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Offline G0ALY

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Another propeller for the garage
« on: July 04, 2016, 08:03:57 PM »
I just purchased another propeller for my garage.   It’s a Hamilton Standard.  I was told that it came from an AT-6 Texan, and that it has been sitting in a barn for decades.
I strapped it down for the ride home so that if I had to hit the brakes hard it wouldn’t go through the dashboard of the car.



It’s 8 foot across and weighs 175 pounds, far too heavy to hang in the rafters like two of my other props.  (There also one I made into a ceiling fan for the garage.)  So I built a stand for it and will display it near a wall.



There is some pitting on one of the blades , so I plan to fill that with body putty, paint the entire prop and apply new Hamilton Standard decals.  I have not decided if I’m going to paint the stand, or leave the wood natural.  I’m thinking about painting it OD green and applying military type stencils…  I’ll wait until after the prop is finished to figure that out.

CHEERS!

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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2016, 08:14:51 PM »
Very cool!! 

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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2016, 12:29:45 PM »
what are the part numbers on the clamshell halves.  Might be the photos, but the hub looks small for a 12D40.  It's probably me though.  Nice find.
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2016, 03:51:45 PM »
What are you going to do with it?
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2016, 04:08:10 PM »
Quote from: Bodhi on July 06, 2016, 12:29:45 PM
what are the part numbers on the clamshell halves.  Might be the photos, but the hub looks small for a 12D40.  It's probably me though.  Nice find.

Thank you for asking. I’m always interested in finding out exactly what I am looking at.  I cannot find any part numbers on the clamshell halves, blades, or on the cylinder.  The clamshell haves are 9 inches across.  Although I was told it was from a T-6 by the seller, it doesn’t really matter if that is not the case.  Whatever it is, I was tickled to find it.  I was browsing Craigslist while I couldn’t sleep…  And thought $350 was a good deal.
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2016, 04:19:32 PM »
Quote from: FLOOB on July 06, 2016, 03:51:45 PM
What are you going to do with it?

I will display it in my garage…  I have some other odd aviation items out there:  A Hartzell 3 bladed prop made into a ceiling fan.  Two DC3 engine cowlings painted with nose art. A T-6 wheel made into table.  Two Stearman tail wheels are used in the light fixtures…  There are others,  mostly found on eBay and Craigslist.
« Last Edit: July 06, 2016, 04:21:13 PM by G0ALY »
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2016, 10:29:20 PM »
I think a nice, dark, wood-stain finish would make your stand pop-out a little more than the plain wood. Cool find  :aok
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2016, 11:28:23 AM »
I think it would be cool to build a unit to withstand the weight and create a ceiling fan with it. Assuming you have a high ceiling.:)

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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2016, 08:38:23 PM »
Quote from: Ripsnort on July 07, 2016, 11:28:23 AM
I think it would be cool to build a unit to withstand the weight and create a ceiling fan with it. Assuming you have a high ceiling.:)

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I have already done it...  This is the ceiling fan in my garage.
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2016, 05:46:14 PM »
That's not what it's for.
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2016, 05:48:28 PM »
What is the motor geared to and how much air does it move
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2016, 11:18:33 PM »
Quote from: Meatwad on July 08, 2016, 05:48:28 PM
What is the motor geared to and how much air does it move

I honestly don’t know the answers to those questions.  It spins the prop at roughly 90 RPM.  (Faster if you decrease the pitch of the blades - they are adjustable.)  The most scientific experiment that I did with it was to smoke a cigar under it and watch how fast the smoke spread to every corner of the garage… It didn’t take long.
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2016, 02:55:20 PM »
I would love to get a propeller to display in my home office room if possible; I do have a workshop in the back that would work if it's to large and hefty for the house. If I get one, I'd prefer it to be a WW2 era prop (perhaps a B-17). Any of you all have suggestions on where to look for those? I looked on some websites that had those those aircraft nose ceiling fans when I was remoddeling, but they just looked a bit kiddy.
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2016, 10:07:07 AM »
Quote from: Meatwad on July 08, 2016, 05:48:28 PM
What is the motor geared to and how much air does it move

Think about it the other way around: For example the propeller of a T6 Texan can pull a 5,000 lbs weight through the air at a speed of 150-200 mph spinning 2250 rpm. Now I'm not at all positive this calculation being accurate, but it gives some directions to thought: 2250 rpm is 25 times 90. 5000 lbs/25 is 200 lbs. If you could build a 200 lbs plane the size of a Texan, would it fly 150 mph @ 90 rpm? Notice that the weight should be balanced all over the plane, which means this is purely hypothetical.
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Re: Another propeller for the garage
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2016, 12:38:50 PM »
Very nice Goalie!
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