Space-saving Lawn Edger Stand

Originally posted on October 27 2020 (LumberJocks). Like I did then, I debated posting it. I proceeded because I use this stand weekly in the summer, and I'm glad it's there every time. I also sincerely hope that it's the ugliest project I ever post here, or anywhere.

I just built this simple stand to hold our lawn edger (an old Black and Decker Edge Hog). We keep it in a narrow storage room beside the garage. It's a bit heavy, so we store it on the floor instead of hanging from the wall, and I never liked how much space it occupied.

It's nearly four feet from the front wheel to the end of the angled handle, and it doesn't sit flat on the floor because the of the blade guard/guide. We could store some things beneath the handle, but it was unwieldy and generally offensive to my sense of order.

The stand I made tips the edger upright so it occupies just a hair under one square foot of floor space.

This is one of those quick-and-dirty, figure-it-out-as-you-build projects--no SketchUp model, no drawings, just man and machines. It's purely functional, with no consideration whatsoever given to aesthetics. It's made of scrap 2×4s and 1/2" oak plywood. I even used nails for part of the assembly. (I can't remember the last time I used a common nail on a woodworking project.)

I started by building a box that traps the edger's front wheel. Then I placed the wheel in the box and held the edger upright to mark the angle for a ramp that sits between the edger's large rear wheels and supports the edger's base.

After I assembled those two parts of the project, I noticed that the edger tended to twist after I placed it in the stand. To correct that, I added another vertical support (and spacer block) beside the motor. That stabilized it enough to keep it in place. Now it doesn't take up much more space than the string trimmer that hangs on the wall above it.

Thanks for looking (and not puking)!