Here is a follow up to this video Testing Firewood Splitting Drill Bits - Do They Really Work? ukposts.info/have/v-deo/l6iKooGCepujmZ8.html check out this 36" bar on the 500i ukposts.info/have/v-deo/iX6hgY6oe6mn1IE.html Thanks for watching and check out our other John Deere 2038R compact tractor videos at ukposts.info/have/v-deo/f2mUl3mpgIikyI0.html And subscribe to our channel at ukposts.info Buy me a coffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/rockhillfarm Thanks for watching

Thank you so much for taking the time to expose this drill bit for what it is. You saved me some hard earned money. I'm optimistic myself with stuff like that and have had my share of wasted cash on them. Great watch.

That looked like so much more work than a splitting maul or axe! Thanks for reviewing and saving some people some money!

The bit fits in a heavy duty rotary hammer drill. If you're going to use a rotary hammer drill to split wood you might as well turn off the rotary function and use chisel bits as a wedge splitter instead of risking serious injury from the rotation.

After watching this video..I am inspired to buy a 24 ton gas powered log splitter. Thank you sir.

This is such a fantastic example of what the internet can really accomplish: I was ready to buy a couple of these for Christmas gifts after I saw their pop-up ad, but when I flashed on your video review and learned the whole story, i.e. that they were using only the most positive aspects of the tool for advertising and selling it, and I actually saw the short-comings of it in your video ---- hey, that's all it took for me to save my money and to not give a questionable tool as a gift! Thanks very much........

That style drill shank is used in a rotary hammer drill. If used in the correct drill the hammering process provided will help drive the bit deeper into the log with less force. Note this may improve the effectiveness of said bit but either way this is an impractical and more importantly (dangerous) means of splitting wood. Best of luck and always stay safe.

The end on that bit is SDS. It's meant for big hammer drills that make your corded drill look like a cute little toy. Also they're available in cordless.

I was curious and somewhat hopeful about these. Thanks for saving me the time, money and disappointment. 2 years and your still helping people. Subbed. 👍

Those are SDS bits. Looks like SDS Plus, but SDS also comes in SDS Max. Max is just a larger more powerful version of plus. SDS stands for slotted drive shaft and fits a special drill called an SDS drill. They normally perform a few functions. Hammer drill, drill, and hammer. It's kind of like having a mini jack hammer. Great for breaking and drilling thru concrete, brick, and other masonry products etc.

Right now i feel this is the best you tube video I've ever watched!! I just saw an ad for these drill bits on another channel and i thought they were a miracle. I almost plopped down the 40 bucks right there. But i searched for a review first and yours was top of the list. Not only did you save me money and potential injury...but you totally cracked me up!! Educational and entertaining too. I see from the comments that this product sucks for everyone who has tried it. Thank you so much for posting!!

I bought one of those splitting bits 6 years ago. Had the same results. Borrowed a Hilti hammer drill from a friend with an SDS chuck. It worked a little better but was more work than using a splitting maul. I still have it. I use it as a makeshift plumb bob

I wondered about those things. Cant imagine a drill would have the power to split much of anything really. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

Hello Brock, thank you for saving me three things - $ spent on this tool, disillusion, and probably a broken wrist! Your video is brilliantly watchable and so honest. All the best from Tasmania Australia. ❤️🇦🇺

Those bid ends are designed for "impact drills" often used to drill holes in concrete for anchors, but they do have a straight drilling option and also impact.

Thank you for your honest review - I was thinking the same outcome but did not test them. I am a forensic engineer and could not see how the forces could be generated enough to split a decent size piece - thanks

Thank you for making an update video to this one. I feel like you then gave it a fair shake/ more accurate real-world test. Looks like the guys who were having success with it, are using it on less dense woods, I would imagine!

It would’ve been great if you could’ve just told us the deal and shoulders if it worked. Never had to do so much fast forwarding to see if something on Facebook was real or fake

Thanks for the review - the promos always used such wimpy wood I kind of expected something like this. But it was great you used cordless then corded small piece then big piece. Looks like you could easily do some wrist damage using this.

