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Garden Ornament
I have a McCullogh chipper shredder (http://www.amazon.com/Green-Culture-Electric-Chipper-Shredder/dp/B000BWGAJ2)that works great on small branches, but the opening at the top made it impossible to shred more than a handful of oak leaves at a time. I have a bazillion oak leaves, which are like the only leaves that MUST be shredded before composting. I considered the string trimmer in the garbage can (great for everything except oak leaves), and the shredder vac (great for all except oak leaves). I have craved a pro quality shredder but TOO expensive. Yesterday, I suddenly realized what I should do! I just took the top off the McCullogh and made a giant funnel for the top, and started shredding! Essentially, I just removed the safety feature. It works great now for barrels full of oak leaves, as long as they are dry. I am very careful to unplug before unclogging anything. I do want to get some comfy safety glasses too. It shreds the leaves very fine. I now know what I am going to use to fill at least a portion of all those raised beds I am going to make!