[Land-speed] Fw: Sorta On Topic...Leaf Blower...

[Ed Weldon]

Fwd with edits.  EW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Weldon" <23.weldon at comcast.net>
To: <drmayf at mayfco.com>; "LSR" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Sorta On Topic...Leaf Blower...


> Mayf--
> Toro Super Blower model 51591 (2 speed) "215mph" on the label.
> Outlet area 2.41 square inches measured as follows:  Measures length and
> width of approx. oval nozzle 1.11" x 2.68"
> Flattened a lump of modeling clay after warming same in a woodworker's
bench
> vise to .34" thickness.
> Pressed nozzle into clay to get crisp impression.  Put clay on platen of
> flatbed copier and printed b/w image.  Verified image against two
> measurements previously taken.  Measured area of image with a K&E 4236
> planimeter.  Result read from the vernier with magnification.
> Ed Weldon Jan. 17, 2008,  10:00 AM PST
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "drmayf" <drmayf at mayfco.com>
> To: "LSR" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:49 AM
> Subject: [Land-speed] Sorta On Topic...Leaf Blower...
> ....... How about
> > some of you guys with leaf blowers, take a look at the speed rating and
> > then measure the outlet size diameter and shoot me a note that way I can
> > determine the cfm and maybe start looking for a particular model.
> > mayf