I use a half inch impact driver and it works great for splitting kindling wood. I have seen large versions that split firewood but they definitely have some safety issues.

Thank you for this video. I have two of those drills and I use them in tandem. They will easily split softwood but have a tough time with hardwood. When one gets stuck, I use the other to get it free. I have split maple up to eight-inch diameter, pieces up to two feet in length.

LMAO 🤣🤣 "hey look guys, we split wood with it". That was awesome! Made me laugh and made my day. Thanks!

Thanks for the video. You just saved me some money. I live in Texas and the only thing I use firewood for is my BBQ pit. I use oak and sometimes mesquite. I usually let it sit for a year before I try to split it. I have been using an old metal handle, metal shaft hatchet, and a 4 lb hammer to split it. I thought one of these screw thingys might be the answer for me but after watching your video I will take a pass on it. Glad I watched your video first. Thanks again.

We have a splitter similar to this that hooks up to the PTO of our tractor. We ALWAYS have to split wood going in through the side of the wood so it splitting it perpendicular with the grain. You NEVER go in to the ends exposing the rings. All that does is, like you found out, make the drill splitter literally screw into the wood and get stuck. Insanely dangerous for legs, hands, face, etc. on our tractor one if the chunk slides off the brace bar for it. That wood starts spinning like yours did and you have to get out of the way, shut the tractor off and get a pry bar or take another piece of wood and wedge it to widen the bar.

I wonder how a half-inch impact driver would have fared, like my DeWalt DCF899. But the biggest issue I see is that no matter WHAT tool is used, a design flaw in the bit is that you can’t back it out with your tool (because the shaft unscrews). Maybe if you welded the shaft to the bit…

After breaking my nose with a flying off cut of wood last new year I thought I’d invest in something a little less dangerous than an axe. Saw this and got the girls to get it be as a stocking filler for Christmas. And that it did! After the frivolous day that is Christmas Day , entertaining the family, friends, cooking, drinking, eating ( I love pigs in blankets with a Jamie Oliver pork and chestnut stuffing), working your way from A to Z in the cocktail cabinet etc,( who can say no to a Snowball followed by that clear Grappa!!) Boxing Day came and time for some me time. Time to try out my new log splitter. Using my dewalt SDH323T2GB with 5.9Ah fully charged battery I eagerly , excitedly made my way down to the bottom of the garden in crocs and lounge pants to my hallowed, sacred spot that is my log pile. Log selection , simple I thought,before moving to true logs start easy, start with a simple piece of well dried decking board 12” length to split into kindling. Setting up of the board to be executed was quite easy, lay flat off we go…. First attempt, absolute delight 12” x 1” stick formed in less than a second - no effort at all. Going in for the 2nd split, lovely. Best present ever this. I’m gonna get all my log pile split up today. 3rd , 4th splits - good times, next piece of wood please ! Same again 12” plank of well seasoned timber… what happened next could only be described as that scene from Misery. In the blink of an eye the wood spun round with the full full force of the SDS set to speed 3, and twatted my left leg. Instantly bring a boiled egg sized lump to emerge on the front of my shin. Silly bugger I thought, moved my leg back, reset posture and went again. Bang! Have that! Wood bit, full 620rpm rotor blade into the right ankle taking me straight to ground better than a Stuart Pearce tackle. Result both legs looking like a bunch of black grapes , lounge pants have 2” rip in them on one leg. Right croc has the go fast strap ( ideal when chasing ice cream man ) ripped off and I’m sat with germolene on my wounds in front of an empty log burner. Packaging : 5⭐ lovingly wrapped in recycled brown Xmas paper topped with a pine cone and waxed red/ white parcel string, topped with dried orange segment and set lovingly within the Christmas tree. Quality: 5⭐ quality steel with several drill bit attachments for Standard 3/4 “ Chuck , SDS, HDS drills. Instructions and Safety precautions : 🫣 must have been displaced. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ would buy again

Thank you a million times over for sparring me the expense of buying this product, my finances are very very tight and I can use the money for something else. I really appreciate your help, keep doing it your way.

I normally wear a lot of safety gear but I'm only making one cut. famous last words

Thanks for your efforts in producing this review. You've saved me both time and money!

