love it!!

[@RobbieProjects]

Brilliant project. I look forward to continuing

[@DonnDIY]

This project is already finished and up and running. I've already almost finished making firewood with it and it works darn well. 👍

[@12gammagamma]

That circle plasma cutter jig is a thing of beauty

[@AlexanderAtlas]

Ну мужик и заморочился ... пора завод открывать. На серийное производство тянет.... Это уже далеко не самоделкино.... Однозначно лайк!

[@brosselot1]

You my friend are a master Craftsman. Awesome 👍 build

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you very much!

[@fixplay6563]

Молодец мужик! Руки растут от куда надо!

[@Crewsy]

Perhaps give us a different camera angle that doesn’t look like your forearm and elbow are mere centimeters away from the tip of the spinning chain. Or let us know you’re adding a guard to the handle. We’d hate to see you have to learn to be left handed.

[@brainsironically]

@Juha Tuomala Man, this needs a link! I gotta see it now.

[@aaronglover5998]

Nah man. Dude knows what he is doing.

[@joelchabot5167]

You certainly need some protection from the tip of that spinning chainsaw blade. Unlike regular chainsaw,blade usualy go away from you, this one come toward you. One miss step and we would hait to see you hurt.

[@kameljoe21]

@@joelchabot5167 That should be simple enough either by putting a guard on it and even if he wanted to put a small box on the push angle thing, That way when its down to that point its inside.

[@dozer1642]

Wayne Crews perhaps watch a channel that features kittens and padded rooms. Do you really think he’s stupid? Do you really think the camera angle does anything at all other than make you feel better?

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Sir you are a PUR GENIUS !!! 👍✌👌Your are THE BEST !!!👍👍👍✨

[@nobody4634]

It's like McDonald's, I'm loving it!!! Another amazing build bro!!! I'm think u might think about some kind of chain guard or something in case the chain breaks!!! None of us want to see u get hurt, and all of us would miss u your content and ingenuity!!!! Be safe bro and carry on my friend!!!

[@DonnDIY]

A guard will come.😉

[@totalletgo3762]

Очень круто👍 Дони, не Перестаешь радовать и вдохновлять🤝

[@nikolaierikssonkukkonen9878]

Very nice! Looking forward too seing it finnished

[@DonnDIY]

Hopefully it will be in full working condition next week so I can actually test it. Electricity may take some time and building the log conveyor and wood crates.

[@travisjicorcoran5870]

Amazing work! In case you didn't notice it, chain tensioning bolt is spinning at 11:28 . Lock nut to fix that, maybe?

[@EmperorAst]

A spring to put tension would work as well.

[@Hellsong89]

@@EmperorAst Could, but in a fault gives too much in and lets the chain jump off. I rather have chain to jam than get trown around. Its scary enough chain to snap in two..one? while cutting. Dont know how but it didnt whip me on the legs or such, just got pushed out and flew away. Thankfully it snap inside the protective case so end of the chain got pulled away when it spit it out. If it had broken from end of the bar, it could have pulled towards me with whip motion.

[@JSkulkingBushwack]

A chain oiler lobe connected to an old hand squirted oil can might be a chain saver. It would bump it once per down stroke as you cut. It wouldn't need much oil...a drop or two.

[@tt600pch]

I know a guy built a processor that used a cheap napa fuel pump switching on at start of cutting stroke. I have a small gear pump feeding oil to the bar on mine. Takes a decent amount of oil to keep chain cool and lubed to avoid stretching.

[@yeagerxp]

Excellent work👍👍👍 . Thanks for sharing

[@mikehors7351]

That chain saw looking pretty darn cool just can not wait to see the whole thing working. Keep up the cool builds and vids.

[@andreaboggia]

Another step for this another project!!! Great job!

[@davepelfrey3958]

Super nice job, that thing is scary sharp and fast.

[@DonnDIY]

It will be less scary after the chain guard is installed.

[@crazycoyote1738]

Great job bro!! I really enjoyed it. I think I saw the chain tensioning nut getting loose at 11:28 minutes. Need a locking nut. Waiting to see it complete with the oiling system. Thanks.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Well done Donn 👍👍 !! Those were some really good ideas and you have it working well. Thanks for another great series. Fred.

