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My friend and customer ran his boat in shallow water and the propeller hit the ground, which nicked the edge of the propeller. I have seen more damage when a propeller hit a branch in the water. The following four pictures show the damage to the propeller. 1. Nicked propeller
2. Nick-1
3. Nick-2
4. Nick-3
The first step was to sand off the paint so that it wouldnt contaminate the weld. I also sanded off the mushroomed Aluminum near the nick.5. Sanding paint off
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Reply:I used a bar clamp to rigidly clamp the propeller to my welding table so that it wouldnt move while I was working on it.6. Propeller clamped
I used a piece of copper to keep the weld from sagging.7. Propeller ready for welding
Here are three pictures of my welds.8. First Welds
9. Weld-2
10. Weld-3
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Reply:And here is my setup for grinding the welds.11. Welds ground down
12. Close of one blade
All finished and painted.13. Propeller all done and painted
-DonSmith Oxyacetylene TorchMiller Dynasty 200DXLincoln SP-250 MIG WelderClausing/Coldchester 15" Lathe16" DuAll Saw15" Drill Press7" x 9" Swivel Head Horizontal Band Saw20 Ton Arbor Press BridgeportLincoln LE 31 MP & Lincoln 210 MP
Reply:Good to go I'd say. Nice repair.ChrisAuction Addict
Reply:Is there any way to get it rebalanced??I know there is a real high end mower blade balancer,, that would probably balance it,,
Reply:Looks like a nice repair - about what I would have done as well.I talked to a prop repair guy once (who had retired and sold his patterns) - he said he didn't balance them after repair.I always wondered how off balance one could be before causing vibration issues.They seem to run for years with unevenly weighted chunks out of them. Pure speculation, I guess welding to shape has to be better than that
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Originally Posted by MinnesotaDave
Looks like a nice repair - about what I would have done as well.I talked to a prop repair guy once (who had retired and sold his patterns) - he said he didn't balance them after repair.I always wondered how off balance one could be before causing vibration issues.They seem to run for years with unevenly weighted chunks out of them. Pure speculation, I guess welding to shape has to be better than that
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Originally Posted by SweetMK
Is there any way to get it rebalanced??I know there is a real high end mower blade balancer,, that would probably balance it,,
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Originally Posted by Don52
I would guess if the original propeller was balanced the repaired one would be pretty good. My friend does plan on getting it balanced.-Don
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Reply:If your buddy needs another source to get his prop balanced Proper Props in Wyandotte does great work. 734-764-2470Timmetalcraft by mooseSoutheast Michiganhttps://www.facebook.com/Metalcraftbymoose
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Reply:That's a great looking repair job. A guy in Austin that repairs props uses a stick welder with aluminum rods for the aluminum props.
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Originally Posted by moose
If your buddy needs another source to get his prop balanced Proper Props in Wyandotte does great work. 734-764-2470
Reply:Nice job Don. What filler did you use?
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Originally Posted by BillE.Dee
Nice job Don. What filler did you use?
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Originally Posted by MinnesotaDave
Looks like a nice repair - about what I would have done as well.I talked to a prop repair guy once (who had retired and sold his patterns) - he said he didn't balance them after repair.I always wondered how off balance one could be before causing vibration issues.They seem to run for years with unevenly weighted chunks out of them. Pure speculation, I guess welding to shape has to be better than that
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发表于 2021-9-1 23:17:58