Thank for the video, good job. Daughter and I were talking about one of these last week as a Christmas present for her boy friend and I told her that I thought that it might bind and told her he probably have to use a corded drill. I told her to save her money and get a manual sliding log splitter or maul and wedges for him. Looks to me that if you had a real powerful corded drill and it binds out you could break your wrist. Gonna have her watch your video. Thanks again and have a Merry Christmas.

Thank You my Brother, I had just seen an advertisement for this product and was ready to purchase one. I found the video you posted on it and thankfully you helped me save money. Not to mention frustration due to disappointment.

If you look closely at ALL of the wood used in any of the wood splitting videos, they use really dry Poplar with no knots in it. For those of you that haven't split much or any firewood, Poplar is the easiest type of wood to split. If a device will split Oak or Hickory with knots in it, BUY IT! The shank on the bit is known as a SDS shank. It's for medium duty drills.

I purchased this tool hoping it would be easier than using a maul. My husband used to do the splitting but I recently lost him. I should have known better. I thought I just didn't have the upper body strength that a man would have. I'm glad to see in your video that you also had difficulty.

Thank you man. You saved me a sum of money. You were spot on in all questions I would ask myself about that tool. I had a doubt because I didn't believe that it works and you proved that there is no real value in that tool. Thank you man for spending your time and thank you for your honesty

Hoping to get my dad a wood splitting device for father's day. This was very informative! Thank you!

It was splitting the small pieces just fine until you drilled and took your leg off of the piece. Then you act all surprised. I've been using one of these for years while camping as well as an axe. They work great on pieces for making kindling. That's all it's meant for. I keep a 24" piece of 2 x 8 in my camper with some nails in a straight line. I just put the wood I want to split against the nails so it can't spin out. Works great. Try it sometimesince you already bought the bits. Also, use a hammer drill.

Great video! Thanks for saving me the aggravation. FYI Just broke my hand 4 months ago using a bigger older style drill that spun on me violently drilling my fork. Watching you drill gave me PSTD. Just got back to almost healed.

Okay. Your impression of those bits is accurate. I bought them too to test out on some small wood stove sized firewood. I had the exact same experience as you. Caveats: The wood was NOT seasoned wood. It was fairly fresh cut and green/wet. I had the same issue with the bits shaft coming loose in counter clockwise attempts to remove the bit. So I took the bit and secured it into my shop vise pipe clamp portion of jaws, tightened the jaws down and then used an impact wrench to securely bolt the shaft to the bit. Also. The cordless drill seemed to work just a little better when it was in low speed high torque settings. Overall, however, it’s not worth what we spent on the bits. The best thing to use these bits for is dried seasoned medium hardness type wood. I would not recommend using on hardwoods like Bois de ark, or black locust or sweetgum or red or white oak.

The slots in the bits are SDS bits for a Rotary Hammer Drill. There is a difference between just a hammer drill and a rotary hammer drill. Hope that helps.

I had the same results although after using a fully charged Dewalt cordless, I went to a fully charged Dewalt impact wrench with minimal success. I returned mine.

I haven’t bought one these splitters yet, but was planning on getting one until I saw your video. and am glad I didn’t. One thing I believe it might be good for is splitting only very straight grained dry wood, just like in the advertisers video. Any gnarly wood grain would not give in to a bit like this. And of course neither would it give in to an ax head either, so there you have it; straight grain wood only.

EIGHT minutes in, which I forwarded to, you FINALLY see the tool!!! Got to love these UKpostsrs and how they TRY to trick everyone into staying on their video for money and wasting everyone time…

Thank you for the informative (and funny) video for this product. It kept me from ordering one!

I agree with you. I was thinking about getting one. It looks like it would take forever to cut wood with that toy splitter. You did a great analysis. Thank you.

They can be useful and effective when used to split kindling from dry split wood. My 110 lbs wife uses one right in our living room when she has to start a fire. I cut a ton of ash and it splits ash very well. Perfect tool for our purpose.

Thank you for taking the time and making the effort for the video and giving a real review.

