And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
have a 10inch prop I keep on my workbench.. got it like 30-40 years ago. bronze and polished up it looks great. had many guys ask me if I wanted to sell it too. hard to find good old cast props anymore. most are diecast ones.
The difference between cast and diecast boat propellers comes down to the manufacturing process, which directly impacts durability, metal porosity, and repairability.
Cast propellers generally have fewer structural air pockets and a denser grain structure, making them significantly stronger than traditional diecast props.
yup. I even have a bronze cannon made in the old Philly navel shipyard. that's right. was to be paid like 150 or so for 3 days work on a concrete driveway I helped my dad with. but ended up with a bronze cannon instead. the owner of said driveway was a patternmaker at the old shipyard and had a bunch of "stuff" they cast there. about 18inches or so and has a 1.25 bore. little north of 50 pounds easy. I had it for close to 50 some odd years now. use it as a door stop. haven't made a frame yet for it. did cast some lead balls though and made a few grapeshot rounds up it is made of some really tough bronze alloy that for sure ! takes forever to shine up but worth the effort.
Great conversation piece, but you ain't moving that to vacuum the space under it. I think a roomba would get stuck in there too.
ReplyDeleteYeah, no. Too many places to get toes and shins caught.
ReplyDeleteWaste of metal. Which leads to the question, what metal is that made of?
ReplyDeleteIt's called NiBrAl, Nickel, bronze, aluminum alloy. I would have taken mine to a prop refinishing shop first.
DeleteWe save the bronze ones for recycling & give out Christmas bonuses at the boat yard. Makes more sense than a table base.
ReplyDeleteI had a glass top coffee table for many years. It was a pain in the ass to keep fingerprint clean.
ReplyDeleteThose corners are going to be great in the dark.
ReplyDeletehave a 10inch prop I keep on my workbench.. got it like 30-40 years ago.
ReplyDeletebronze and polished up it looks great. had many guys ask me if I wanted to sell it too. hard to find good old cast props anymore. most are diecast ones.
OK, I’ll bite. There’s a difference between a cast prop and a die cast prop?
DeleteThe difference between cast and diecast boat propellers comes down to the manufacturing process, which directly impacts durability, metal porosity, and repairability.
DeleteCast propellers generally have fewer structural air pockets and a denser grain structure, making them significantly stronger than traditional diecast props.
https://www.miwheel.com/repair-or-replace-boat-prop/
yup. I even have a bronze cannon made in the old Philly navel shipyard.
Deletethat's right. was to be paid like 150 or so for 3 days work on a concrete driveway I helped my dad with. but ended up with a bronze cannon instead.
the owner of said driveway was a patternmaker at the old shipyard and had a bunch of "stuff" they cast there. about 18inches or so and has a 1.25 bore. little north of 50 pounds easy. I had it for close to 50 some odd years now. use it as a door stop. haven't made a frame yet for it.
did cast some lead balls though and made a few grapeshot rounds up
it is made of some really tough bronze alloy that for sure !
takes forever to shine up but worth the effort.
Yeah, no. That might be fun for a week or two, but after that it would old quickly.
ReplyDeleteThat center pivot point will have that thing rockin'.
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