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Re: [Shop-talk] hand held blower attachment

To: john niolon <jniolon@att.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] hand held blower attachment
From: Tom FitzGibbon <fitzgibbontm@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:58:07 -0500
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John,

Did you look on Etsy?  I've seen a variety of blower attachments there,
including some angled ones.  Not sure any are what you're looking for, but
it may be worth a try.  Otherwise, do you have any friends with a 3D
printer?

Tom

On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 6:22=E2=80=AFPM john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote=
:

> Help an old guy out.  I've got a standard hand held 2 cycle leaf blower =
=E2=80=A6
> Stihl, Echo, Huskv all make them. with about a 2.5 foot straight
> tube.  Works great  for around the trees and beds but not so much along
> fences and buildings as it just blows everything on down the
> fence line  or the house instead of out from the house so I can gather th=
e
> with the mower...
>
> I'm looking for an angled attachment (45 or 90 degree) that will push the
> leaves out away from the house. With the straight nozzle if you
> try to reposition it, it just blows them up in your face or back behind
> you...  does anyone make an 'add-on' piece or has anyone fabricated
> something that works well ??  the nozzle it probably 3" in diameter...
> I'd like to have it where you could put it on for the fences and then off
> for general blower work...
>
> thanks
> john
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<div dir=3D"ltr">John,<div><br></div><div>Did you look on Etsy?=C2=A0 I&#39=
;ve seen a variety of blower attachments there, including some angled ones.=
=C2=A0 Not sure any are what you&#39;re looking for, but it may be worth a =
try.=C2=A0 Otherwise, do you have any friends with a 3D printer?</div><div>=
<br></div><div>Tom</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_con=
tainer"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 6:22=
=E2=80=AFPM john niolon &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jniolon@att.net";>jniolon@att.=
net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
in:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1e=
x">

<div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">Help an old guy out.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve got a stan=
dard hand=C2=A0held 2 cycle leaf blower =E2=80=A6 Stihl, Echo, Huskv all ma=
ke them. with about a 2.5 foot straight</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">tube.=C2=A0 Works great=C2=A0 for around the t=
rees and beds but not so much along fences and buildings as it just blows e=
verything on down the</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">fence line=C2=A0 or the house instead of out f=
rom the house so I can gather the with=C2=A0the mower...</font></div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">I&#39;m looking for an angled attachment (45 o=
r 90 degree)=C2=A0that will push the leaves out away from the house. With t=
he straight nozzle if you</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">try to reposition it, it just blows them up in=
 your face or=C2=A0back behind you...=C2=A0 does anyone make an &#39;add-on=
&#39; piece or has anyone fabricated</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">something that works well ??=C2=A0 the nozzle =
it probably 3&quot; in diameter...=C2=A0 I&#39;d like to have it where you =
could put it on for the fences and then off</font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">for general blower work...</font></div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">thanks </font></div>
<div><font face=3D"Segoe UI">john</font>=C2=A0</div></div>_________________=
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