Don Unbar wrote:

Hi Paul,
I have watched with interest Butches variable pitch prop. It looks good and will be finished before my project is complete.
I will await the results as I am very interested. Paul I have no time for any more projects as we have been busy in the shipyard.
I have not done any flying lately but looking forward to getting aloft soon.

The main reason I am now looking to use a variable pitch prop is that my turbo engine is nearing completion and the weight is around 280 lbs
dry.
I was planing on 350 lbs plus including all fire wall forward equipment, water and lube oil.

I put the plane over the scales on the weekend and recalculated the CG and rethought all the options.
I will complete my intake manifold in the next week and send photos when the engine is complete.

A friend lent me his AC DC tig single phase welder. This is a great machine as it has pulse, high frequency, rampup, gas timing and al the
works.

Many years ago I qualified welding chrome moly on a Lincoln bullet, this welder makes it a dinoshor. I still have the Lincoln bullet.
I look forward to the completion of the VP.
Regards Don

Glad to hear the boat business is going good Don.
I'll take this opportunity to upload a few more pictures of Butch's crown 
jewels.

Paul Lamar
 
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