weed eater heavy brush blade attachment

ugabulldog

**edited** will this work (safely) for attaching blade to weedeater if I find a nut to fit? thanks

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sdsester

How much do you have to clear? Would renting something for a day or weekend make more sense than buying a kit? I think when you get near 1/2" with no matter what special attachment you are at the upper limits of the capabilities of a weed eater? Most of the motors are just not built to deliver torque and other properties needed for very much work on things that thick.

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ugabulldog

I need it on an ongoing basis.... have used the circular saw method before and it worked great, just wondering if that is overkill or maybe the best way, thanks.

DrHicks

Whoa - that scares me, and I don't scare easily!

Here's what I'm thinking...

First of all, there's no way in the world to make that completely safe. Period. But since you're a guy, and you want to do it, you'll do it anyway. Therefore, the need is to minimize risk.

One thing I see is that the arbor in the blade is larger than the shaft of your weedeater. You're going to need a sleeve shim, and it's going to have to be a precise fit, or the blade is going to be terribly out of balance. It looks like you're also going to need a reverse-thread lock-nut. A hardware store is probably your best bet for that stuff, but it's a long-shot.

Keep in mind that those weedeaters spin at a VERY high rpm. If anything goes wrong, it's probably going to go wrong in a big - and very painful - way.


Good luck.

SPS-1

A steel blade with sharp edges, spinning at 10,000 RPM, just a little off-center on the mounting arbor, and you are whacking it against branches and brush. What could possibly go wrong?

DrHicks

Ummm, Doc, I think I may need a few stitches.

firehawkmph

Bulldog,
I used to have a blade setup for a commerical weadeater that was made for the unit. I used it once and took it off. Quite a bit of kickback, too dangerous in my opinion. If you decide to use yours, get some very heavy boots.
Mike Hawkins

ugabulldog

ok, thanks all...guess Il go another route!!