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Thanks, Jeff. I hesitated to go into too much detail on exactly what we =
were shipping, but figured it was relevant and also thought a few guys =
would find the background interesting.
Jim
> On Apr 10, 2022, at 8:50 AM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> Those look amazing, and with the family connection, they are beyond =
priceless. Thanks for sharing with us!
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> On Sun, Apr 10, 2022, 08:37 Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com =
> Mike: that was actually my original plan, at least for the non-west =
coast props. Unfortunately, while I do have a pickup, it is a Honda =
Ridgeline and the bed is too short to safely transport most of them. =
That said, Moose=E2=80=99s generous offer (this is definitely the most =
incredible email list ever!) might change the dynamics. Moose: Thank =
you!! I am just about to leave the house to go do some handyman work =
for my daughter, but will contact you separately later today. =20
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> Also, for anyone interested, here are a couple of photos. I kept out =
some of the details trying to keep the initial post as focused on the =
question as possible, but as you can see, one of the props isn=E2=80=99t =
wood.
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>=20
> MJ invented and held the patent on the hollow core metal prop. This =
may well be the first one and it was the only one in the collection I =
really wanted.
>=20
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>=20
> Thanks again everyone!
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> Jim
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>> On Apr 10, 2022, at 5:24 AM, eric@megageek.com =
>>=20
>> The whole deal would be how you package them. Just so happens, I =
have large long pelican cases that they would fit into.=20
>>=20
>> I would be more than happy to donate any cases that would fit the =
props to you if you paid for shipping. Once in a case (with the foam =
around it) I can't image that there is much that can happen.=20
>>=20
>> Once of the cases should fit the 10' (I'll have to measure it for =
sure.) and I have another one that will do an 8'. If you have shorter =
ones, I have more smaller cases.=20
>>=20
>> Just let me know.=20
>>=20
>> Moose.=20
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> From: Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com =
>> To: Shop Talk <shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net =
>> Date: 04/09/2022 19:08=20
>> Subject: [Shop-talk] Shipping antique wooden propellers=20
>> Sent by: "Shop-talk" <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net =
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> My great grandfather was one of the country=E2=80=99s first =
manufacturer=E2=80=99s of wooden airplane propellers and his personal =
collection of 7 props was sold to a collector in Savannah, GA when he =
died. I, and other members of my family, have worked for many years to =
have them returned to the family and we finally succeeded last week. We =
had a family lottery to find them new homes and 3 of them now need to go =
to the west coast, 3 to the Chicago area and the last to Kentucky. (It =
isn=E2=80=99t relevant to the question that follows, but it is nice to =
add that 6 of the 7 are going to younger members of the family that are =
buying their first prop. Those of my generation have been searching =
them out and snapping them up for years, and most of us already own one =
or two*.)
>>=20
>> Now comes the hard part: getting them to their new owners. The props =
are 80 to 110 years old and most of them are around 8=E2=80=99 long; one =
is 10=E2=80=99. The good thing about wooden props is that they don=E2=80=99=
t weigh much, but they will need to be handled carefully. We are =
planning on shipping them in two bundles of three props (the one to KY =
will be handled separately) and need to find a shipper who can pack them =
up in GA and get them to the west coast and Chicago. This is a long =
shot, but does anyone here have any contacts or direct knowledge of a =
shipper that might be appropriate for the job?
