Are wooden props more safer?
07-16-2008, 11:06 AM
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RE: Are wooden props more safer?
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Of course, they're all toys in that they are things we play with. It's just that alot of beginners arrive at the field with "Toy" in their head, and so don't take standard safety procedures seriously. It's a toy afterall, it's not gonna hurt me. Folks with this attitude seldom go long in this hobby, so we try to remove that "toy" mentality, and replace it with a "model" mentality. Helps engender the respect these machines deserve.
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Of course, they're all toys in that they are things we play with. It's just that alot of beginners arrive at the field with "Toy" in their head, and so don't take standard safety procedures seriously. It's a toy afterall, it's not gonna hurt me. Folks with this attitude seldom go long in this hobby, so we try to remove that "toy" mentality, and replace it with a "model" mentality. Helps engender the respect these machines deserve.
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RE: Are wooden props more safer?
Mine include chainsaws, snowblowers and wood chippers. Same deal, ungarded high speed rotating elements.... And airguns - projectiles....
About bending shafts on small glow engines..... Rare. Usually, that degree of force breaks the case, but there's always the exception. It becomes increasingly easier with larger engines, and longer props.
The shaft on a small glow engine is actually quite huge for the power developed. As it has to be, what with the rotary valve arrangement most use.
J
