Pilot Pete Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Just Who in Australia supplies or makes VW prop hubs? It seems if we want one of these we have to buy one from USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfox1 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 If you are after a VW prop try here they might have hubs also http://www.ark-tech.com.au/Propeller requirements.html cheers Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I could take mine to an engineering firm to see if they'd do a quote, it dos'nt look complicatad. But it needs large chunk of steel to lathe down, Sainty speed works would do it in alloy, still expesive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot Pete Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 I've read Bob Hoovers blog and downloaded a copy of the plans/specs for a hub and could possibly lathe one up myself on a neighbours lathe . Still, if I could buy one already made and ready to bolt on I would prefer to go that way. Where did you buy yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvairkr Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 G,day Pete, you could try Aeropower in WA http://www.amnet.net.au/~munks/AEmenu.htm Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I tried to upload a pic but its too large! So here's txt| On the plans, the hub is one piece steel, I would try to make it two, by making the drive hub fit TO a collar before the prop spigot. Save a very large / heavy steel blank . and use alloy with the steel baking plate. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 trying thr pic again !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot Pete Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Very similar to Bob Hoovers. He made his flange sepperate too and welded them together front and back. He then spun the assembly on a lathe and machined the hub up true. Flange was mild steel and the spigot was made in 4130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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