- 1. [Shop-talk] Welding a cracked fan Blade (score: 1)
- Author: <nogera2@att.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:12:53 -0600
- I've got a metal ( very thick ) fan blade, which is no longer available, that has a crack in one of the blades. I'm thinking of drilling a hole at the end of the crack and welding it up then grinding
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding a cracked fan Blade (score: 1)
- Author: James F Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:25:46 -0500
- That is exactly what I would do, and indeed, what I was going to do when my MGA fan lost a blade through my left fender well at 6,000 rpm on the Lightening course at NJMP. Notwithstanding the fact th
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- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding a cracked fan Blade (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:55:54 -0500
- will magnafluxing or the like detect cracks that aren't yet at the surface? -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/d
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00005.html (8,173 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding a cracked fan Blade (score: 1)
- Author: James F Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:35:12 -0500
- It's supposed to, but I gave some doubts. NDI was my specialty when I was in the Air Force many years ago. I don't recall ever magnafluxing something that thin. It was usually castings and much heavi
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- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding a cracked fan Blade (score: 1)
- Author: "FRED E THOMAS" <frede.thomas2@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:18:01 -0500
- The bad thing about welding a fan blade back on is the fan will now be way out of =="balance"== "FT" == -- Original Message -- From: "James F Juhas" <james.f.juhas@snet.net> To: "David Scheidt" <dmsc
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- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding a cracked fan Blade (score: 1)
- Author: James F Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net>
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:30:01 -0500
- Not as far out of balance when I lost one of six blades. I thought the whole car was going to shake itself apart! If carefully done, and ground smooth to finish, I would guess that the balance would
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00010.html (8,540 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding a cracked fan Blade (score: 1)
- Author: "scottmryan@netzero.net" <scottmryan@netzero.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 17:39:50 GMT
- If you are at all careful, it should be fine, I balanced the fan I rewelded by putting extra metal on the other side. removing material from the tips of the blades should work fine too.I did have a w
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00032.html (9,351 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding a cracked fan Blade (score: 1)
- Author: Brian C Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:53:01 -0800
- The two blade fan on my Model A broke and put a mighty dent in the hood and bent it out of shape. I've heard people have been killed revving up the engine when these fans break. Easy to believe from
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00033.html (10,075 bytes)
- 9. Re: [Shop-talk] Welding a cracked fan Blade (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
- Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 06:03:43 -0600
- Those original Model A fans, made of welded, stamped steel to produce a full-dimension propeller, were notorious for cracking when I had my Model A 40 years ago. They'd develop a crack right across t
- /html/shop-talk/2008-12/msg00042.html (9,060 bytes)
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