> ** Original Pietenpol-List: can I please pick the brains of all prop

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Original Posted By: "Owen Davies"
if you want to know how to carve a prop call my brother at 518 5875873 his nameis paul he has don a few at about 40.00 a pop it is really simple and the the jig tomake them can be made from parts you can buy at most hardeware stores david kowell> ** Original Subject: Pietenpol-List: can I please pick the brains of all propcarvers?> ** Original Sender: "walter evans" > ** Original Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 19:33:18 -0400 (EDT)> ** Original Message follows... >> > I'm just now at a point where I'm ready to cover, and I think that I've got> a lead on a certified prop for the A65 Cont. going on an AirCamper.> But from the day I recieved the plans , I've dreamed of having my hand> carved prop on the front. Seems when anyone walks down the flightline at a> fly-in, the first thing they see is the front of the plane and the prop!> Some of these props are so beautiful, they bring tears to your eyes. And I> want to have the knowledge to make one.> Here's where the questions start.....> Many laminations look good, but they say that three laminations hold up just> as well.?> Carving one seems to be settled in my head, with all the techniques that> I've seen, but the choosing of wood ,,and the grain thing,,,and laying the> grain together,,,and what wood to use, and not to use ,,that's what> confusing.> Think I fell in love with the prop look when I saw Jim Malley's Piet and> prop in Kitplanes,long time ago.(still have the issue)> I had disected a busted Sensinich prop from an old Piper J2, and it seems> the laminations are about 1/4 to 3/8" thick, with the grain with circular> "smiles" that are back to back through the whole prop.> What's the poop on props?> Can everyone tell me what they know??> walt> -----------------------------------------------------> > > _-============================================================> _-============================================================> _-============================================================> _-============================================================> > > >** --------- End Original Message ----------- **> Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: "Greg Cardinal"

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Original Posted By:> owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
> > > Walt, I've been using Eric Clutton's book and so far so good. Even ifyou> wasn't going to carve a prop, it is still a really good one to add to the> library. He gives formulas and graph charts to figure out your pitch and> size for your HP. I'm going with a 70x48 for my corvair engine. HopingI'll> get a good climb and decent cruise.> Carl> > Please visit my website at> www.megsinet.net/skycarl> > -----Original Message-----