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Originally Posted by wdfifteen

This 15 minute project WASN'T a waste of time!
Mrs WD can't start the leaf blower, so when she wants to use it she has to find me to start it for her. She hates that, she hates having to depend on me for such a simple thing so much that one time I found her sitting on the driveway with both feet on the mower, yanking on the starter rope with both hands. She was determined to start it or break it, and the way she was going she was more likely to break it.
So this morning I made a starter board for her.



I saw the possibilities here.



I got out the table saw and some scrap plywood and made a cradle for the blower.




The base is long enough for her to stand on while she pulls the rope. The blocks hold the blower in place.




As an added bonus I drilled a hole in the board so I can hang the blower up - no more wasted shelf space!

I no longer have a leaf blower (Apt living is grand) or my own garage to hang "stuff", but you are my new hero. That's fantastic! good job on several counts.