Re: Prop Blade Fabrication

From: LeRoy C Cordes <lcordes_at_juno.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:02:26 -0600

Thanks, Bob - you're the second one to say this so that's how I'll go on
this one.

LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:44:58 -0000 <RLBailey_at_care4free.net> writes:
> LeRoy
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> Don't bother with the cutouts! I stick the blades for F1L and
> ministick onto the sides of the spar using white glue which is non
> shrinking - much easier, with much less risk of distorting the
> blade. We use to do this splice method 30 years ago here for EZB
> because it was the convention at the time.
>
> Bob
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: LeRoy C Cordes
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:25 PM
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Prop Blade Fabrication
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> I'm about to make a new ministick prop and need some advise. In
> the half
> dozen, or so, wood blade props I've made the one thing that I've
> been
> unhappy about on all is the fit of the prop spar to the cutout in
> the
> blades. Do you make your slots for the spar before forming the
> blades ?
> Do you make a template for the cutout or how do you go about it ?
> I'd
> like this one to fit like those I've seen others people use.
>
> LeRoy Cordes
> AMA 16974
> Chicago, IL
> In God We Trust
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LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust
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