The fact that you patiently kept trying 😤😂😂😂 I give it to you bro !

That crazy looking bit shank is for a heavy duty masonry drill. Thanks for sharing!!!

Unfortunately youre bang on - I almost broke my hand the first time I used it as the drill spun. Took some time to recover the bit and tried again, and again, it was hopeless and should not be sold as an answer to log splitting, of any size, its dangerous for an ordinary bloke like me. Another internet scam!

I was thinking of getting one of these to help split firewood. I hoped one of my cordless drills could do the job out at my wood pile, not only did you show that doesn’t work you also showed a corded drill won’t work either! I wanted help splitting 18” long rounds into fire wood. My maul and axe do a much better and easier job. Thanks for saving me time and money on this gimmick!

I’ve split wood with several different hand and power tools. I was interested to see if this would actually work. The best splitter for mass usage is the hydraulic splitter you tow behind a truck. The electric comes in at second. The maul comes in at third. For kindling, the hatchet 🪓 takes some skill and seasoned wood, but is still the best.

do you have a side of the sparrow log splitting there is an SDS bait it fits into an SDS drill

I was looking into buying one of these, so searching for HONEST reviews of them, not just commercials, and I have to thank you profusely for yours. It's everything I was afraid of, and a little bit more. LOL One thing I did note from another video reviewing these is that they seem to work better on the slowest speed. Which your drill sounded faster. M a y b e that makes a difference? Either way, I can't see why I would buy one. LOL And the theoretically useful changeable bit seems to actually be a flaw in the design when they get stuck. LOL So ... yeah. I'm sure there's some brilliant idea for such a tool, but these ain't it.

It's also going to depend on how dry your wood is. When it's dry, it's much more brittle than when it's wet and will split much easier. Judging by how wet the ground looks around you, your wood was probably pretty wet.

Thank you. Your frustration saved me from experiencing my own.

Thank you! I cut down an old mapele tree yesterday and I tried splitting it with the axe and the maul but it is very hard. It’s about the same size as yours, slightly smaller. Would a CENTRAL MACHINERY 12 Amp 5 ton Electric Log Splitter from Walmart do the job. Thank you again!

That bit is made for Bosch SDS usually a medium duty hammer drill. Not the biggest but very common in construction/destruction industry.

They actually work great for quick access door lock defeaters, gaps the deadbolts bolt from the door jam perfectly. Every firefighter should have one in their arsenal. As a log splitter though? LOL, have fun at the ER! They just need to market it towards something it actually works for. I am certain there's other uses besides being a key to the city. Would love to hear them, being as how I have one and don't need a door defeater very often, and I have lock picks for that.

I just had a thought. Would a hammer chisel with a sharp flat bit be good for what you're trying to do?

I tried to use a step bit on a much smaller round and got the same results. If you need to split wood, there are more efficient ways. You're not going to split much wood with your screwdriver. (I used that same DeWalt you have)

Hey brother I think this bit is supposed to go into a SDS style hammer drill and the hammer drill is supposed to run on hammer only which drives it into to wood like a log splitter which would be much much safer. Try that out and let us know how it goes.

In my experience of owning one of these bits. #1 don't overwork the drill , burns up the motor. #2 great for small scrap kiln dried lumber (untreated) or sticks about an inch or two in diameter (depending on species). #3 brace the wood , little sticks can hurt . #4 use at the ends or edges avoid knots. It can be "satisfying " to use but also obsolete due to its limitations. Regarding safety and efficiency a hatchet and 2lb hammer are much more practical.

I bought those also, A 5 tonne electric log splitter is perfect for making kindling in the garage and splitting larger logs.

Wonder hoe it would work with a 1/2 inch impact wrench with the appropriate socket welded on ??

That shank is for an SDS (rotary hammer) drill. Seems like just a flat bit would work better if you had a rotary hammer drill anyway.

I tried a couple of these before I realized they had backwards threads. If you run the drill in reverse they work great. Even the cordless. At least for me.

Thank you for this video. I have seen this ad too and from time to time get neighbors who give me wood they cut down for my fireplace. I was almost going to buy one of these for those logs, but I will not waste my money thanks to your video.

