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Here are the plans to make PVC Pipe Props | 31 comments (31 topical, 0 editorial)

Re: Here are the plans to make PVC Pipe Props (none / 0) (#3)
by kmitchel on Tue Nov 11th, 2003 at 09:05:12 PM MST
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Thank you for contributing your work on PVC props, I've found the discussions rather fascinating. The process seems alot more elegant than hand carving wooden props. Anyhow, would it make a little more sense to describe the hub and tip angles relative to the center of the pipe? At least for construction purposes. Would it be possible for you to publish a table of blades you have constructed, including tip and hub angles prop length, and pipe diameter with a description of performance or character. With enough variations it should be possible to determine guidelines.

Re: Here are the plans to make PVC Pipe Props (none / 0) (#13)
by wooferhound (tim((NoSpamAt))wooferhound.com) on Wed Nov 12th, 2003 at 04:43:23 PM MST
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When I refer to angles here it is the angle of the face of the blade to the wind. If I want a 45 degree angle I just read out 45 degrees on the protractor. If I measured the angle relative to the center of the void pipe I would be reading 90 degrees for the 45 degree angle that I want. It was just less confusing to measure the angles like I did, and also there is not actually a point to measure from in the void eather.

As for a table of the blades I've constructed , I am just getting started. The picture above is the only blades that I've made. Zubbly basicly invented them, an I have just modified the design to work better and be easier to build. Call them Zubbly blades with the Woofer Mods.

I have questions that I want answered too . . .
How may RPMs will they take ?
What would the failure mode be ?
How long will they last in the Sun, Rain & wind ?
Any way to coat them to get them to last longer ?
How efficent are they really ?
Will they break or just bend and spring back ?
Etc...

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Re: Here are the plans to make PVC Pipe Props (none / 0) (#17)
by Jerry on Thu Nov 13th, 2003 at 10:26:32 PM MST
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Hey Woof I like that Zubbly blades with Woofer mods.

Has a femilier ring to it. Go Plastic people.

JK TAS Jerry

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