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Re: Six bladed propeller, pls help.
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Date: 
Thu, 21 Sep 2000 09:48:45 GMT
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Well ...  If you don't mind some small sticking-out bits, perhaps the 1/2
bushings and the steering arm piece with one hole at each end and the studs
in between, plus some small 2 or 3 long axles would do the trick?  That is
the only thing I can think of, apart from making and pouring your own mold
for one.  ;-)

Cheers ...

Geoffrey Hyde

Tobbe Arnesson <tnt@arnesson.nu> wrote in message
news:39c9bc60.4861780@lugnet.com...
> Hi!
> 
> I'm currently working on an aircraft in Technic and I need help to
> construct an propeller. The model I'm copying uses a propeller with
> six "blades" (are they perhaps named rotors?).
> 
> I figured that I can use the medium pulley wheel as base to mount the
> blades on since it's the only piece known to me that has holes mounted
> with 60 degrees difference (eg. 6 holes in a circle).
> 
> But how do I make the blades fixed in the right 60 degree position?
> Is there a better way? I can mount three half-beams across the pulley
> wheel but it will make the blades "offset" to each other and a
> solution for this will look plain stupid, IMHO. Perhaps I can "fake"
> the solution all around so it looks like it how it should be? Hey,
> writing your problems down help :)
> 
> I tried to make one with four blades but I wasn't happy with that
> design either.
> 
> Ideas? Suggestions? They're all welcome :)
> 
> Thanks for taking the time to read this!
> 
> Greetings from Sweden,
> /Tobbe



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Hi! I'm currently working on an aircraft in Technic and I need help to construct an propeller. The model I'm copying uses a propeller with six "blades" (are they perhaps named rotors?). I figured that I can use the medium pulley wheel as base to (...) (26 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)

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