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Einhall electric log splitter just £229.00

Climate change seems to appear in every other news bulletin on the television at the moment as the world gears up to tackle environmental challenges.

Oil and fossil fuels are very much a source of pollution and we are seeing a return to sustainable products such as wood as a fuel - once again, wood burning stoves are becoming features of modern day homes and it's not just for aesthetics either.

Manufacturers are catering for ever need and making log-splitters much more affordable too. This Einhall BT-LS 65U electric log splitter is just £229.00 - a price that easily retuned in just one season.

Vitrex Safety Glasses

Operator safety is paramount when operating garden machinery. It takes just a second for a stone or a chipping of wood to fly up out from a machine for serious damage to occur to the eyes.

These Vitrex 30 1260 Wraparound Safety GLasses">Vitrex wraparound safety glasses are the answer to all round eye safety. They look good and are comfortable to the wearer.

They have a fully adjustable frame with flexible nose pad for extra comfort.

Reduce your home heating bills by burning logs

Firewood is very much in favour now as high energy prices continue to make heating the home so much more expensive.

I have noted that so many queries on the site are for people searching for solutions to their firewood needs.

Chainsaws, log splitters, log splitting mauls and axes are really hot and I think that people are coming to realise that there is an alternative to oil and gas.

Makita Mls6000 Hydraulic Log Splitter

I have been reading an awful lot about self sufficiency and cost savings for 2009 with many people opening up old fire places or installing wood burning stoves to cut down on their energy bills.

Makita Mls6000 Hydraulic Log Splitter Max 450mm Log 6 Tonne Force

The rising cost of heating oil is nowadays making a big dent in many a household budget. Wood offers a genuine alternative to expensive heating oil.

Ryobi ELS-52 electric log splitter

Ryobi ELS-52 electric log splitter

If you have large numbers of logs to prepare for the fire or wood burner, this electric log splitter from Ryobi will save you literally hours of back breaking work compared to chopping them up with an axe!

Simply place your sawn logs on top of the unit, flick a switch, and watch as the log splits in two.

Harvesting logs for Christmas

I don't just love Christmas for the presents, turkey and rest; I also love the little rituals that go with it like getting the logs ready to last the week.

Every Christmas, for as long as I have had a wood burning stove or an open fire, I have spent a leisurely day (sometimes more) splitting logs on Christmas Eve.

This year has turned out a little different because the job is already done - having spent two evenings in the woods cutting down dead oak's that can just be cut - ready to burn.

Heavy duty petrol log splitter

The Handy-Pro THPLS7TP heavy duty log splitter

I cannot believe that I am writing about such a heavy duty machine at this price - even an enthusiastic home-owner can make this machine pay for itself in a single season. Knock hundreds off of your energy bill and have some great fun in the process.

Petrol power enables you to work in any location and unlike electric models won't tie you down to the mains supply.

Horizontal electric log splitter

Make log splitting easy and at a price that will not break the bank. In less than a year, using a log splitter will return many times the outlay.

All you need is your own supply of good wood suitable for the fire.

Horizontal Log splitter

Fibreglass handled log splitting maul

Splitting logs isn't exactly rocket science but there is a bit of a knack to it. One you have your log round on the splitting block, it is necessary to nibble around the edges, splitting with the grain, taking off fire size logs.

Don't try to split through the middle of the round is anymore than eighteen inches across - especially if there are some knots (lateral branches).

Something that is not all that well known is you don't actually need a sharp axe for the job. Whilst a wedge shaped blade is needed, the actually edge that comes into contact with the wood can actually be blunt.

Chopping logs the easy way

This THLS horizontal log splitter is the hottest seller of the Mow Direct range and as a previous owner of a lawn flight petrol log splitter, I can understand and tell you why.

Now, if you are only consuming a cubic metre or two a year of logs then forget buying a log splitter in the first place because it will take you ten years to break even. You are better off buying from the wood merchants.

If you are consuming 5-10 cubic metres a during the winter then this is a no brainer and the oney can be re-couped in a single year - unless of course you need the exercise and the therapy of splitting with a big lump axe to relieve the stress of a busy week in the office?