[Default] On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 20:32:39 -0800,"Doug" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I reduced the blade diameter to 200mm (8") and this opens the cutting >surfaces to allow a stick size of about 1.25" diameter to be cut on the >diagonal, the easiest way to slice through wood fibres. I used green >coppiced poplar sticks 1.25" at their butt end, and was surprised at how >little effort it took to chop the whole stick. Brilliant! Would it be possible to apply the effort via a spring balance and see how the force necessary varied with the angle the stick is presented at? AJH _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
