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of the blade from the center to the tip will do most of the carving. Use short slicing action cuts removing
just small amounts of wood at a time being sensitive to the wood grain direction.
When close to the finished surfaces caving with the blade, switch to a half round needle file and file
smooth and blend the surfaces and use the curved side of the file near the center for the blending.
Check for balance using a small drill bit and remove wood from the heavy side. See the picture below.
Finally, using fine sandpaper sand all the carved surfaces and round the leading and trailing edges
maintaining the laser cut profile. Once satisfied with the
Propeller
shape and finish apply
Clear Satin
to the blade and let dry completely. If necessary sand any imperfections with fine sandpaper (#320) to
(#400) and reapply
Clear Satin
. Now apply the two (2)
Arial Labels
to the
Propeller Blades
1-
1/4”
from the tip of the
Blades
.
Note
the orientation of the
Blade
and apply the
Labels
to the
Front
surface
of the
Blades
. (Basswood to the front) Apply a final coat of
Clear Satin
over the blades covering the
Arial Labels
.
Glue the
Front Propeller Hub Plate
to the
Propeller
using a 1/8” drill bit for alignment. The
Front
Plate
has the
Nuts
cast in place. The
Rear Plat
e has the
Bolt Heads
cast in place on it and has a
larger center hole that should slip onto the shaft of the
Cam Cover
. Check by fitting the
Rear Plate
to
the
Cam Cover Shaft
and adjust if needed to fit. The wood of the
Propeller
must seat against the
shoulder of the shaft on the
Cam Cover
for the
Propeller Nut
to fit properly. Tack the
Rear Hub Plate
to the
Propeller
, centered on the hole in the
Propeller
and quickly place on the
Cam Cover Shaft
and
make sure the wood seats against the shoulder as described earlier. Adjust if necessary. Now apply
