Homemade boat propellers

[Dante_]

In my country i can only find airplane propellers in hobby shops.. Many have complete boat kits, but no spare prop's...
Anyone has ideas and/or techniques tou make them at home? I've tired a simple bit of bended tin foil but it's very ineficient.. Also any guides on how to make small hydros for cd-rom motors?

[ziobrop]

In my country i can only find airplane propellers in hobby shops.. Many have complete boat kits, but no spare prop's...
Anyone has ideas and/or techniques tou make them at home? I've tired a simple bit of bended tin foil but it's very ineficient.. Also any guides on how to make small hydros for cd-rom motors?


Here, have a look at this:
http://www.rideaunautical.ca/articles.php?article=propeller

it should help.
-Peter

[martin richards]

If you feel like making your own, there's an article here under "scale" http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=356575
Failing that,
http://www.astecmodels.co.uk/ is a reliable net source for most Octura and Graupner props and doesn't charge that much for postage.
There was also a long thread on "racing-electric" http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229818 for cd rom powered riggers.

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

Ray did a good tutorial, right here, on how to make your own propellers also.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=356575

:cool: