ORIGINAL: Deadeye
ORIGINAL: opjose
Heh... my aluminum backplated "distorted" when I tightened it to overcome the constant loosening that happened with it.
It bent then cracked.
Luckily I caught it before attempting to start the plane.... as I decided to take the cowl off to check something else...
Had I been in the line of fire for those metal fragements, well.... on this the plastic pieces would have caused less damage.
You can have problems with both materials as I found out the hard way.
Aluminum spinners are in no way immune to the same problems.
I disagree. The fastening system is different. If you set up your mating screw in surface (prop adapter) properly, it is nearly fool proof. If you bent the backplate, then you had some other problem. Nothing beats a prop adapter (properly set up), and an aluminum backplate and spinner. It would take God himself too tell me otherwise. I don't mean to be contrary, but that's how strongly I feel.
I'm with you on this one Deadeye.