Wood Propeller Fabrication

Step 7 Final Step is to Sand and Add Stain

You can use sand paper to sand down and smooth out the contour. Be sure to start will rought paper 40 grit to 100 grit, and work you want down to a nice 600 grit or finer. Then you will apply some water proof finish. If it is an outdoor propeller you will need to use a thick water proof varnish. This propeller is for an airboat (http://www.aerodyndesign.com/FAN_BOAT/FAN_BOAT.htm)

Comments

[ivanlp]

Thank you really for useful practical security councils! I will try to take it for my parachute. Again thanks! Ivanlp

[AeroEngineer]

sweet. Your welcome!

[Kohler]

Great Instructable!! Now im feeling like building an Fokker Dr.1

[vulcano911]

Engineer: Please give us the blue prints. We will thank you forever.

[AeroEngineer]

Vulcano,
I have uploaded a pdf drawing, and an excel spreadsheet which has the airfoil sections. You just have to enter the correct t/c to get a thicker section
Drawing: http://www.aerodyndesign.com/PROP_10/PROP_10.pdf
Airfoil: http://www.aerodyndesign.com/PROP_10/4412.xls

[budsiskos]

what is the t/c?

[Machuse]

Great work, great Instructable! Just curious. What actual finish are you using? I do some work with wood and am looking for something that wont turn yellow and has that great gloss you've achieved with this propeller.