1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to sawmills and more particularly to a firewood cutting device.
Since firewood is marketed by ricks it is desirous to provide a sawing device to cut logs in selected lengths which, after being split to firewood size, may be easily stacked to form the required dimensions for a rick of firewood.
This invention provides an apparatus for cutting a firewood forming log into a plurality of selected equal lengths to be thereafter split, as desired.
2. Description of the Prior Art
It is well known to provide an equal length workpiece sawing machine comprising a pair of spaced circular saws to cut logs, planks or lath to equal length by passing the wooden material between the saws.
U.S. Pat. No. 1,123,056 discloses a cord wood cutting device having a pair of frame journalled power driven saws including a disk journalled by the frame parallel with the saws and provided with radially projecting stops which receive firewood logs and move the logs toward and beyond the saws as the logs are successively positioned on the stops. The cord length sawed logs fall by gravity to a conveyor for movement toward a disposal point.
This invention is distinctive over this patent by providing a manually operated slip clutch flat belt drive for a conveyor feeding logs horizontally toward a plurality of equally spaced saws in a plane disposed below a horizontal plane taken diametrically through the saws wherein the slip belt control permits interruption of the feed conveyor action in the event of malfunction of any of the equipment or wood being cut.