Did you switch the drill on torque mode? Looks like your using high speed

My results were similar. I used a cordless, a corded D handle and a Boesh hammer drill and no luck. I was tempted to try a 1/2 impact but It just seemed like a failure. I prefer an axe.

My wife bought me one of those splitters for the drill last year. I had the same results as you did trying to split some oak wood. I even used a very heavy duty 1/2" drill and got the same results. I am not impressed at all with this splitter at all. In my opinion, they are a waste of $$ money! Maybe it will work good on a stick of butter, I haven't tried that yet!

In the late 50’s early 60’s my grandpa in Switzerland designed at built a table version of this bit, and then after we moved to the states my dad in the mid 70’s designed and built his table version of his dads. The table was about the size of a table saw with a Briggs and Stratton engine attached to a bottom shelf on the table, then a pulley went from the motor to the top of the table and was attached to the back end of his auger (bit) which was approximately 12” long and 3” diameter at the pulley end and to a point at the business end. I remember him using it to show how much faster it was then a hydraulic splitter, he would take a piece of wood split it in two seconds at most then set one piece aside on the table top and split the other piece in half again and toss both pieces in a pile then grab the remaining piece and split it, all while the hydraulic splitter hadn’t even split the first piece yet. Him and his friend invested in it and had a patient made and he had interest in it from John Deere and several other large companies, the only reason it never took off was that they couldn’t come up with a safety device to keep you from accidentally getting your hand pulled in by the auger splitting your hand in half, but boy did that thing kick butt. Over the decades I’ve seen other people design other versions of it, but it makes me proud to think my grandpa in Switzerland may have been the original inventor. One guy went as far as to design one where he’d drive out to the trees, fall them, cut them up then jack the back of his truck up and remove his power side tire then attach the auger to his rear lugs, then either set the cruise control or put something on the gas pedal to split the rounds and toss them right into the back of the truck, no carrying truck was right there. Genius

The shaft and I drill bit goes into a rotary hammer drill I use those types of drills all the time to do termite work drilling into the foundations of homes but they do not advertise that you need a rotary hammer drill to make this product work I really do appreciate your video I normally have to split smaller pieces of wood just for an outdoor fire pit I have in my backyard and it's always a big pain in the butt I was thinking about buying this product but after seeing your video I realize it's just a gimmick thank you for showing us we really do appreciate it

I bought 1 of these just to split kindling wood for the wood stove, it’s works good in a cordless impact driver on small dry wood, like pallet skids for kindling, it makes it a bit easier instead of splitting with a hatchet. However it doesn’t work on the really hard woods like Oak, but the softer hard woods like poplar with the right drill it seems to work fine on small dry logs, provided you got the cone speed tight on the bit, I put mine in the vice and really cranked on it, to prevent the cone from unscrewing in the wood. But I didn’t order the ones that are advertised on UKposts, Facebook, and like places, I got it on eBay for like $8, which was way less than the other sites. I figured if it didn’t work I could either send it back or find other uses and $8 wasn’t a bad loss. So its a toss up, but I wouldn’t suggest buying it for someone that wants to split a log bigger than 6-8 inches in diameter, small dry logs and dry kindling wood great, other than that save your money and rent a log splitter.

Just use a maul. Exercise and like woodcutters say, "Splitting firewood warms you twice."

I use it in mt drill press and split 1” pine cut offs for kindlin wood ,works great,needs a stop to prevent spining

Are both of those drills hammer or impact drills?

I would still really like to believe that with some nice straight green firewood and the proper impact drill this would work for campfire wood but I haven't found anything supporting it yet

Great video RF! I was actually thinking about purchasing one of those. Thanks for saving me a few bucks and aggravation along the way! 👍👍

Oddly enough a year after you made this video UKposts decided it was a good video to endorse this very product. 8 minutes in this bit was advertised. I was thinking of getting it but now I don't think i will be getting one thanks for the video.

I wonder how something like this would do with a high torque impact wrench. Does this accept either 1/2" or 3/4 square drive? I think you might really have something with an impact wrench. I could be wrong but would be curious to see. Btw The shank you were holding up I believe is a special shank called sds. Which makes me also wonder how it would do with an sds rotary hammer drill.

