Scott Douglas

Hi guys

I'm finishing off my P51, I have a Saito 180 fitted with the Dave Brown spinner. When I ordered the spinned I'm sure I got the prop adapter choice right but its way too short.

Can anyone with this combination tell me what adapter I should have?

Thanks

Scott [:-]

arobatx

Perhaps you just need a longer bolt, since the p51 uses a rather large spinner. Tru-turn sells the bolts (same size used with Dave Brown) in various long lengths, that can be trimmed to fit your application. Another tip: balance that spinner, every DB I had was out a bit!!!

Figure out how long the bolt needs to be, and order accordingly, you can get em up to 6" in length:

http://www.truturn.com/cgi-bin/store...aparts&maxp=30

mike early

Or just get the XXL long adapter.

Asanders

I just take the adapter to my local hardware store and get a bolt that fits, if it is too long a dremel cutting tool fixes that. No waiting for shipping and you know you have the right length of bolt and it is way cheaper

arobatx

Longer lengths, in cap head screws can be hard to find at some hardware stores. Around here we have some good shops that carry odd lengths and sizes. If you have a Fastenal near you, check with them, they have been great for me in this hobby. You might have luck finding a 10-32 slotted or phillips head screw that is long enough however, as they are more common at the hardware stores. Some have also used all-thread, and nutted the end at the tip of the spinner. It would work, but with that nice model I'm guessing you won't want anything like that on the front of your plane....nor would I. If this isn't your last model, nor your last spinner of this type....do yourself a favor and get yourself a few packages of the longest ones from tru-turn. Each time you need one, trim to fit with your cut off wheel, and when you sell or trade off your spinners, never send the screw with em, since they are catered more for the engine and adapter, than the spinner itself. I've got a bag full of different lengths i have accumulated over the years, over 20 for sure.

Scott Douglas

Thanks guys, sorted now!