X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2.netapp.com ([216.240.18.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTPS id 4989760 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 May 2011 12:29:41 -0400 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.240.18.37; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.65,243,1304319600"; d="scan'208";a="549571696" Received: from smtp1.corp.netapp.com ([10.57.156.124]) by mx2-out.netapp.com with ESMTP; 20 May 2011 09:28:57 -0700 Received: from [10.62.16.125] (ernestc-laptop.hq.netapp.com [10.62.16.125]) by smtp1.corp.netapp.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/NTAP-1.6) with ESMTP id p4KGSvEM006243 for ; Fri, 20 May 2011 09:28:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4DD696C8.6080400@nc.rr.com> Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 12:28:56 -0400 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100623) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Impeller References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ed Anderson wrote: > Ernest, > > Ran across these impellers for a not absolutely unreasonable price > $200- $250. 15 and 16" DIA. You would clearly have to mill out the > center to a larger size to fit over your engine shaft. > > http://www.clearvuecyclones.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_8&zenid=u74utpqtce7utpnu1jdr9s7v77 > > That looks like it might be a good start. The vanes look like they only have very short welds on each end, and the inside end would get cut off. I'm thinking my only real solution is going to be a CNC job.