I split wood with a maul ... My guess is the tool is too small in the first place to split anything larger than soft pine shelving planks for kindling. Even if you had the worlds strongest drill to use this tool on large logs, only 2 outcomes would possibly result. 1. the tool would bury itself into the log till the chuck and nose of the drill made contact with log stopping the operation from drilling further and result in no split. 2. The torque strength would break your grip from the drill and possibly sprain your wrists, thats if the log didn't spin first.... also no split. This only makes sense with those big screw cones people put on their old car axles as far size, weight and power needed for splitting logs. It's simple physics all around, don't waste your money people! Fun to watch this tool being put to the test though so great video!

we made one of these at community college but much larger that fits on a wheel of a truck , worked great until one large piece slipped and flew off the tapered screw , taking out 3 large overhead lights and sending about 15 of us diving for cover

Reviews on Amazon said the same things you just showed. Maybe you can split 1x2? I think you calling it a gimmick is spot on!

The type of wood I see in those videos seems to be very different from the wood we have here in Canada. It may be easier to split and that's why the videos make it look like a useful tool. Glad you tried with "real"wood so we can see.

Good review Brock... Chalk it up as a loss for that thing....LOL

Great video man! I've seen a couple other reviews that came to the same conclusion because I was very tempted to buy on of those bits on Amazon. However, I did notice the advertisement video where it looks like the drill being used was HUGE! I'm not sure what size/kind of drill it is, but it definitely looks like a heavy duty industrial type.

UKposts is where I always go to see if something is legit or not. Thanks for offering that service!

Thanks for the video. About what I figured for this tool. As for splitting kindling, my fireplace friend is hands down the tool for 4”, maybe 6” or smaller.

That "end of the shaft" shape detail is for DeWalt and other brands of Hammerdrills. All Hammerdrill bits have a slight bit of slack that enhances the power tranferrance from the Hammerdrill motor to the bit. RE: Like a hammer pounding in a nail.

Bottom line, DON’T BUY IT!

Thanks for showing. I was curious about those things. I think you pretty much settled my curiosity

I noticed in the ads they're only splitting pine and other soft woods. Not what i need it for. Thanks for sharing your results

Love your tractor/loader setup! If you would have handheld the wood the splitter would have worked fine. I could see at the start that you were drilling into the stump. Also, I prefer shorter videos of this nature. Keep on improving! Cheers

Higher speed and angle the drill bit!

I bought one of those firewood splitting drill bits too. I got the SDS one for my Makita SDS drill. I found that it wasn't a useful tool. * The drill would stall. * The drill would kick so hard as the bit big into the wood that it would twist my wrist painfully. * The wood spun out and hit my ankle and injured me. That makes it dangerous. I haven't tried the SDS splitter bit with a corded drill because I don't have a corded SDS drill. I gave the seller the benefit of the doubt and didn't ask for my money back, but seeing your video confirm all my findings makes me think that this splitting bit is not useful and that both you and I have been taken for suckers.

My favorite quote…..” hey look guys we split wood with it “ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂☮✌🏻

The worst thing about that bit are all the fractured wrists from backspin.

“I normally wear safety gear but I’m only making one cut” It only takes one cut for an accident to happen my man.

Great Video and Thanks for saving people Money by showing this.I used an Electric 6 Ton Electric Log Splitter by Craftsman for 6 Years.From 16 Inch Logs down to small 3 Inch Pieces did a great Job.Was Cheap to Run and also Fun to use.Those smaller Pieces were great to use for making lots of Kindling for sure.Just Subscribed and Thanks for a good Review!!

I think it would work great for "Nancy Wood", like Cedar shingles or Balsa. - My friend has a downward facing 30 ton/30" throw splitter attachment for his Bobcat that works pretty well if you[re really serious about splitting. It ain't cheap but I drop and cut up about 150+ trees a year for him for fuel. - Back in the 40's they used to make a much larger version of this what would mount where a rear tire on a car (Stickler) would be and that worked pretty well (UKposts video).