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We shall see, Carboy!
I'm still VERY interested.
& Stoned Teacher is already running with the idea!
I'm still VERY interested.
& Stoned Teacher is already running with the idea!
mod a new grille for it that is more similar to the big pricey trimmers...
This is a pic from Trim Pro.
The blade guard seems duplicatable...
I wonder if the Garden Groom will have any issues with operating face up, like that???
I got a request to chime in...
The picture of the underside reveals that rotary blade.....the ONLY thing you need to have is a grate...or something on top of it that prevents the parts of the plant you don't want cut from getting in....and the parts you want gone to pass through. I think chicken wire is a brilliant solution, but there may be some other sort of grate system that can be cut and fashioned for it......like a vent cover for central air conditoning units...etc.....
Maybe a slotted speaker cover even.
Hell.....even really tightly pulled rope pulled across the opening would create a "scrog" like aperature....and can be moved around to be more or less open.
It's absolutely worth the effort to try and DIY with this thing....it's not alot...and if it sucks balls.....you didn't really break the piggy bank.
Someone earlier stated that the fan on the TRIMPRO looks really close the the grate....
Here's the scoop: First off...there are different sized grates that can be put on the TRIMPRO....that's what the "workstations" are actually....just the regular old trimpro with different grate and top. You can get the grates from TRIMPRO relatively cheaply. Secondly, the fan blades can be raised or lowered depending on how you want your cuts. I just left mine standard and didn't screw around with it because I didn't want to futz with it. I know Lapides has one also...and I think he's a bit better with fooling with the blades....so you may want to get his input on that.
Looking at the bottom of the garden grrom, you can see that the bottom screws right off, allowing for easy modification....
http://products.howstuffworks.com/garden-groom-pro-electric-hedge-trimmer-review.htm