Prop Protector

While transporting or storing model airplanes, it is easy to get poked with a propeller tip—especially dangerous are the sharp and pointy carbon-fiber composite props. I find that inexpensive pipe-insulation foam tubes protect the tips well, and they’re readily available at home-improvement stores; for big propellers, you can also use mini swimming-pool noodles. Just snip them to length and slide them onto the prop blades.