That's a great tip, Mike. I'm assuming that the covering is still on while you "re-pitch" the prop?
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "mkirda@..." <mkirda@...> wrote:
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> I don't know if this is common knowledge, but thought I'd share regardless.
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> I had a prop built that just did not perform well. I suspected that it was built to too high of a pitch. Rather than build another new one, I hit the rib/spar joints with acetone drops several times, then wet the outline with water.
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> The prop was then placed onto a prop block, wrapped with thread to secure in place, then placed on a radiator to dry. A couple of hours later, the prop was unwrapped and is now set to a new pitch distribution on one of my newly cut Treger-style prop blocks. The other half is now drying and will hopefully fly this coming Wednesday.
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> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
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