Hello
During the chinese new year vacations (now over) I carved a very basic miniature propeller for my son. It was interesting to try it and improve the shape so that it flies better and better.
This triggered my desire to go bigger.
So I have started a 3 blades propeller that I intend to use in a windmill.
And searching on the web for more information on propeller design and manufacturing, I've found woodenpropeller.com and this forum.
Reading this lines, you will probably think: toys, windmill, ... what does it have to do with early aircraft propellers? Nothing in common or a lot in common depending on your point of view. But for sure they led my interest for more ambitious projects.
Now I am quite motivated to reproduce some real propellers. Maybe not full scale, maybe not a lot, but at least I would like to try.
Is there any woodworker on the forum that would be tempted also?
How about adding a category related to the actual manufacturing of a propeller, or its reproduction? It would deal with the design, the choice of material, the tools used, glueing, coating, ... This would broaden the topics of the forum and would open it to a wider public.
I'm not sure if my posting is releavant, but since the forum is quite new, it is a good opportunity to make this proposition.
Regards from Taiwan
Ludo
During the chinese new year vacations (now over) I carved a very basic miniature propeller for my son. It was interesting to try it and improve the shape so that it flies better and better.
This triggered my desire to go bigger.
So I have started a 3 blades propeller that I intend to use in a windmill.
And searching on the web for more information on propeller design and manufacturing, I've found woodenpropeller.com and this forum.
Reading this lines, you will probably think: toys, windmill, ... what does it have to do with early aircraft propellers? Nothing in common or a lot in common depending on your point of view. But for sure they led my interest for more ambitious projects.
Now I am quite motivated to reproduce some real propellers. Maybe not full scale, maybe not a lot, but at least I would like to try.
Is there any woodworker on the forum that would be tempted also?
How about adding a category related to the actual manufacturing of a propeller, or its reproduction? It would deal with the design, the choice of material, the tools used, glueing, coating, ... This would broaden the topics of the forum and would open it to a wider public.
I'm not sure if my posting is releavant, but since the forum is quite new, it is a good opportunity to make this proposition.
Regards from Taiwan
Ludo
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