REFLECTOR: hole in the prop

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In a message dated 9/15/2008 12:53:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
tomcat05 at comcast.net writes:

In a  message dated 9/13/2008 12:20:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time,   
douglas.holub at gmail.com  <http://www.tvbf.org/mailman/listinfo/reflector> 
writes:

I was  going to varnish the wood, then thought  that maybe the bare wood  
center hole is there to let moisture  out.



That is  exactly why it's not varnished.
TEC



Isn't that like drilling  a hole in the bottom of a boat to let the water 
out?? Doesn't the bare wood  let the moisture IN??




The prop is hermetically sealed without it.  Any change is humidity,  
barometric pressure, temperature could cause the laminations/wood to split  without 
being "vented" (I have seen this happen).  Also, a wood  prop should not be 
wrapped in anything that could cause a "green house" effect  as this could cause 
the same problems.
TEC
 



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