REFLECTOR: Reflector Digest, Vol 107, Issue 43

wimjhuisman wimhuisman at gmail.com
Fri Feb 21 10:49:19 CST 2014


If you have an Catto, the standard Velocity spinner is probably your best
and nicest option.

Wim Huisman

On Friday, February 21, 2014, <reflector-request at tvbf.org> wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:25:11 -0500 (EST)
> From: nmflyer1 at aol.com <javascript:;>
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> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: spinner
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> That's what I'm going to have to do. Was thinking about starting the same
> way. Any words of advice?
>
> Kurt
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron N VelocityXLFG <velocityxl at fastmail.fm <javascript:;>>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org<javascript:;>
> >
> Sent: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 9:20 am
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: spinner
>
>
> How about making your own :) I did  made mine  out of Carbon fiber. Fun
> thing to do during the winter months.
> Ron
>
>
> On 2/21/2014 7:10 AM, Brett Ferrell wrote:
>
>
> You could look at Klaus' or Ken Miller's spinners.  They're KISS style as
> well.  I used a Miller on my Catto, but I replaced the glass bulkhead with
> metal after Zietlin's prop loss incident.
>
>
> Miller http://long-ez.com/custom-parts.html
>
>
> Klaus http://www.lightspeedengineering.com/Services/Spinner.htm
>
>
>
> --
> Brett Ferrell
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014, at 09:33 PM, David Ullman wrote:
>
>
> I am finally going to paint N-444DX, my Velosity SEFG.  It has about 120
>
> hours on it, so it is about time.  I need a spinner.  I have a Catto
>
> fixed
>
> pitch prop.  He recommends Chris Wade's spinners.  Unfortunately Chris
>
> died
>
> in a mid air collision last year.  His family is still making spinners,
>
> but
>
> I am not sure of the quality.
>
>
> The Wade spinners have a plate that bolts onto the crush plate with the
>
> prop
>
> bolts and the spinner fastens to this plat.  It does not extend over the
>
> prop blades.  The only shape they are making is the Hersey Kiss.
>
>
> Any other ideas?  I didn't see much on Spruce or anywhere else.
>
>
>
> David Ullman
>
> N444DX
>
> President EAA 292
>
> 541-760-2338
>
> david at davidullman.com <javascript:;>
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> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:29:29 -0600
> From: "Alex Balic" <velocity_pilot at verizon.net <javascript:;>>
> To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'"
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> That's a nice job Ron,  I was thinking of doing the same, need to borrow a
> lathe though... what did you do for the back Plate?
>
>
>
> Alex
>
>
>
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org <javascript:;> [mailto:
> reflector-bounces at tvbf.org <javascript:;>] On
> Behalf Of Ron N VelocityXLFG
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 10:18 AM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: spinner
>
>
>
> How about making your own :) I did  made mine  out of Carbon fiber. Fun
> thing to do during the winter months.
> Ron
>
> On 2/21/2014 7:10 AM, Brett Ferrell wrote:
>
> You could look at Klaus' or Ken Miller's spinners.  They're KISS style as
> well.  I used a Miller on my Catto, but I replaced the glass bulkhead with
> metal after Zietlin's prop loss incident.
>
>
>
> Miller http://long-ez.com/custom-parts.html
>
>
>
> Klaus http://www.lightspeedengineering.com/Services/Spinner.htm
>
>
>
> --
>
> Brett Ferrell
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014, at 09:33 PM, David Ullman wrote:
>
> I am finally going to paint N-444DX, my Velosity SEFG.  It has about 120
>
> hours on it, so it is about time.  I need a spinner.  I have a Catto
>
> fixed
>
> pitch prop.  He recommends Chris Wade's spinners.  Unfortunately Chris
>
> died
>
> in a mid air collision last year.  His family is still making spinners,
>
> but
>
> I am not sure of the quality.
>
>
>
> The Wade spinners have a plate that bolts onto the crush plate with the
>
> prop
>
> bolts and the spinner fastens to this plat.  It does not extend over the
>
> prop blades.  The only shape they are making is the Hersey Kiss.
>
>
>
> Any other ideas?  I didn't see much on Spruce or anywhere else.
>
>
>
>
>
> David Ullman
>
> N444DX
>
> President EAA 292
>
> 541-760-2338
>
> david at davidullman.com <javascript:;>
>
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:33:34 -0600
> From: Ron N VelocityXLFG <velocityxl at fastmail.fm <javascript:;>>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org<javascript:;>
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> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: spinner
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> When bonding the foam together  Keep the glue to the center. The glue is
> so much harder then the foam as you know if you built your wings that it
> really messes
> with the shaping. I made my spinner  by bonding the foam to a steel tube
> and turning it on the back side of my Lathe. Use the largest tube you
> can get away
> with  for rigidity  .
>
> Ron
> On 2/21/2014 10:25 AM, nmflyer1 at aol.com <javascript:;> wrote:
> > That's what I'm going to have to do. Was thinking about starting the
> > same way. Any words of advice?
> > Kurt
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ron N VelocityXLFG <velocityxl at fastmail.fm <javascript:;>>
> > To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org<javascript:;>
> >
> > Sent: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 9:20 am
> > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: spinner
> >
> > How about making your own :) I did  made mine  out of Carbon fiber.
> > Fun thing to do during the winter months.
> > Ron
> >
> > On 2/21/2014 7:10 AM, Brett Ferrell wrote:
> >> You could look at Klaus' or Ken Miller's spinners. They're KISS style
> >> as well.  I used a Miller on my Catto, but I replaced the glass
> >> bulkhead with metal after Zietlin's prop loss incident.
> >> Miller http://long-ez.com/custom-parts.html
> >> Klaus http://www.lightspeedengineering.com/Services/Spinner.htm
> >> --
> >> Brett Ferrell
> >> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014, at 09:33 PM, David Ullman wrote:
> >>> I am finally going to paint N-444DX, my Velosity SEFG.  It has about
> 120
> >>> hours on it, so it is about time.  I need a spinner.  I have a Catto
> >>> fixed
> >>> pitch prop.  He recommends Chris Wade's spinners.  Unfortunately Chris
> >>> died
> >>> in a mid air collision last year.  His family is still making spinners,
> >>> but
> >>> I am not sure of the quality.
> >>> The Wade spinners have a plate that bolts onto the crush plate with the
> >>> prop
> >>> bolts and the spinner fastens to this plat.  It does not extend over
> the
> >>> prop blades.  The only shape they are making is the Hersey Kiss.
> >>> Any other ideas?  I didn't see much on Spruce or anywhere else.
> >>> David Ullman
> >>> N444DX
> >>> President EAA 292
> >>> 541-760-2338
> >>> david at davidullman.com <javascript:;> <mailto:david at davidullman.com<javascript:;>
> >
> >>> _________________________________________________
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> http://www.tvbf.org/archives/velocity/maillist.html
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