A small Sterba aside: when I bought 81 JM thirty years ago, the man selling her said "The prop is in the style of Ed Sterba". When I asked if that was good, he replied that Ed makes the very best props, that he thought it was a Sterba, but couldn't prove it. I now know why. This prop has run better than several others I've tried, inspire of having been damaged and repaired several times. My last repair has left it out of balance...soon to be corrected.
On Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 8:23 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry everyone, I corrected the broken link below and added Ed's > instructions sheet I got from Tommy Waymack when I bought my first Sterba > prop from him. > > http://bouyea.net/cur_prog/N133rm/SterbaPropellerInstallationInstructions.pd > f > <http://bouyea.net/cur_prog/N133rm/SterbaPropellerInstallationInstructions.pdf> > > ML>>Ed doesn't put his name on his props. Just a simple diameter x pitch > number, in about quarter or 3/8" letters, on the mounting face of the prop, > if I remember correctly. > I can confirm everything Mark wrote about the "coding" on a Sterba prop. > http://bouyea.net/cur_prog/N133rm/sterbaproplabelling.jpg > > ML>>I think the amber colored urethane leading edge is standard, but I > could > be wrong. I always ask for it and get it, so I don't know for sure. > Depending upon the age and the product he used, different colors may be > present in the Sterba leading edge protection. > http://bouyea.net/cur_prog/N133rm/sterbapropleadingedge1.jpg and > http://bouyea.net/cur_prog/N133rm/sterbapropleadingedge2.jpg > > ML>>I suspect he really is closed. It's probably getting to be a hassle > for > him to make props, and he's getting on up there in age. I hope I'm wrong > though! > I wrote to Ed a few days ago. He lost his shop space unexpectedly in > January. He said at 75 years old and after about 6000 props he's done > building new ones. > Bummer, I bought 4 from him over the years including the "green one" > pictured above and the one Sam Spanovich is flying now. > > John Bouyea / OR81/ Hillsboro, OR > N133RM KR-2S - imported, fixed & flying > www.bouyea.net/cur_proj/N133RM > > -- > KRnet mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
-- KRnet mailing list [email protected] https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet
