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post picture of your home made wedges i made of out of a sharpened rail road spike
WIKI: wedge is a triangular shaped tool, a compound and portable inclined plane, and one of the six classical simple machines. It can be used to separate two objects or portions of an object, lift an object, or hold an object in place. It functions by converting a force applied to its blunt end into forces perpendicular (normal) to its inclined surfaces.[1] The mechanical advantage of a wedge is given by the ratio of the length of its slope to its width.[2][3] Although a short wedge with a wide angle may do a job faster, it requires more force than a long wedge with a narrow angle.
WIKI: wedge is a triangular shaped tool, a compound and portable inclined plane, and one of the six classical simple machines. It can be used to separate two objects or portions of an object, lift an object, or hold an object in place. It functions by converting a force applied to its blunt end into forces perpendicular (normal) to its inclined surfaces.[1] The mechanical advantage of a wedge is given by the ratio of the length of its slope to its width.[2][3] Although a short wedge with a wide angle may do a job faster, it requires more force than a long wedge with a narrow angle.