--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "jabiruchick" <jabiruchick@...> wrote:
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> Wow! Well I will keep scraping the Peck and see what I can get it down to. I could deal with 1 gram. It's tedious and messy but oh well, so are most things in this hobby!
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> Sorry if my original post was unclear. IF you are using a plastic prop, FAC requires it to be "molded" one piece to stay within the old-timey spirit. Otherwise hand carved or machine cut wood is OK. I've never carved a solid wood prop before and time is ticking, so I was hoping to find a lightweight plastic prop that meets the one-piece MOLDED requirement.
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I don't know of any molded props that come light enough. They don't even make the one we used to get with the P-24 kits anymore, and that was only sort of light.
If you know the process, carving a decent wood prop is pretty quick and easy. Google "carve wood propeller" for a bunch of descriptions, including this one:
http://www.keveney.com/prop2.html
I agree w/ Fred, scraping plastic props is a PITA. The wood scraper I got from either Wayne Johnson or from Woodcrafters helped. A single edge razor seemed to work, too. I use a dremel with a sanding drum to fix up the root area.
Balsa is just easier to work with, IMO.
Received on Mon May 09 2011 - 15:38:32 CEST