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Aluminum Prop Dings
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I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. They vary from tiny pin pricks to small scratches, maybe .015" at the deepest and maybe about .05" inches long. I'm not sure if I should try and dress these out with a sander (grinder) because to get them all out, I'd be taking off some serious aluminium. Any tips on sanding would be appreciated. Thanks Eugene |
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This is a very serious question and one that deserves a professional answer.
Visit a propeller shop and look at their scrap pile. There's plenty of evidence of what a pit or scratch can do. Talk it over with the shop manager. Warning, this will be a VERY sobering visit. bildan "canflyboy" wrote in message ... Hi All I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. They vary from tiny pin pricks to small scratches, maybe .015" at the deepest and maybe about .05" inches long. I'm not sure if I should try and dress these out with a sander (grinder) because to get them all out, I'd be taking off some serious aluminium. Any tips on sanding would be appreciated. Thanks Eugene |
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The curved side of the blade is called the "back" or "cambered side". The
flat side is called the "face" or "thrust side". The back usually doesn't get many nicks in it. AC43-13-1B change 1 has all the information you could desire about blending out nicks in your propeller, including limitations. You shouldn't repaint the blade without closely inspecting and repairing the nicks, You might paint over a developing crack. "canflyboy" wrote in : Hi All I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. They vary from tiny pin pricks to small scratches, maybe .015" at the deepest and maybe about .05" inches long. I'm not sure if I should try and dress these out with a sander (grinder) because to get them all out, I'd be taking off some serious aluminium. Any tips on sanding would be appreciated. Thanks Eugene -- J Kimmel www.metalinnovations.com "Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - When you have their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow. |
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Here's another perspective on blimps.
Interesting factoids from chief engineer: Fins are in 2 parts so they fit easily into a standard container. They usually operate the blimp as well as manufacture it. American Blimp in Hillsboro, OR has manufactured 80% of all blimps flying. American Blimp is manufacturing and operating new blimps for Goodyear. All blimps currently flying have bullet holes in them, and there is a standard, FAA approved bullet hole repair. Pressure inside the envelope is a few inches of water, maintained by either a duct collecting propwash or by electric fans at low power. It costs $40,000US for the helium for each inflation, and it's not practical to try and recycle the gas. The next project is to put those goddamned annoying television billoards on their blimps. The blimps are called "lightships" because the envelope is translucent, and they shine a couple 1000 watt light bulbs in it, so it glows in the dark. This means that the evelope is also vulnerable to UV from the sun, which means that it has to be replaced every few years. "canflyboy" wrote in : Hi All I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. They vary from tiny pin pricks to small scratches, maybe .015" at the deepest and maybe about .05" inches long. I'm not sure if I should try and dress these out with a sander (grinder) because to get them all out, I'd be taking off some serious aluminium. Any tips on sanding would be appreciated. Thanks Eugene -- J Kimmel www.metalinnovations.com "Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - When you have their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow. |
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Here's another perspective on blimps.
Interesting factoids from chief engineer: Fins are in 2 parts so they fit easily into a standard container. They usually operate the blimp as well as manufacture it. American Blimp in Hillsboro, OR has manufactured 80% of all blimps flying. American Blimp is manufacturing and operating new blimps for Goodyear. All blimps currently flying have bullet holes in them, and there is a standard, FAA approved bullet hole repair. Pressure inside the envelope is a few inches of water, maintained by either a duct collecting propwash or by electric fans at low power. It costs $40,000US for the helium for each inflation, and it's not practical to try and recycle the gas. The next project is to put those goddamned annoying television billoards on their blimps. The blimps are called "lightships" because the envelope is translucent, and they shine a couple 1000 watt light bulbs in it, so it glows in the dark. This means that the evelope is also vulnerable to UV from the sun, which means that it has to be replaced every few years. "canflyboy" wrote in : Hi All I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. They vary from tiny pin pricks to small scratches, maybe .015" at the deepest and maybe about .05" inches long. I'm not sure if I should try and dress these out with a sander (grinder) because to get them all out, I'd be taking off some serious aluminium. Any tips on sanding would be appreciated. Thanks Eugene -- J Kimmel www.metalinnovations.com "Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - When you have their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow. |
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Here's another perspective on blimps.
