I've lusted a proper leaf grinder since I've had leaves to shred. The blower/shredder requires two passes and the mower doesn't quite cut it. OTOH I use a push mower rather than a motored one and buying a powered mower to make a hack would give me a bad case of cognitive dissonance.
If I ever make such a thing, I'll look on Craigslist, or freecycle, or some such. I suspect an electric one will do as well.
There are some things to be said for using it to mulch for compost, esp. if one had limited space. It can be moved to where the pile is to be, smaller = faster composting, etc.
Could use a light electric weed trimmer with one of those plastic blades instead of the string. It wouldn't chop as much at one time, but it would have a much lighter usage footprint.
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Date: 2009-04-21 06:21 pm (UTC)I've lusted a proper leaf grinder since I've had leaves to shred. The blower/shredder requires two passes and the mower doesn't quite cut it. OTOH I use a push mower rather than a motored one and buying a powered mower to make a hack would give me a bad case of cognitive dissonance.
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Date: 2009-04-21 06:29 pm (UTC)There are some things to be said for using it to mulch for compost, esp. if one had limited space. It can be moved to where the pile is to be, smaller = faster composting, etc.
So the dissonance can be mitigated.
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Date: 2009-04-21 07:13 pm (UTC)