jbeech
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Location: Sanford, FL (Orlando area)
| Hey, they're not really that bad! What I do is . . .
1. Remove the heat shrink covering.
2. Fill and sand lightly (to my satisfaction).
3. Balance them, in both span and chord.
4. Cover them with MonoKote or Ultracoat.
5. Finally, being careful to not cut deeply into the wood, I'll mark and trim for where the plastic root pieces attach and glue them on with thick-CA glue.
Folks, you can 3D very well with them because they're light. Granted they're not so good for autos of course because the MonoKote is lighter than the heatshrink (easier autos are a result of more rotating mass vs. lighter blades).
What's more, if you're willing to do a little work you can make a fine set of blades out of the woodies we include in the box! Heck, if the weather stinks one weekend, I've been know to use 3/4 ounce fiberglass cloth and resin and glass a set of blades, prime and paint during the week and end up with a very nice set of blades. After all, if you break a set of V-Blades, look insided and you'll see they're just woodies too! Of course, they're stiffer because of the carbon cloth, but you can do a very credible job with our woodies.
Fixed wing old timers like me know doing this job is a doodle as we used to do this to an entire airplane! Hence, just doing up a set of blades is a no brainer . . . it's just a matter of whether you're up to doing a little modeling.
John Beech - GM (and janitor)
Audacity Models |
Of course now I am flying carbons and have been having great luck with the Audacity Models carbon 600mm rotor blades. Also going to be trying a set of TT600mm blades soon and will see how they compare on my Tiger. Dont forget you can can use I believe it is up to 630mm blades on the Tiger 50, a little more auto performance and stability. Have fun and happy flying!
