Has anyone ever used a screw or cone type wood splitter? Looking at one on ebay that runs off a post hole attachment http://cgi.ebay.com/LOG-SPLITTER-WO...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335bcf9c11
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Sounds like good advise to me.I used a cone/screw wood splitter for several years some time back. Still have it in fact.
First, as others have noted, they are extremely dangerous. Unless the end of the log is firmly secured it will spin and cause serious damage to body parts or anything nearby.
Mine was used on the rear wheel of a truck, sometimes a Jeep, so the ground acted as the stabilizing point. After a while a hole would be dug and the log spinning would start. A kill switch to the spark plug coil was an absolute necessity. One inch plywood was finally used to keep from digging a hole.
The cone/screw splitters attached to a PHD would have the added disadvantage of having a swivel on top of the PHD to further reduce control.
The device actually splits straight-grained wood quite well but anything else is a nightmare.
My advice is to stay away from that style of splitter.