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Hello. Here's my idea for a styrofoam blender: Surely you've seen the guy with the upside-down-lawnmower-blender. He runs into problems because the thing is not engineered to operate upside-down. Would it be feasible to disassemble at least part of the shield of the lawnmower (The top), flip the blades on the arbor so the vacuum is reversed, and simply put this assembly over a grate? You get the idea.
Thank you.

Hello. Here's my idea for a styrofoam blender: Surely you've seen the guy with the upside-down-lawnmower-blender. He runs into problems because the thing is not engineered to operate upside-down. Would it be feasible to disassemble at least part of the shield of the lawnmower (The top), flip the blades on the arbor so the vacuum is reversed, and simply put this assembly over a grate? You get the idea. Thank you.

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[–] [deleted] • 0 pt (edited )

Why not just weld up a frame and setup a bearing block and a belt with a pully on the new bearing block and a pully on the motors crank shaft so you can mount the engine right side up.

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"Right side up" in this case, is actually upside-down according to the people who designed the motor, so there's problems with crap getting into the electrics and weird things getting loose. My welding skills are rudimentary at best, but I see your point. Might be a good challenge to try this with a regular gas engine. I also have an old jointer motor this might work very well with. Thx for the idea.