Interesting factoids from chief engineer: Fins are in 2 parts so they fit easily into a standard container. They usually operate the blimp as well as manufacture it. American Blimp in Hillsboro, OR has manufactured 80% of all blimps flying. American Blimp is manufacturing and operating new blimps for Goodyear. All blimps currently flying have bullet holes in them, and there is a standard, FAA approved bullet hole repair. Pressure inside the envelope is a few inches of water, maintained by either a duct collecting propwash or by electric fans at low power. It costs $40,000US for the helium for each inflation, and it's not practical to try and recycle the gas. The next project is to put those goddamned annoying television billoards on their blimps. The blimps are called "lightships" because the envelope is translucent, and they shine a couple 1000 watt light bulbs in it, so it glows in the dark. This means that the evelope is also vulnerable to UV from the sun, which means that it has to be replaced every few years. "canflyboy" wrote in : Hi All I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. They vary from tiny pin pricks to small scratches, maybe .015" at the deepest and maybe about .05" inches long. I'm not sure if I should try and dress these out with a sander (grinder) because to get them all out, I'd be taking off some serious aluminium. Any tips on sanding would be appreciated. Thanks Eugene -- J Kimmel www.metalinnovations.com "Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - When you have their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow. |
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Here's another perspective on blimps.
Interesting factoids from chief engineer: Fins are in 2 parts so they fit easily into a standard container. They usually operate the blimp as well as manufacture it. American Blimp in Hillsboro, OR has manufactured 80% of all blimps flying. American Blimp is manufacturing and operating new blimps for Goodyear. All blimps currently flying have bullet holes in them, and there is a standard, FAA approved bullet hole repair. Pressure inside the envelope is a few inches of water, maintained by either a duct collecting propwash or by electric fans at low power. It costs $40,000US for the helium for each inflation, and it's not practical to try and recycle the gas. The next project is to put those goddamned annoying television billoards on their blimps. The blimps are called "lightships" because the envelope is translucent, and they shine a couple 1000 watt light bulbs in it, so it glows in the dark. This means that the evelope is also vulnerable to UV from the sun, which means that it has to be replaced every few years. "canflyboy" wrote in : Hi All I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. They vary from tiny pin pricks to small scratches, maybe .015" at the deepest and maybe about .05" inches long. I'm not sure if I should try and dress these out with a sander (grinder) because to get them all out, I'd be taking off some serious aluminium. Any tips on sanding would be appreciated. Thanks Eugene -- J Kimmel www.metalinnovations.com "Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - When you have their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow. |
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Here's another perspective on blimps.
Interesting factoids from chief engineer: Fins are in 2 parts so they fit easily into a standard container. They usually operate the blimp as well as manufacture it. American Blimp in Hillsboro, OR has manufactured 80% of all blimps flying. American Blimp is manufacturing and operating new blimps for Goodyear. All blimps currently flying have bullet holes in them, and there is a standard, FAA approved bullet hole repair. Pressure inside the envelope is a few inches of water, maintained by either a duct collecting propwash or by electric fans at low power. It costs $40,000US for the helium for each inflation, and it's not practical to try and recycle the gas. The next project is to put those goddamned annoying television billoards on their blimps. The blimps are called "lightships" because the envelope is translucent, and they shine a couple 1000 watt light bulbs in it, so it glows in the dark. This means that the evelope is also vulnerable to UV from the sun, which means that it has to be replaced every few years. "canflyboy" wrote in : Hi All I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. They vary from tiny pin pricks to small scratches, maybe .015" at the deepest and maybe about .05" inches long. I'm not sure if I should try and dress these out with a sander (grinder) because to get them all out, I'd be taking off some serious aluminium. Any tips on sanding would be appreciated. Thanks Eugene -- J Kimmel www.metalinnovations.com "Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - When you have their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow. |
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Here's another perspective on blimps.
Interesting factoids from chief engineer: Fins are in 2 parts so they fit easily into a standard container. They usually operate the blimp as well as manufacture it. American Blimp in Hillsboro, OR has manufactured 80% of all blimps flying. American Blimp is manufacturing and operating new blimps for Goodyear. All blimps currently flying have bullet holes in them, and there is a standard, FAA approved bullet hole repair. Pressure inside the envelope is a few inches of water, maintained by either a duct collecting propwash or by electric fans at low power. It costs $40,000US for the helium for each inflation, and it's not practical to try and recycle the gas. The next project is to put those goddamned annoying television billoards on their blimps. The blimps are called "lightships" because the envelope is translucent, and they shine a couple 1000 watt light bulbs in it, so it glows in the dark. This means that the evelope is also vulnerable to UV from the sun, which means that it has to be replaced every few years. "canflyboy" wrote in : Hi All I'm repainting my McCauley Aluminium prop and was wondering if anyone can give me some guidance in regards to the little aluminums dings that occurred on the back side of the tip on the prop. These are tiny dings the prop has picked up over the years from sucking up debris while taxing. They vary from tiny pin pricks to small scratches, maybe .015" at the deepest and maybe about .05" inches long. I'm not sure if I should try and dress these out with a sander (grinder) because to get them all out, I'd be taking off some serious aluminium. Any tips on sanding would be appreciated. Thanks Eugene -- J Kimmel www.metalinnovations.com "Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - When you have their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow. |
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Another usenet newbie who doesn't know better than to post images to a non-binaries group.... |
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