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Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 19:38
Anyone have experience with one of these? I bought it last year on CL. I've used it a few times and it seems to be a decent chipper / shredder for small scale use. My problem is with the blades. They're cheap, thin, and don't last. I'm considering trying to use some jointer blades as a substitute.
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- Posted by idaho_gardener 6a_sw_idaho (My Page) on Thu, Jun 28, 12 at 22:17
| It might be best to get familiar with its limitations and work within those limits. I'll bet you can do a lot with that little monkey as long as you don't get too ambitious. |
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- Posted by toxcrusadr (My Page) on Fri, Jun 29, 12 at 12:42
| I've never used one, but I do have a Mantis tiller. Their stuff seems to be OK for lightweight use but it's not heavy equipment. Jointer blades might work but they may be too brittle. I don't know, and it certainly won't hurt to try. Maybe a blade meant for a chipper shredder would be better, if you can find one that would fit. Keep us posted. |
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| "and it certainly won't hurt to try" yeah, unless that brittle blade shatters. Then you're in for some pain. Personally, I wouldn't mess with it. |
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- Posted by toxcrusadr (My Page) on Fri, Jun 29, 12 at 16:44
| OTOH a jointer does very much the same thing as a chipper, that is, it cuts wood, just with more precision. If the blades are 'cheap, thin and don't last', a thicker jointer blade seems less likely to fail. I would not try to use carbide though, only high speed steel. |
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| That's what I was thinking, toxcrusadr. It seems that jointer operation would be fairly demanding on a blade, much more so than chipping very small branches, leaves, and so on. I'll see what I can come up with. |
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