| FABRICATION OF AN AIRPLANE PROPELLER. 60" diameter 53 Pitch |
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Six pieces of 1x8 pine are laminated together with marine grade epoxy to glue the pieces together. I made wood clamps out of 2x4's cut 12" long and drilled on a drill press using a jig so all the holes would line up for the threaded rod. Plastic was used between the wood and the 2x4 clamps so it wouldn't stick. |
Pine wood was chosen with little to no knots in the wood. This is a dry fit before the final gluing with marine grade epoxy. The 7.25 aluminum propeller mounting hub is located in the center of the wood blank. |
Still Drying. |