.. I just don't have any experience with them... And that thick prop makes me very nervous! There seems to be a fair amount of fiddling around near it required...
Don´t worry! But be focused.
Unlike many others i think that simple is most safe.
First of all - sand the edges of the prop soft and round so that they cant cut you - do this before or at same time as you are balancing the prop.
There are several glow heaters but most of them stay well. Try to find one that locks to the plug when turning it slightly if you are worried. Also - don´t put on the glower until the motor is completely ready. You can normally flip the prop as many times as you want without having the glower on making sure the fuel is reaching the engine.
I am holding the prop with my whole hand first time i turn it around slowly to feel that the fuel will ignite and everything is OK for start. The ignition is totally harmless if you are holding the propeller in your hand and not flipping. You will just feel the prop pushing back some degrees in your hand without any real force. Next time you will give it a fast flip and the motor will normally start for a few turns and spit out excess fuel if there is to much fuel in the crank. Then next flip will normally get the motor running.
When the motor is running you should be careful not to do anything from the front end ;-)
If you accidentally reach the prop from the back side it will not cut you! But you will certainly feel the propeller.
Another thing - keep the glower on the running engine until the engine is reasonable warmed up.
