Wildflower Seed Processor / Leaf Shredder

Step 3 Add Legs and Motor

I used sheet rock screws to go right through the can (from the inside) and into the wooden legs. I then snapped off the screws with pliers where they were too long.

Screw through the can and into the plastic shroud on the trimmer. Use washers.
I adjusted the trimmer head depth with wood blocks so the string is rotating .25" above the bottom of the can; any higher and it leaves large debris that clogs the screen.

(With the newer string trimmer motor shown I had to modify it with a wood donut as seen in the picture below.)

Plug it in and start tossing in the leaves.
Rules of this machine (lessons learned on some of these):
*Always unplug when adding new string or making any adjustments.
*This is a high speed low power motor; that means it can be easily overloaded. When it starts to bog down, it's too much.
*This works best with completely dry seed heads, moisture in the plant material makes the stuff bounce around rather than shatter.'
*Pulsing the trigger works best because the air current lifts the debris away from the head.
(I didn't have any leaves to shred while making the video, so I used newspaper instead. That's where I discovered it's use as a paper shredder too.)