[@David-yh5po]

Thanks for sharing this video with us.

[@florianf4257]

Hi Donn, nice progress ;) i saw the tensioning screw turning in some of your testcut footage. Maybe a good idea to add a locknut there?

[@DonnDIY]

Yup, saw it too. Locknut is definitely a great idea.

[@Erik-ri7ze]

I was about to write the same thing 😂

[@mohdhalimamat1147]

Or some threadlocking fluid

[@Crewsy]

Mohd Halim Amat He still needs to turn it to retension the chain. Thread lock will be more of a pain than a lock nut.

[@poptartmcjelly7054]

@@DonnDIY adding a spring on the screw ( like on carburetors ) would also work imo.

[@Josh.Straughn]

that circle cutting guide is brilliant

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers!

[@41plymouthnut87]

Looks like you need to double nut the chain tensioner bolt. Great job, can hardly wait to see it in operation.

[@dozer1642]

This just gets better and better. 👍

[@DonnDIY]

Oh yeah. Wait until I get to working with it. 😁

[@fred-san]

I thin youre maybe the best 'maker' anyway in video realization, also idea, way to do.... Congratulations Mr.

[@bonsaitree1350]

I need a chop saw like that. That’s way more ergonomic and environmentally friendly than bending over with the two stoke engine. Great project!

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers. I think so too.

[@JOEZEP54]

Impressive!!! Big 👍 Stay safe, Joe Z

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers Joe!

[@ARES80]

Excellent work and good idea....👍

[@michaelfranke8469]

Nice Job. Greetings from Germany.

[@berndodin817]

this is really amazing! the machine really exceeds everything i have seen! in every detail everything is as the user wishes !!!! and needs !!! 👍👍👍👋👋👋🇩🇪🤝🤝🤝

[@453421abcdefg12345]

This cuts really well! The only problem here is that the chainsaw is on the wrong side of the conveyor, if you mounted it on the operator side you would not stand the chance of cutting your arm off every time you operated it, but the saw cuts very well at those revs, and it seems very quite after the normal chainsaw noises! Well done.

[@polesinuasi7660]

The saw bar is 60-70cm away from your hand

[@cmotdibbler4454]

As always awesome job my dude, I always look forward to your updates.

[@quarlow1215]

Damn, that cuts good. Nice work Donn!

[@mightymalikie]

Attachment thought An easily removable bin with a flap directing the wood chips into it from the saw Those are good for starting fires or soaking up oil/liquid messes. Plus a bonus you wouldnt have a pile of saw dust where you were using your processing machine

[@kevinsabins2929]

Donny just a FYI you can get different size drive sprockets. Helps getting everything torque matched to chain speed. Doing a grate job love the video’s.

[@glengillis7542]

Great Job Mr. Just found your site. Great projects. Thanks for the video

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you for watching!

[@wearemilesfromnowhere4630]

Never has there been a way to process dead bodies so efficiently.

[@Crewsy]

We Are Miles From Nowhere Why do they need to be dead? 👹👺☠️ I guess they don’t squirm around on you. 💁🏻‍♂️

[@vargr]

Food for pigs.

[@fava7753]

Must remind myself to avoid your place .,. . I will pass on the barbecue invite , thanks again . . A nice Chianti and , , whatever meat . 😋 😂 . Lmao . The guest of honour named Micheal Myers by any chance . . Heer doggy doggy . .

[@brainsironically]

@@fava7753 Hannibal Lecter also on the guest list.

[@fava7753]

@@brainsironically Chianti on the drinks list said it all . 😂 .

[@123suzukisamurai]

Bloody awesome. My hat is off to u man. Keep these coming please

[@DonnDIY]

More vids will come!

[@kevinstrachan4442]

Constructive criticism! Invest in some er40 collets for milling cutters, chamfer Mills even taps, drill chucks are for drills. I think you are one skilled fabricator! Looks great, Good luck!

[@DonnDIY]

I already hav'em. Too lazy to use tgough.

[@danw1030]

Another clever project Donn!

[@gotlotsodirt9968]

Brilliant, talented people out there...

