Whirley Bird:
Originally posted by Whirley Bird
Well Bill,
If you feel that way why not tell us how you balance your props?
While I have, in the past, used up a lot of space on RCU explaining some procedures that weren't in easily accessable documentation, prop balancing has actually been covered pretty well in this thread already. Besides, I get the feeling you don't really care.
...If I had a $1.200.00 RC plane i'd also have a strob setup for locating where the prop needs or has to much weight.
As long as you stay in the 40-60 size planes you'll probably never get to that price range.
But my Ultrastick 120 ARF, the Saito engine, six strong ball bearing servos and one standard for the throttle, eight channel receiver, 2000 mah battery, and all the other little things? $1185.
My number two twin ran a bit over $1800.
The engines alone for my big F7F, a pair of small radials, cost close to $2300. Just the engines.
And I had $1350 in an electric helicopter. The new owner of the helicopter met my price, he's happy with the deal and the helicopter.
Point? While many in the hobby stay with the smaller planes, and some go way smaller, when you go to the larger planes $1200 is the entry point. And snide comments are not appreciated.
And finally, since a model propellor doesn't need dynamic balancing, it also has absolutely no need for a strobe balancer.
If the prop's gonna' shake it,
. It wont stir it, it'll break it.
Bill.