Leaderboard

I just finished these after about a year. I got busy and they just got pushed to the side. The centuries turned out great and the brass shined to a mirror finish. Hope the owner enjoys them. The one on the left is original and the one on the right was repainted. The left one was repolished after this picture.

Came out of a house that was once converted into a daycare center, from what I was told.

Here is a cute little specimen that I was able to acquire from my friend Bill Laskowski with the help of Pete Hahn. This little fan runs like a new one. Used it in our hotel room on vacation last week. Just perfect for sleeping noise. Thanks again Bill, Pete and Zach!!

The first gay fan.

I would not use the pvc pipe or similar method on this. The end result might be to ever so slightly bend the rear housing and forever take the bearing out of alignment. You're better off trying to drive it out from the back side, either by slightly overdrilling the holes where the motor mounts go through and using a drift punch to catch the edges of the stator or through the rear vent holes, at an angle away from the windings. Using a pvc pipe, end of a hammer, etc, is a real risk on stamped steel housings. That process is better used for cast iron and, even then, cautiously with many fans. You can also freeze the whole motor casing, stator and all, then quickly heat the outside of the case while trying to drive the stator out. Sometimes that creates just enough of a gap in the freeze/heat between the case and the stator.