>>=20
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>>=20
>> *Shop content: My props hang on the inside wall adjacent to my shop. =
:)
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Thanks, Jeff. I hesitated to go into too much detail on =
exactly what we were shipping, but figured it was relevant and also =
thought a few guys would find the background interesting.<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Jim<br class=3D""><div><br=
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Apr =
10, 2022, at 8:50 AM, Jeff Scarbrough <<a =
href=3D"mailto:fishplate@gmail.com"; class=3D"">fishplate@gmail.com</a>>=
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Those look amazing, and with the family =
connection, they are beyond priceless. Thanks for sharing with =
us!</div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 10, 2022, 08:37 Jim Stone <<a =
href=3D"mailto:1789alpine@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">1789alpine@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div =
style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space" =
class=3D"">Mike: that was actually my original plan, at least for the =
non-west coast props. Unfortunately, while I do have a pickup, it =
is a Honda Ridgeline and the bed is too short to safely transport most =
of them. That said, Moose=E2=80=99s generous offer (this is =
definitely the most incredible email list ever!) might change the =
dynamics. Moose: Thank you!! I am just about to leave the =
house to go do some handyman work for my daughter, but will contact you =
separately later today. <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Also, for anyone interested, here are a couple of =
photos. I kept out some of the details trying to keep the initial =
post as focused on the question as possible, but as you can see, one of =
the props isn=E2=80=99t wood.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><img =
id=3D"m_4657432535912645780F5E8F725-1141-437A-87A5-30EAF1400355" =
src=3D"cid:3F858E7F-C98E-4B81-A1C6-757BEED71F5D" class=3D""><img =
id=3D"m_4657432535912645780B342E241-3B7A-4965-9FDE-D7229D85E223" =
src=3D"cid:3C4DA866-6526-41E5-99E3-4595D23A6E16" class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">MJ invented and held the =
patent on the hollow core metal prop. This may well be the first =
one and it was the only one in the collection I really wanted.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><img =
id=3D"m_46574325359126457807322F5F6-FE19-4803-AE75-516DB247C440" =
src=3D"cid:874ACCEB-25D3-4FD4-9D36-64EBCC3BD9BA" class=3D""><img =
id=3D"m_4657432535912645780B588B35D-B906-46FC-BE39-B44094608C0A" =
src=3D"cid:058B263D-8A14-4412-87DA-19A55B6DCE91" class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Thanks again =
everyone!</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Jim</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Apr 10, 2022, at 5:24 AM, <a =
href=3D"mailto:eric@megageek.com"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer" =
class=3D"">eric@megageek.com</a> wrote:</div><br class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">The whole =
deal would be how you package
them. Just so happens, I have large long pelican cases that they
would fit into.</font>
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">I would =
be more than happy to donate
any cases that would fit the props to you if you paid for =
shipping. Once
in a case (with the foam around it) I can't image that there is much =
that
can happen.</font>
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">Once of =
the cases should fit the 10'
(I'll have to measure it for sure.) and I have another one that will do
an 8'. If you have shorter ones, I have more smaller cases.</font>
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">Just let =
me know.</font>
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D""><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif" =
class=3D"">Moose.</font>
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D""><font size=3D"1" color=3D"#5f5f5f" face=3D"sans-serif" =
class=3D"">From:
</font><font size=3D"1" face=3D"sans-serif" class=3D"">Jim Stone =
<<a href=3D"mailto:1789alpine@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"noreferrer" class=3D"">1789alpine@gmail.com</a>></font>
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class=3D"">To:
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class=3D"">Date:
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19:08</font>
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class=3D"">Subject:
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class=3D"">[Shop-talk]
Shipping antique wooden propellers</font>
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class=3D"">Sent by:
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<br class=3D""><tt class=3D""><font size=3D"2" class=3D"">My great =
grandfather was one of the country=E2=80=99s first
manufacturer=E2=80=99s of wooden airplane propellers and his personal =
collection
of 7 props was sold to a collector in Savannah, GA when he died. =
I,
and other members of my family, have worked for many years to have them
returned to the family and we finally succeeded last week. We had
a family lottery to find them new homes and 3 of them now need to go to
the west coast, 3 to the Chicago area and the last to Kentucky. =
(It
isn=E2=80=99t relevant to the question that follows, but it is nice to =
add that
6 of the 7 are going to younger members of the family that are buying =
their
first prop. Those of my generation have been searching them out =
and
snapping them up for years, and most of us already own one or two*.)<br =
class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
Now comes the hard part: getting them to their new owners. The =
props
are 80 to 110 years old and most of them are around 8=E2=80=99 long; one =
is 10=E2=80=99.
The good thing about wooden props is that they don=E2=80=99t weigh =
much,
but they will need to be handled carefully. We are planning on =
shipping
them in two bundles of three props (the one to KY will be handled =
separately)
and need to find a shipper who can pack them up in GA and get them to =
the
west coast and Chicago. This is a long shot, but does anyone here
have any contacts or direct knowledge of a shipper that might be =
appropriate
for the job?<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
Thanks,<br class=3D"">
Jim<br class=3D"">
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*Shop content: My props hang on the inside wall adjacent to my shop. =
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