Glad I had the foresight....

VANCE · Dec 17, 2020

My trusty and mostly loyal fan has finally died. It happened just as I was preparing to make a batch of Bullseyes this morning. I was able to get the blades to spin briefly with the aid of the airhose but ultimately it spun it's last go yesterday afternoon. I might need to go on a sabbatical until Tuesday
It's been a long time coming.......

Perhaps, some sort of Viking style send off is in order

Choppaman · Dec 17, 2020

Bmurray · Dec 17, 2020

Donate it’s parts that others my live

ndmiller · Dec 17, 2020

Bring it to Trackrock and we'll forge it into another form.....

RobbieB · Dec 17, 2020

I thought

Bmurray was your trusty and most loyal fan.

Bigfattyt · Dec 17, 2020

Lol.

I hate when my high circulation fans die!!

I had a few stainless Patton fans finally go belly up.

I have two high velocity blower fans that I have use the heck out of over the last 14 or so years.

Good air movement without as much buffering as fan blades.

osprey888 · Dec 17, 2020

With your skills you ought to be able to craft a Kephart or two out of that!

VANCE · Dec 17, 2020

osprey888 said:
With your skills you ought to be able to craft a Kephart or two out of that!

High level of unknown Chinesium in the metal.

osprey888 · Dec 17, 2020

Hadn't thought about that. Probably really corrosive.... and listens in on you when you use the knife....

Bmurray · Dec 18, 2020

VANCE said:
High level of unknown Chinesium in the metal.

So it’s the same “metal” FB’s are made from. Then you should be able to work with it and make a few Runts from it.

cbach8tw · Dec 18, 2020

I think a cool art project can be made with this one. Industrial art, modern look.

heat_treat · Dec 18, 2020

Here is my favorite. From sometime between 1920-30 I believe and I claimed it from my grandfather's garage when he passed. Obviously before OSHA.

Still fully functional, oscillating and all...

Aardvark · Dec 18, 2020

heat_treat said:
Here is my favorite. From sometime between 1920-30 I believe and I claimed it from my grandfather's garage when he passed. Obviously before OSHA. Still fully functional, oscillating and all...

That's really a beauty!
I'm sure that it makes the cats very nervous.
Part of me is itching to restore it, the other part appreciates it as is, warts and all.

Tortoise shell is cool, too.

heat_treat · Dec 18, 2020

Aardvark said:
I'm sure that it makes the cats very nervous.

Uh, yeah.

This is in my garage and doesn't get used around pets or small children. The blades are made of brass (heavy) and the rear has basically NO guard at all.