MarTay6

What means are people using today to balance props? Again- when I was in boating 35 years ago, it was a shaft on 2 razor blades- or I had a shaft assembly (military surplus) which had instrument grade bearings in it that I used to balance props. What's the hot ticket today??
Thanks for bringing me up to date!
Wes

Dan S

Wes,

if you look in the General boat discussion there is a sticky thread on prop sharpening, but to answer your question there is still a few people using the 2 razor blade system.
some make their own, quite a few buy their props already Sharpened, Polished and balance or we can buy a prop balancer (which there is a few) like these:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXHY61&P=ML

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXD712&P=ML

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXUEV1&P=ML

a lot of people use the one in the first link and last link.

Dan.

MarTay6

Thanks, Dan-
I appreciate the info! I'm just getting familar with the site here, also just found some good info utilizing the search function.
Wes

nothinbetr2do

i use the first balancer that dan linked for you, it works great

Ron Olson

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I'll 2nd or 3rd the first link that Dan gave you, it's sensitive enough to drive you nuts! For $20.00 it's hard to beat for the price.
My first prop balancer as a Robart which is almost like the second one linked to.
Yes, some people still use the razor blades in a chunk of wood setup.