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  1. 07-04-2018, 07:57 PM #1
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    How Yamaha Makes Propellers... Interesting and lots of work.

    After you watch this video, You can see why every propeller will run different. Even the same style, pitch, etc... This is why when a prop is worked, Some gain more than others. Some props are close to perfect right out of the box and have little to gain. This question comes up regularly. "Will I gain 3 mph from having my prop B&BP?"

    Some gain more, Some barely anything....




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    #2 07-04-2018, 08:11 PM
    WOW!!
    Un-flipping believable process
    Thanks for sharing
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    #3 07-04-2018, 08:11 PM
    QC for T-2’s horrible right now. No consistency at all
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    #4 07-04-2018, 08:17 PM
    A skilled craftsman tweaking a piece of metal with a babbitt hammer is old school to say the least. Smith&Wesson still adjusts point of aim on revolvers this way. Thanks for posting Mark!
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    #5 07-04-2018, 08:18 PM
    Wow very neat. Thanks for posting.
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    #6 07-04-2018, 08:20 PM
    Seen a few guys work these things before..is a very cool thing to see and a very skilled trade...
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    #7 07-04-2018, 08:43 PM
    Great info
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    #8 07-04-2018, 08:52 PM
    If memory serves me correctly our own MARK CROXTON used to work for Precision Propeller before Yamaha bought them.
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    #9 07-04-2018, 08:54 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by limit5bass View Post
    If memory serves me correctly our own MARK CROXTON used to work for Precision Propeller before Yamaha bought them.
    Well that would explain the craftsmanship. They lost a good employee when they lost him.
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    #10 07-04-2018, 08:55 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by limit5bass View Post
    If memory serves me correctly our own MARK CROXTON used to work for Precision Propeller before Yamaha bought them.

    Yes... He was a designer and worked there 26 years before he went on his own.

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    #11 07-04-2018, 08:55 PM
    Makes the price seem kinda cheap for all that goes into it.........lot of labor and expensive machinery.........
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    #12 07-04-2018, 09:15 PM
    wow that's a LOT of work !

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    #13 07-04-2018, 09:26 PM
    Pretty cool....
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    #14 07-04-2018, 09:28 PM
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    #15 07-04-2018, 10:24 PM
    With that many different sets of hands involved in the final tweaking, I can see how each one can be slightly different. I"'ll keep sending every new prop I get to Mark for final perfection.
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    #16 07-04-2018, 10:35 PM
    OK. Now I don't feel so bad about having to buy a new one. Lots of work by people who know what they are doing. Good video.
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    #17 07-04-2018, 11:42 PM
    I watched that same video earlier today, very interesting.
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    #19 07-05-2018, 07:17 AM
    Cool video!
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    #20 07-05-2018, 07:38 AM
    u just blew my mind.......man was I stupid on how I THOUGHT they were made!
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