RCU Forums - View Single Post - reaming prop
Thread: reaming prop
View Single Post
Old 12-21-2007 | 02:41 PM
  #37  
troposcuba's Avatar
troposcuba
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 361
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Incirlik, TURKEY
Default RE: reaming prop


ORIGINAL: CGRetired

This is not a flame, but a little bit of logic here. If he can't afford a reamer, I don't think he can afford a drill press.

Prop Reamer.. $9.99 at Tower Hobbies. If you can afford an RC aircraft, you should be able to pick up a prop reamer at those prices.

CGr.
my bad... i forget that not everyone has a full fabrication shop to play with. guess that's why my friends are always asking me to make stuff for them.

ps. whatever you do, don't try to hold the prop in your hand and just run a drill bit the correct size through it. I have been doing structrual repair on fullsize planes for 13 years and the first time i ever put a drill bit into my flesh (or anyone else's for that matter) was a couple weeks ago doing this. I didn't think the plastic prop would have enough bite to "thread" the drill bit through it right into my hand. it did. ouch. worse part is like i said, i know better.