Free way to balance props

[sixshooterstang]

Free and accurate way to balance props using a standard balancer and drill. Hope it helps.

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[SteveReno]

The hole may be centered , but the angle of the drill bit must be at "0" % any thing else, will not work.

 

[z3r01]

Yeah I would just get the bar for these props and balance them before trying to drill holes.....your angle might be wrong and then your propeller is done.

 

[SteveReno]

Yeah I would just get the bar for these props and balance them before trying to drill holes.....your angle might be wrong and then your propeller is done.

propeller will still work, just can't be balanced that way.

 

[z3r01]

Well they will but since you're taking weight from the hub, now that has to be balanced as well. Props and hubs need balancing

 

[David Baldovin]

Free and accurate way to balance props using a standard balancer and drill. Hope it helps.

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Six,

I posted a video conversation about this as well. I haven't tried yet but my plan was to use a press to drill the hole. Did you drill it out be hand? I bet you could get close enough that way. Anyway I would appreciate some more details about how you drilled the hole, how you balanced the prop, what you noticed after balancing, and any issues you encountered. Thanks

 

[SteveReno]

Well they will but since you're taking weight from the hub, now that has to be balanced as well. Props and hubs need balancing

You may be right.... But Center is the lease problematic place for Vibration? maybe?
The farther out from center the more any difference can be tested. I seen some video on balancing the hub?, you know how to?

 

[z3r01]

what i learned (and i could be wrong) based on videos is, when balancing the prop, is that when the prop is pointing up, then you balance the props themselves...but when it sticks in an angle on either side, its the hub that needs balancing. some people sand down, others use the tape method.

what i ended up doing was getting the rod that fits the solo for 10 bucks on amazon. used it to balance hub and props. but to each their own. i would just be afraid of this drilling. if not aligned , you can go in on a skew and have to balance the hub as well.

as for @David Baldovin , i would think that if the press is centered well and leveled, you could achieve a better result in drilling the hole, provided that your prop is secure and leveled and centered

 

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[djmaincheese]

Or you just buy this rod that screws into the hub and works perfectly..It's not free but certainly better than drilling through all the prop hubs..

NEW Dubro Quadcopter Prop Balancer Shaft 6mm 3381 NIB

 

[z3r01]

Or you just buy this rod that screws into the hub and works perfectly..

NEW Dubro Quadcopter Prop Balancer Shaft 6mm 3381 NIB

That's what I got