Dave Moller and I have been working pretty steady on my 18' rebuild and here are a few photos of the new Ash blades he has carved along with hub and nose cone I've been working on.
Everything measured and fit very well and has been indexed and drilled. I debated about the finish possibly with a spar varnish but I had great results with gloss white enamel previous so I think that will be it again after a sealer first.
When the weather breaks I'll be out back starting to put it all back together as well as mounting a panel at the base of the tower for my dis-connect (anti-twist) and shorting brake as well and I hope to have an electrical high speed shut down also. I have a mechanical cable operated scrub brake which I use more as a parking brake during severe weather and is also handy when raising / lowering the tower besides.
More updates and photos soon as we near getting it back up flying again. Dave B