Painfully slow progress is being made.
Here's a couple of pics of the Log Lifter.
The yellow nylon rope will be replaced by these.
It's doubtful that the rope will be up to the task.
I'm planning to bolt the cyl. supports to the bottom of the beam so they can be switched to allow the lifter to operate on the other side of the splitter if need be, the lifter pivot pillow blocks are bolted and can be switched to the other side also.
Further welding on the project is on hold as I'm having a "spot of bother" with my electrical service panel and it's main breaker.
the contact with one of the 2 buss bars had arced a little and would buzz audibly. It's either a case of metal "flowing" or design fault, but tightening the screw that makes the contact doesn't help due to the deterioration of the copper buss bar and breaker contact from the arcing.
I was able to insert a copper "wedge" and hold it there with a block of plastic so that we can survive electrically while my electrician rounds up a new 100 amp panel.
We are "apportioning" high current usage of stove, dryer, hot water heater, welder, etc. for the time being.
A new main breaker is no longer available and even if it were it's questionable as to whether the panel buss bar is serviceable where it connects to the breaker.
So, it'll be a new panel and breakers = BIG JOB!
Here's a couple of pics of the Log Lifter.
The yellow nylon rope will be replaced by these.
It's doubtful that the rope will be up to the task.
I'm planning to bolt the cyl. supports to the bottom of the beam so they can be switched to allow the lifter to operate on the other side of the splitter if need be, the lifter pivot pillow blocks are bolted and can be switched to the other side also.
Further welding on the project is on hold as I'm having a "spot of bother" with my electrical service panel and it's main breaker.
the contact with one of the 2 buss bars had arced a little and would buzz audibly. It's either a case of metal "flowing" or design fault, but tightening the screw that makes the contact doesn't help due to the deterioration of the copper buss bar and breaker contact from the arcing.
I was able to insert a copper "wedge" and hold it there with a block of plastic so that we can survive electrically while my electrician rounds up a new 100 amp panel.
We are "apportioning" high current usage of stove, dryer, hot water heater, welder, etc. for the time being.
A new main breaker is no longer available and even if it were it's questionable as to whether the panel buss bar is serviceable where it connects to the breaker.
So, it'll be a new panel and breakers = BIG JOB!
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