What did you make the baffle out of? It kindof looks like a trash bag? How is the propeller held on?
Baffle? Dont you mean skirt?
Its Not Just a Trash bag Its A Glad Bag
And yes it is held on good!
The skirt… now underneath is it pulled together by a rubberband or what?
an Ovaltine lid and a bolt
But how is it held on? From the pic it looks like it’s somehow ziptied on.
zip-ties
Does it actually go above the ground, or does the skirt drag? I remember making one of these a few years ago out of a cake pan, and a motor with a fan, and 9v battery.
It would float about 1/16th of an inch… which isn’t much… Maybe I will try making a new one like yours, but without the controller, and weighty parts.
A friend cut off his finger on a propeller on his hovercraft.
i use it in my pool and when i take it out it isint wet
*Originally posted by Coffeeism *
**A friend cut off his finger on a propeller on his hovercraft. **
I don’t think Tytus will have a problem with this, considering the fans that are used. The Propeller would break before his hand does. It looks like a light plastic material.
His were plastic too. Have someone stick their finger in the propeller and see if it comes off 
Tytus…I’d love to see plans and a BOM for how you built that thing!
I had an unfortunate but lucky experience with a wooden propeller on an RC airplane. I accidentally hit the channel reversing switch on the transmitter while I was working over the plane. The propellor spooled up really quick and it my arm going really fast. Lucky for me, all I got was a 1.5 inch gash instead of a missing finger.
Moral of the story, think ahead like 4 steps in whatever you are doing. A lot of accidents will be prevented. I don’t think you need a guard because it would be impractical but just be careful in what you do.
Have fun.
*Originally posted by DanLevin247 *
**Tytus…I’d love to see plans and a BOM for how you built that thing! **
Some of the best things in the mechanical world come without plans, instructions, or a parts list. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a “just do it” sort of project - and that’s totally cool with me.
no plans = No mistakes
*Originally posted by Tytus Gerrish *
**no plans = No mistakes **
In a way that’s right. Some things just can really be visualized until you have the material and tools in your hands. And if there is a mistake, it is fixed along the way rather than trying to figure out what’s wrong with a plan.
You know how they say “dont cut towards yourself”?
There Not Jokeing!
*Originally posted by Tytus Gerrish *
**no plans = No mistakes **
Perhaps when this is all done you could create a plan by reverse engineering what you did. Maybe even in the form of a white paper. I think many people could benefit from this neat “at home” project.