<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><span>Alan,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>I am not as knowledgable as Greg, but if it was me, I would make a silicone mould and pour casting resin into the mould. I use that stuff all the time and it is real strong and I machine it no problem.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Hank</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Thursday, April 13, 2017 5:53 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div dir="ltr">Greg, (or anyone else as knowledgeable)<br></div><div dir="ltr">I am going to test a Vetus 146mm propeller soon. On paper it<br></div><div dir="ltr">seems a good match to my motor. I have not seen a left hand prop (which I<br></div><div dir="ltr">need) & the right hands go between $56- & $100-. Also I may need a slightly<br></div><div dir="ltr">smaller diameter. They are made of delrin. <br></div><div dir="ltr">Is there an easy / inexpensive way of replicating <br></div><div dir="ltr">something similar? I was thinking they could be printed & the print used<br></div><div dir="ltr">as a lost wax type aluminium casting.<br></div><div dir="ltr">I could make a silicon mold from a print & cast a fiber reinforced propeller, <br></div><div dir="ltr">but aren't sure about the strength & quality I could get.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Any thoughts on the best way of doing this?<br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks, Alan<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>