Re: Propellers, so how many do you have?

NEW222 Sun Jul 16, 2023 8:29 pm

Ok. So, has anyone here ever carved a propeller for a nitro or such powered engine before? Just makes one wonder as the instructions are a bit older. No mention of balancing. Now many people suggest to balance the propellers even for the lovely little .049 engines.

GallopingGhostler Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:22 am

NEW222 wrote:Ok. So, has anyone here ever carved a propeller for a nitro or such powered engine before? Just makes one wonder as the instructions are a bit older. No mention of balancing. Now many people suggest to balance the propellers even for the lovely little .049 engines.

Please see the CEF thread: Carving Props by @rdw777, Jun 13, 2023

rdw777 Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:30 am

Thanks George, It’s a fascinating little side road Very Happy

Robert

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rsv1cox Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:22 pm

rdw777 wrote:Thanks George, It’s a fascinating little side road

Robert

Well, as of today I have one more. Smile

Bob

NEW222 Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:55 pm

Nice amazing work Robert! Definetely little things of beauty.

rsv1cox Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:21 am

On it's way to the display case, but I'm going to keep it out where I can see it for awhile.

Mounted on my spare .020 engine .............. for the clone of Rene's tether plane.

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rdw777 Wed Jul 19, 2023 10:46 am

Thanks New! It’s made from that drawing for the K&B Infant a page back…
5-1/4 x (Very Shallow) Pitch….

Looks good on that .020 Bob Very Happy

…. Here it is getting its finish baked in the solar oven/wheelbarrow… The wood will darken some over time…

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rsv1cox Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:34 pm

More of Robert's (and Levents) talents.

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Robert "lifted" the image off my picture of an airplane that I lost to another ebay bidder and made a stencil allowing me to closely duplicate that airplane. He and Levent (Air Truk) provided me with images of my initials that I applied to those models.

The "Silver Lining" airplane evolved into three more models scratch built to the same basic design. Posted about here several months ago. Most fun that I have had building models. All capable of flight, just don't know for how long or for how well.

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