Making a splitter

[Wood_workur]

I need to make a cut-down splitter for my bt3100. I saw a page on this before, but I can't find it now. And what material do I use. I can't find metal thick enough.

[Turaj]

Is this the page you are looking for? Scroll all the way down:

http://www.leestyron.com/sharksplitter.php

I have bought a second blade gaurd planning to cut the splitter from it, but no time yet!!

[Wood_workur]

Is this the page you are looking for? Scroll all the way down:

http://www.leestyron.com/sharksplitter.php

I have bought a second blade gaurd planning to cut the splitter from it, but no time yet!!

thanks. Now to find a place that sells the metal I need....

[gmack5]

thanks. Now to find a place that sells the metal I need....

What you're looking for is 14 Gauge Cold Rolled Steel sheet.
It's .0747 thick and should do a good job.

[Tom Miller]

FYI -- prior to cutting down my riving knife, I bought a replacement riving knife for $10-$15 in case I ever wanted to go back. You might keep that option in mind when looking for and pricing materials.

Regards,
Tom
p.s. I've never looked back, especially now that I have a Shark guard.

[vaking]

Lee sells a shark splitter for a little over $20 delivered. If you need to buy metal plate to make your own - is it really worth it?

[Wood_workur]

Thanks for all of your help. A google search, a short car drive, 30 minutes of work and $0 later, I now have a riving knife. I got a small cutoff of .09 aluminum for free., but the guy there did look at me kinda weird when I asked for a small cuttof of .9 sheet metal.

[Turaj]

I know what you mean about giving you a wierd look. I have a "Metal Supermarket" near me and sometimes I ask for a small piece, which they give to me for free along with the LOOK.

Glad you found everything!

[Wood_workur]

No, no, no, it was because it asked for .9" sheet metal, not .09", but the guy corrected me right away. The place I went to is actually a HUGE, I mean HUGE (worldwide) operation that sells aluminun for compans in huge rolls and what not, and make semi-trailers. (Many trucks have trouble finding the place and traffic has been backed up for a mile or so because of that) They are used to people comming in for cuttofs, such as contractors wanting stuff for duct work, so they were cool about that.

[Turaj]

Ooops!! I did not read that correctly but think of it, 0.9" sheet metal makes a very strong splitter

Thanks for the correction.

[Tom Miller]

... 0.9" sheet metal makes a very strong splitter

And just picture the blade it goes with!

Regards,
Tom

[Stytooner]

If you guys want to finish these out yourself, I will cut them out of .09 steel in the correct shape and you can do the filing and painting for about $12. Shipping is included, but thats $4.05 of the cost.
The aluminum will work fine though as long as its a good grade. It's probably the same thing Stop signs are made of. Pretty rigid stuff for aluminum.

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