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[ferretjuggler]

Anyone know how to?
Watched some program once, guy welded one using a lathe as a jig.
Not very user friendly to the lathe, but it worked.
Standard practice in India apparently, balencing done by trial and error, or not at all, depending on quality of local roads.

[Mike Pavelin]

It can be done but if not perfectly true and balanced it will vibrate like buggery. Remember, in 5th gear it is spinning faster then the engine's crankshaft and it.s a heavy lump, so it really is a precision job. I have one that someone made for me, and it's never been 100% right.

[The Smiths]

I had a front prop retubed for my rear SYE - cost me £60 for it doing at a local propshaft place including balancing

[Nosebolt]

place that built my props charges 25 quid for balancing

[ferretjuggler]

place that built my props charges 25 quid for balancing

Thats sounding more like it
I'm confident I can fabricate/weld a prop 99% straight and true, balencing weights will cover up the 1% error.

[Bulldog67]

names in the suppliers section please, maybe a route i need to go at some point

[ferretjuggler]

You gonna fabricate your own propshafts???

[Nosebolt]

You gonna fabricate your own propshafts???

  knowing our BD it will be out of an old "I" beam and some oposed door hinges then painted with swimming pool paint and a roller

[Dave69]

when you see one let go you realise it's good to let someone build one with the proper setup.

[Bulldog67]

You gonna fabricate your own propshafts???

nope, be serious dood    but we was discussing some idea about one of the projects and u said i had to get some made if i went that route, so seemed sense to sort out who does before this gets lost in the mists of time

[doublej]

For thoose that remember ponyracer I helped him build his front and rear. backyard built with no fancy balancing, and true up to 70 on the hwy.
Should you try it? Do whatever you think your skills can muster.........

[ferretjuggler]

Thrown props usually caused by people who wont listen to sound engineering advice, and think they can force a prop to drive at a ridiculous angles with large quantities of torque/rpm.
Dressing the yokes with a grinder might improve clearance, but it wont stop the prop winding up and breaking at its weakest point
What you might get away with on a little 'zuk wont work on a V8 CJ