wooden prop?

[gigemaggs99]

I'm working on a Piper cub project and I want to paint it in traditional J-3 Cub yellow and black.

I going brushless using this motor



I'd like to put on a wooden prop, or a plastic prop that LOOKS wooden to enhance the "real look".

Could someone suggest a wooden prop or plastic prop that looks wooden that will work w/ this motor?

Here is a link to the motor details: www.headsuprc.com/servlet/the-1526/Power-Up-450-Sport/Detail

When I search for wooden props they all seem to way a lot more than the plastic props and I worry that's not good, will they cause too much wear n tear on the motor?

I.E. PKZ1019 weighs 0.4 grams www.wholesaletrains.com/Detailair.asp?ID=200817720http://

Whereas the Turnigy ultra-light wooden prop 10x6 weighs 35 grams. www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=8825


Thank you.

[flydiver]

Wood is designed for the power pulses of nitro piston engines. Electric does not have to be as robust. You can use wood, just use the same size and pitch recommended. The extra weight will ding performance a tad but sounds like the scale look matters a lot more to you. It will not harm the motor as long you prop correctly.

The biggest problem you are liable to encounter is getting the collet adapter to fit but that's a problem with props in general. Prop bores and sizing is not my favorite part of the sport.

[gigemaggs99]

The main reason I'm going brushless and to a bigger lipo (2600mah) is to get longer flight times.

I assume the wooden prop weighing more will cut down on flight time, so even though it would be "nice" to have the plane look realistic, once the prop is spinning I doubt I'd see much difference other than a black spinning circle vs a tan/brown spinning circle.

I guess for a few bucks I could try out both and see if there is a big difference in flight times.

In the end my goal is to build the plane from scratch, make it look nice, and have LONGER flight times.

[gigemaggs99]

Does anyone have any experience with a wood-grain marker and coloring a grey or white plastic prop to look like wood?

I know hardware stores sell wood grain markers to fill in dings and marks on wooden furniture. I figured I could try a couple of different colors in streaks to give it the "grain" look.

Any thoughts?

[wattman]

A brown sharpie works very well .