willshak wrote:

on 1/4/2008 8:36 PM DerbyDad03 said the following:

On Jan 4, 7:54 pm, willshak wrote:


on 1/4/2008 6:09 PM DerbyDad03 said the following:







On Jan 4, 4:28 pm, willshak wrote:


on 1/4/2008 3:51 PM said the following:
anyone use one of those sliding hammer log splitters? If so what do


you think of them. I have a small amount of wood to split and dont
need a big thing. Also would prefer to do it the easiest way
possible. Already broke the handle on my axe!


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=39981
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"Manually operated, two speed pump builds up to 10 tons of log-
splitting pressure fast."
What's their definition of "fast"?


I guess their definition is "not slow".



And what do they mean by "two speed pump"?


Two pump handles on one bottle jack. As I said in an earlier post, you
can get some cross country ski training with it.



FYI...here's the
manual...http://www.harborfreight.com/manuals...9999/39981.PDF


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Two pump handles on one bottle jack

I guess that could mean "two speed" if one arm moved faster than the
other.

If I were marketing this device I'd have used "variable speed pump"
since the user can determine how fast he moves the handles.

"Variable speed" sounds even more impressive than "two speed." g



"Double speed" would be even better. Having only one pump handle on a
bottle jack requires that you pull the handle to pump the fluid into the
jack, then you have to push the handle back to start the next pump
action. With 2 handles, while you are resetting one handle, the other
handle is being pulled to pump the fluid. Alternating pumping and
resetting with each handle, therefore doubling the pump action. I guess
that would be faster.
Think of a cross country skier with only one ski pole, and then a CC
skier with two ski poles. Which one would go faster?


What happens if you pull both handles at the same time? Would
that be double speed?

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