ORIGINAL: smithcreek
ORIGINAL: CGRetired
It's not doom and gloom, it's reality.
Like I said, ''every engine is dangerous'' and ''keep your fingers out of the way''. Me and my friends, from the time we were 8 years old on, ran .049s for years following those basic common sense rules and had no problems. Sticking your finger in the prop is ''reality'' when you don't follow those rules. Were you an ''absolute beginner'' when you stuck your finger in the prop or did you get careless and forget?
I agree with you smithcreek. You can't say the advice is for everyone, there is always someone out there who can't even cut an apple without requiring 8 stitches. Either you're careless and get hurt with anything and everything, saws, hammers, breaker boxes, etc.
Or you respect the obvious and potential danger and like myself, never had one incident in 39 years and counting.
Turn that prop around, make sure the prop nut is tight. Throw your success on youtube for us and post the link please. Like the saying goes, no guts, no glory.
How did you plan to mount the engine to a test stand? We could walk you through it.