My Boo-Boo

[Robin Hood]

Found a dent in my P Prop last weekend and sanded it down, put in blob of wood sealant, smoothed again and put on varnish with brush. Apparently not too good to do? How do I fix my mistake - sand it down with a 1500 water paper? Take it to have it re-done? What bad effects could the current situation have regarding damage to the prop?

[Boet]

Take it off, and send it to Pieter for repairs. :D

[Abe]

Hi Robin Hood!
Boet's reply sounds like you would expect from authority and is safe not knowing the extent of damage but...
If the dent was slight (leading edge?) and your prop does not vibrate more than before, just fly on...
Wooden props are prone to water ingestion and on a cross-country far from help, sealing the cracks would be the right thing to do, but without adding the weight of filler, except if a chip was taken out, when a little filler could restore the balance...
Close left eye, squint, use common sense.
Pieter, jou kommentaar?
FlySafe!
Abe.

[The Agent]

Send to Piet I mean that is the other half of the hart of your a/c

[Smiley]

I have used Epoxy Steel in the past to fix the prop leading edge.... Works like a charm....

[Robin Hood]

Thanks all. I have done the best thing and taken it Pieter this morning. Just wish all the service guys were a bit closer dammit!!

[Boet]

The best stuff to fix propellors with is Bicarbonate of soda and Cynocrialate . ( Koeksoda en Superglue ) It dries instantly, will not fall off, and is very hard. Experiment somewhere else before you let loose on your propellor! :D

[Smiley]

The best stuff to fix propellors with is Bicarbonate of soda and Cynocrialate . ( Koeksoda en Superglue ) It dries instantly, will not fall off, and is very hard. Experiment somewhere else before you let loose on your propellor! :D

Hello Boet

Yip, that mix works well! I've used it to do repairs on my radio control helicopter.