Props

[Koenig, Tom]

> Hi all,
> 
> Time to stir the pot, but I was wondering wether any of you have shared
> the same experience.
> 
> Basically.....I am sick and tired of getting props where the crankshaft
> hole is nowhere near centre, making balancing work near impossible and
> very laborious.
> Now , just to fill you in.......down here we pay anywhere near $40 to $45
> Aus for your average pattern size propeller...YES that works out about $33
> US for a prop.  Yeah..import duties etc etc..that's what we get told. Nice
> one if you believe it!
> Anyway, I wouldn't mind so much as we do need to support the local
> industry and at times you just need THAT prop NOW...but where I have a
> problem is that I am averaging about 30% or higher, of props that I have
> to throw away due to being unbalanceable because the hole is way out.
> 
> Now this is where my mind plays 'conspiracy' games with me......The
> strange thing is that EVERY prop I have ever purchased from the US has
> been near perfect!!!
> Just a light rub to take the edges, a quick check and I would take maybe 5
> minutes all up and I have a prop ready for use. 
> If I buy three locally ( same manufacturer) I throw at least one in the
> bin............ 
> Thanks to the net and places like Radio South, Central etc, we can
> virtually halve the cost of propellers down here, and at our prices we
> have no other choice. I'm sure you'd all agree with that. 
> 
> So, yes I have learnt my lesson, I now refuse to purchase a prop locally.
> I feel I have been taken advantage of for too long by the importers ( and
> I know I'm not alone on this one)...but what I   was really wondering was
> wether we were /are a dumping ground for factory 'seconds'. Or am I and my
> pattern buddies down here just plain unlucky??
> 
> Looking at how these things may be manufactured I cant see how this can
> happen..or at least happen so repeatedly for so long..
> 
> Ok...I feel better now for getting that off my chest.....just a little
> sick and tired of having hundreds of dollars worth of paint stirrers!
> 
> Tom
> 
> 

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