got down to the other mill this morning ......unfortunately it was running flat out , the brake had no effect and lots of bad mechanical noise ...the prop was running that fast it was self stalling due to erosion ....not good
the only way to stop it .....
some clunky things
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the prop survived pretty good ...John came over to help out
the front rotor eating the stator...
the new brake pad
the villian of the piece ...rear bearing with a busted cone
the extra float in the hub would have been audible long before complete disintegration...kind of like a small hammer tapping the yaw pipe....a clear knocking sound .....bit of a pity that
is there a positive side ?...
i guess every thing else is good
vinyl ester is totally superior to poly , even with rusty mags ......
so a new stator ( that would be a bit of a pain ), front rotor rebuild ( more fun )...resurface the prop leading edges and its good to go again ...
i doubt its retired yet somehow.......a project for some more students that pass through the site .....maybe
if it were a commercial mill you could basically bin it at this stage ......as its not , theres always the local agri store for 90% of the spare parts .....(and china )