spinners and APC props
 

dunno what forum to post this in, so it goes here :D

I have been using a propnut like the one below ever since I started using APC props because I cant find a spinner that works with APC props without having to dremel it out, which I wont do for saftey reasons.

So, who sells 2" or 2.5" spinners (plastic for weight reasons) for APC props?

RE: spinners and APC props
 

SIG spinners www.sigmfg.com are described as "designed to fit APC props."
The Hobbytown USA near me stocks a few of these.
There are 3 "real hobby shops" close to me also, and they do not stock the SIG spinners.

RE: spinners and APC props
 

within an hour, I have 2 hobbytowns, and about 5 hobby shops, guess its time to start calling them all for that spinner type.

thanks for the info

RE: spinners and APC props
 

And just for future reference, there's nothing wrong with "Dremeling out" a Spinner.

They are designed to fit the smallest prop feasible for that spinner size, so most of us need to open them up a bit.

RE: spinners and APC props
 

i use the spinner nut on all my planes...a dubro spinner almost put my brother's eye out...it blinded him for three days...good thing it wasn't a direct eye hit...

john
P.S. he's fine now nut it ended his flying career...i got all stuff,so it worked out good for me...:D

RE: spinners and APC props
 

Exactly right. And APC is one of the few manufacturers that will cut your spinner for you. I think it costs about $20, but it's worth it just to avoid the hassle and trying to make the cut-outs symmetrical.

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the spinner nut isnt a problem, but if I replace it with a plastic spinner, the weight differance would be almost what I need to get more tail weight on my magic, instead of adding more lead weight.

RE: spinners and APC props
 

I have been using Higbey Nuts on my magics, I think they are lighter than the dubros. And I also dremel out plastic and aluminum spinners, then balance them on a top flight magnetic balancer. A balanced spinner is almost as important as a balanced prop.

RE: spinners and APC props
 

There is a very good thread in the Tips and Techniques forum on balancing spinners.

Jim