Flied Rice
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Anyone ever mount a metal propeller on their wall? What hardware did you use, and where did you purchase it?
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Wall propeller mount?
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Pilot Fighter
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Weight of the prop drives the answer. A 45lb 152 prop could probably be hung without hitting a stud, using just toggle bolts.
As you move up in weight, you’re going to need to hit stud/s or distribute weight with a backer board of some sort.
knot4u
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Weren't metal props on R/C or control line airplanes outlawed in the '50s? Something about people getting their fingers cut off. Are you looking to mount a C-130 prop or a Bonanza prop? One might require a remodel of your house to add steel, the other might just need some wood reinforcement. "How do you mount a metal prop on a wall?" is so ambiguous a question that without more information it's not answerable. You're smart and should know better.
Flied Rice
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From a PA28…35lbs.
Roger Roger
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Should be the same as hanging any other 35 lb object on your wall. You’d probably get better advice from your local hardware store than here.
Oh I don't know...we've got some members that are experts in...everything.
CFI A&P
Exploring the world one toilet at a time.
FTFY.
knot4u
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If 35 lbs that's not a huge bridge to cross. I have a large mirror in my house that weighs more, it hangs from some sort of metal twine I'm not familiar with that's securely attached to the frame. So when I hung it up I decided I had faith in whoever built it and then used a stud finder (don't pretend you don't have one), a 6' level and a tape measure. I figured out where the studs were and how to center it at my preferred height and just sank a couple of 16 penny nails through the drywall into the wood. Works good, lasts a long time. You could also just get lag bolts that fit in the holes, send it and pray for the best. That's not what I'd do. Why do you want to display a PA-28 prop?
EIR
It's 5 o'clock somewhere
I have an antique full size wood prop hanging in my office, it probably weights 20-30lbs.
It's fairly easy if you can find a stud. If not, go to Home Depot and get a 70lbs drywall anchor. Or, you can find a stud and put a backer board, paint it to match your wall and anchor the prop to that.
Roger Roger
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ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
I wouldn't call pilots studs.
