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Old 02-27-2009 | 01:24 PM
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Default RE: homemade prop balancer!


ORIGINAL: bigal126

Very cool! But I have a question. What do you do when the prop is not balanced, but the imbalance is not one of the prop blades. In other words, the prop will settle with the blades at 3 and 9 o'clock, but there is a definite heavy side on the hub? There isn't much to work with on the hub?
I don't Know!

This is whats happining to me now.


1st it always stopped with the same blade down.
I painted the light end of the prop tip with white paint.
now it always stops at 3 and 9 o'clock with the white tip blade always at the 9 o'clock position...
I even turned the prop holder around and get the same results.

Part of my problem may be that I had to use a 'tapered" reamer to enlarge the hole and maybe I was off a little in my reaming?

I do think its close enought though.


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