[@jh1867]

Absolutely amazing. Great work and engineering Don!!!!💪🏼💪🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@JamesYoung61]

I asked in your last video how you were going to do the cut-off saw and that is beautifully done, something in my head says that you should have a guard on that saw or mount it on your side of the machine so that the saw goes away from you not towards you.

[@glenking3337]

Still looking good buddy. Hope all is well with you and your family.

[@walterlamb4756]

Great job Bro! Ya might want to consider a blade guard of some type. Your level of skill is something to wish for!! Be Safe!

[@АндрейКлимов-к5с]

Hi Don! I don't know if you noticed it or not, but when you saw a log, the chain tension adjustment bolt turns away. Look at the video to see it. Good luck.

[@grindsbo]

I don't know what chain you use, but X-cut 1,3 0,325. is faster and thinner than standard chain. If you want a little faster cut. Good work😀

[@kylegershman4668]

Chain bar label is upside down...OCD triggered, lol. Just kidding..you do amazing work.

[@markbuilt]

Impressive so nice to have the right tools for the right job . I am hoping to build a processor that I can pull behind an atv just for small trees 12 inch or so thanks for posting your projects I liked your lawnmower for the atv

[@DonnDIY]

This processor is actually going to be pulled behind my ATV and it is for smaller trees. 😉

[@HboskO1982]

Chansaw with different sound... Nice project.

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you!

[@tectalabyss]

Outstanding job Donn ! Has always Liked,shared. All my best.

[@francisfruscalzo]

I JUST TO SAY....VERY GREAT JOB.

[@qzwxecqz]

Outstanding work! Keep up the great projects.

[@dpg707]

You got some skills brother.

[@andreracha1967]

Great build man . One the saw chain needs oil might have to work up a oiler of some sort👍

[@DonnDIY]

Oiler was built in the other episodes of this series. 😉

[@Fierofreak01]

That is really slick! Nicely done! ✅

[@JB-ol4vz]

Your level man, it's up there. Great progress.

[@richardwalker1168]

This guy comes up with all kinds of stuff. Lol

[@wayneleonhardt9841]

awesome job ! You have very good ideas

[@breadlowry]

Brilliant! Top notch work!

[@anekahobi1539]

Nice video tutorial 😍

[@nickpeterson8080]

Looks like the motor worked out great!

[@AgentWest]

Add a chute for the chips off the chain. Those chips would make some nice mulch for some flower pots or a small garden.

[@opendstudio7141]

Works good, but I knew it would. Nice design on the blade assembly too. Your new milling machine sounds like it is built solid. 💪🏼😊

[@titanstudioproductions335]

Another awesome video, keep it up man! You have killer content!

[@DonnDIY]

Literally killer content. 😁

[@gregfeneis609]

You could always go over the top with a VFD on the chainsaw motor to get some extra speed out of it, but TBH, it only needs to cut as fast or faster than your ram can split and retract. I don't recommend relying on pressing the chainsaw bar into the log to decrease cut time. On a typical chainsaw chain, there are guides you can shorten to make the teeth cut more aggressively without having to add more down force. Keep in mind the width of the log. If a tooth cuts too aggressively, it will fill up with swarf and stop cutting until it's pulled through the wood completely and clears out. So, regardless of whether you use down force, or guide tuning, there's only so much work each tooth can do per pass through the log. To cut faster from that point, the chain just needs to travel through the wood faster

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Next I see Donn making a portable solar generator to go with this cool build.🤔😎😎😎

[@poprawa]

You should use really well insulated cable for motor switch, it will microrub on many things Great project, great implementation

[@endorphinaddict777]

That's impressive, love your work

[@pukinpaja1974]

Hi Donn! I wait every episode like a moon to sky!!! 🎅🏻👍🏻🇫🇮

[@TheTorkerman]

So good, love this build!!!

[@JDeWittDIY]

This is getting really good!

[@harrylsilva]

Beautiful my brother.👍

[@alexandregilg5562]

Nice videos ! At the end of the video you see the tensionning bolt to get a bit unscrewed because of the vibration, maybe should you put a bolt to hold it in place ?

[@OakleyTurvey]

or a lock nut

[@DonnDIY]

Yup.

[@seantap1415]

A BIT longer bar and then I would put the handle right at the end of the bar. I love this vid as always.