Tom, A guy at the club just gave me the article and an 18cc poulan to take home with me this weekend. I got roped into doing the conversion for him somehow. I guess cause I have the lathe...

I just read the article last night and as soon as I finish my Ryobi this week, I am gonna start his. All in all it looks like an EZ conversion. His is going into a 1/4 scale cub. I will say that the carb that comes with the leaf blower is wide open throttle. The carb has no throttle setting but wide open, so you will have to get another carb. I will keep you updated as I get to that project.
Warren