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Am I the only one who spends weekends polishing turbine blades as a stress reliever?

It's oddly satisfying to see them shine under the hangar lights.
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nancy500
nancy5002mo ago
That balance point is no joke. A buddy of mine polished a small helicopter turbine in his home hangar and the thing developed a nasty vibration on the next run-up. They traced it right back to his weekend project messing with the blade surfaces.
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nina_jenkins
That vibration tells you everything about balance.
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robin_lee
robin_lee2mo ago
Are you sure that's safe for the blades? (They need to be perfectly balanced.) It just sounds like it could mess them up.
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