Hi John, Watch the video for making glass props. I mentioned on the phone I was thinking of trying to make a split prop like Fresh Breeze and others use to...
... some DEEP thought on how you are gfoing to pull the prop out of the mold. Then trimming up the mole will be a work of art, Getting the SQUARE corners is...
I've been mulling this over a bit. IMHO the best method would be to make the prop half with a solid layered hub as you do in your video. Then once the prop is...
Hi Guys, I've got a Top 80 propeller and when fitted to the bottom pulley, there's more material over one side than the other. When I measure the hole in the...
First hang ballance the propeller by plug and string in center of hole, Second if the propeller ballances tip to tip dont worry Third if the prop does not...
For those of you afraid to dig into your carb, her it is in picture form. Hope it helps. http://www.madscientist1.com/rebuild_walbro/rebuild.html John Fetz...
Thanks John, I will print out copies of this to give to my students. Very will illustrated. Dave Halcomb ... From: John F To: PropellerRepair@yahoogroups.com ...
I have posted pictures of a wood prop major dammage trailing edge's and tip. http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/PropellerRepair/photos/browse/89dc?c= John Fetz...
Hay, that's my prop. Lookin good there John, how is the adjustable coming along? I cant wait to get those props spinning and me flying. Weather this weekend 78...
So far I've flown about twenty hours with a tiny wooden prop (brand not known) and I'm looking to upgrade to a carbon. -I fly a black devil with a trike, and...
Glad you noticed they are both coming "Q" tips next I had to WORK for 4 days Video horse show,,but now i am back for a week I am on it.. JF ... From: Mark...
The two extremes you mention are probably related to the redrive system. There are multiple redrive sizes out there (2.5 and 2.6 the most popular), so if...
I just got my Props back from John. It only took 20 days for the props to leave my home and return. I have put pictures of before and after in the photos...
It's that time of the year again. (Old Hands) need not read this. We are getting in the air again and things go wrong ocassionally. If you broke a propeller,...
David not with a scale, but I have run the engine up without and recorded the RPM, then put tips on the prop and ther was a 150 to 200 rpm decrease after the...
I have a repaired GSC adjustable prop with the Q-tips. It was a 48" but I shorted it to a 46" (cage strike). Then John repaired it with the Q- tip. I now run...
I would say that the extra weight of the fiber glass slows the prop down with no extra thrust and more wear on the engine. You guys need to quit encouraging...
Dave, John is not selling new props. He is repairing broken ones. I think he is doing a service that no one else will touch. Its not easy or fun to do, and he...
Dave as far as the "extra weight" FB is using 4 blades on some of thier engines. The Glass coating on a damaged wood propeller adds 3oz to a 3.5 pound ...
I surely do not want to be lumped in with Dell. I've repaired several props in the last 8 years, wood and composite. I'm not saying that John is doing a...
Dave ACCEPTED. I spoke to Mike Hay and "probably" the prop you saw was one from some time ago. I am constantly trying to improve the repair system. I NO LONGER...
John, thanks for the reply. Sorry it stirred up a controversy. I am finishing a repair on a prop that evidently has a little less pitch than my other one...
David, NO Problem, I am fairly thick skinned. The Neat thing about the "Q" tip is if you dont like it just belt sand it away. I would go with 3/4 inch first...
Mark has posted some pictures of his Repaired Propellers; http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/PropellerRepair/photos/browse/ab8e Both were done at a fraction of...
