Students invent quieter leaf blower

Post by mlrtime » Fri, May 17, 2024, 2:15 AM UTC

CalRobert wrote: post #152

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I have never dried a car, does a car not dry by itself?

I have never dried my own cars but my dad and grandfather insisted on towel-drying cars to avoid water spots. Though come to think of it, a leaf blower might not work for that, unless it's actually managing to remove the water mechanically and eliminating evaporation. I recall mechanized car-washes using blow driers so maybe this does, indeed, work.

Post by mlrtime » Fri, May 17, 2024, 2:23 AM UTC

trgn wrote: post #150

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I just bought a battery powered lead blower from Costco. It's my first one and it's awesome! I use it all the time for things I didn't think I would. However, it is still very loud and doesn't last long enough for commercial use. One instance recently, had a few very aggressive wasps in the garage (Son is allergic). In the past I'd use some chemicals, the leaf blower got them out in seconds, it's so powerful it blew…

> I use it all the time for things I didn't think I would The very existence of a power tool, even when inert, laying (nay, waiting!, biding!) on the shelf, it shapes your mind, aspirations, disposition. Truly supernatural, a fetish, a cursed monkey paw in the curiosity shop.

Post by StimDeck » Fri, May 17, 2024, 6:56 AM UTC

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geocrasher wrote: post #248

What I loved about this is that all of their prototypes were with a stock leaf blower with *3D Printed* attachments. This really shows the value of the rapid prototyping that 3D Printing has allowed. It also shows that any of us could have done this with enough time and effort. And I don't mean literally any person- but there are a LOT of YouTube engineering channels that could likely have tackled this, had they been…

The funny part here is they say product, but in reality as soon as this ships someone will hit it with a hammer, figure out the internal layout with some calipers and we'll have an STL lol

Post by Ferret7446 » Fri, May 17, 2024, 8:55 AM UTC

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And the other underlying problem implied there is that electric leaf blowers are only viable for household use. They are just so completely impractical for commercial use that no one will ever use them.

So use a rake and broom, it's what I do when I clear my yard and driveway. Edit: and for that matter we probably need to stop clearing so much yard waste. My village has crazy expensive yard waste tags (with free pickup on select weeks of the year, usually fall) and everyone agrees it's not worth it to bag grass and leaves for the better part of the year. Unsurprisingly we have tons of pollinators, healthy firefly po…

Post by vouaobrasil » Fri, May 17, 2024, 10:54 AM UTC

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Exactly right. It's asinine to blow leaves. They don't do any damage and they create habitats for spiders and insects. I hate poeple who want clean, empty mowed lawns, aiming for an ideal that is far away from nature. Sickening.

Wet rotting leaves on a footpath are very slippery, so its helpful to be able to blow them off the footpath before they get all mushy