Sharpening The Splitting Wedge - Grizzly H8170/H8171 Owner's Manual

Sharpening the
Splitting Wedge
Always wear protective,
gloves when sharpening
the splitting wedge.
During the life of your log splitter, you will need
to sharpen the splitting wedge perodically. When
sharpening the wedge,m keep in mind that if you
try and keep the wedge sharpened to a razor
point (like an axe blade), you will greatly reduce
the life of the wedge by always sharpening it.
However, if you allow the point to become very
dull or bullnosed, your log splitter will have to
overwork to split logs and wear out. The optimum
point is somewhere between. Refer to Figure 12
for a general idea.
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Figure 12. Wedge points.
H8170/H8171 Hydraulic/Electric Log Splitter