Glass Spinner?
05-31-2007, 04:27 PM
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RE: Glass Spinner?
I have made a fiberglass spinner but never put it on an airplane. About 4 inch diameter, I think. I used a commercially manufactured aluminum spinner as a mold, made a female mold from that and then layed up the final fiberglass part inside the mold. Came out quite nice. But I was not certain what to use for a spinner backplate. What do the factory-made fiberglass spinners use for a backplate? And how is th wspinner attached to the backplate. Are they like Carbon Fiber spinners (6 screw through the perimeter)?
My CF spinners come out of the same mold quite nice, but I don't like taking off the 6 screws every time I need to check the prop bolts. So generally I use the aluminum spinners as they are easy to get on and off.
My CF spinners come out of the same mold quite nice, but I don't like taking off the 6 screws every time I need to check the prop bolts. So generally I use the aluminum spinners as they are easy to get on and off.
05-31-2007, 04:37 PM
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RE: Glass Spinner?
The glass ones are just like the CF ones, just cheaper. The backplate on the one they sell is aluminum. I want to go with one for weight savings and looks (white gel coat goes with my scheme).
