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Good morning to everyone. I just wanted to let everyone know here that myself and Robert Grove have settled our issues in regards to the sale of the HC and ECK fan. We have recently spoken on the phone and had a wonderfull talk, between everything that was going on we have finally settled this matter between us. And both parties are very happy, Robert had expressed some issues that he was worried about on my behalf and I agree with the way he felt, and both for myself. It's a hard battle when parties live on the otherwise of the world. I'm glad I can see that Robert is a reasonable man and quite understanding. By any means I don't think any bad of Robert and would be happy to continue to sell/ buy fans of him in the future. I wish everyone the best with fan hunting!

I purchased this ceiling fan quite a number of years ago, and then left it boxed. Finally I was motivated to do some work on it and hang it with some of the rest of the fans throughout the house.

I used to have a lathe for this kind of work, but had to let it go due to limited space. I've since had to find new methods to get from A to B. This is one. I use a Jacob's chuck with 1/2 x 20tpi mount and attach it to my drill press table. Using a 1/4 inch mandrel, I clamp it between the two chucks and tighten them with the key. Then I lock down the table so it can't move. Next, I chuck up the stock in the lower chuck, a drill bit in the upper and begin to drill. The end product comes out like this. Obviously, I'm limited to 1/2 inch stock as that's the largest that fits in the lower chuck. However, I could turn down larger stock to 1/2 inch first as a tail to use for chucking it up in the lower chuck. That's all for now. Cheers, Bill

Repaint, repaired and added brass blades.

I bought a new tool, called an Anemometer, which measures air flow in a number of different ways. I'm really only interested in CFM measurements since that's what the factories used when advertising their fans. I set up a test rig so that I could reliably compare different 12 inch fans for efficiency. I used CFM divided by watts consumed to come up with a number which I could use to compare fans to each other and to their advertised claims. I set the fans and the meter at exactly 3 feet apart with the meter center in the wing rather than the blade itself. I assumed that at least some fans will have a dead spot in the center due to wing design and differing badges. Results from four fans tested so far. Emerson 73646 4568 CFM @ 68.5 watts 66.6 CFM/W Verity's Junior 7772 CFM @ 68.2 watts 113.9 CFM/W Emerson 79646 APG 9200 CFM @ 36 watts 255 CFM/W GE BMY 5550 CFM @ 35.6 watts 155.9 CFM/W No surprise that the APG came out on top. It's well known as an excellent and efficient fan. A little more surprising is how well the BMY stacks up against the Emersons, especially the 73646. However, The Emerson lacks a motor tag so I suspect that it may actually be a 648 instead, which means it's spins a bit slower than the 12 inch models. You can guess which fan I use every day, all day long and have for years. That's a no brainer. All fans are well maintained, run at full speed and cleaned before use. Cheers, Bill

Fraternal.....

This poor guy was really down on his luck so I felt sorry for him and cleaned him up. He's really happy now and humming along as you read this.

Several great Fan Meets coming up. North Jersey Breezin May 31 - Jun 1 Pig Pickin in Harrison Arkansas June 13 - 15 Chicagoland Fan Meet June 21 - 22 Come out & meet your fan family!

Hello Friends: You may recall that I recently acquired a second Manhattan No. 3 fan which was missing the cage and the blade. I inquired of Bill Dunlap (in Hawaii) if he might be willing to take on the job of fabricating a cage and a blade. You may have seen his post about how he came up with a clever jig to make the center ring for my Manhattan. Anyway, Today the original and reproduction cage and blade arrived in the mail. You'd be hard pressed to tell which are the originals and which are the reproductions. See the answer below. The top picture is of the reproduction parts and the second picture is of the originals. The blade that Bill made is perfectly balanced with not even the slightest vibration. While I won't divulge the price that Bill charged, I will tell you that his prices are more than reasonable (in fact, I tipped him because I felt that he didn't charge enough). I believe that Bill will entertain other jobs if you've a mind to inquire. I'm so grateful for his willingness to share his talents and superb craftsmanship!

Just like I really needed another belt drive, just couldn’t turn down this little 24” Emmy. This will make two 24” Emmys so probably going to fix this one up for mom’s porch. Skeeters don’t stand a chance against these things.

I took these in NWA today. Solar Eclipse Arkansas. Nikon D3100 with Sigma 150-600mm 5-6.3

Thanks to Mike I was able to pick up this shiny 10" Oscillating Artic Aire at Fanapalooza. No work necessary on it looked and ran great. Two fans in two fans out net gain zero, perfect in my world

I agree, but eyes keep getting pulled over to that fly swatter. 🙂

Let's see if my power point presentation will upload on here... BLADE RIVETING.pptx

A wide twister touched down about a mile and a half east of me, just beyond the outskirts of town, and swept eastward away from Lincoln. No damage here at the house of Kovar. No fatalities, just a few minor injuries in a factory east of Lincoln. Thank you, God!

We will be celebrating our 15th anniversary of hosting the AFC Museum at Fanimation this Summer. We continue to add to the impressive collections of fans on display, fast approaching 2250 fans. All of the fans belong to members of the AFCA, which are put on loan for visitors to enjoy. We have added two items to the downstairs museum, both of which are rare and /or unusual. The first is a huge Chicago Water Motor. This thing has been laying around for several years, awaiting its turn to be readied for display. It was completely disassembled, sandblasted, painted or cleared, stencilled, and mounted to a stand. It will be lighted inside so the waterwheel is more visible. This thing is massive. The second addition is a Peerless Bipolar 16 inch fan. It's owner brought it to the Museum from out of state. He wanted to get it running, which we did, and then decided it should be displayed. We'll be doing some light cleaning on it, adding a cord and rectifier to the switch, and once determining the correct style of cage, building one for it. There was a lot of buzz about this fan a while back, as some of you may remember. Come and see it in person this summer, it'll definitely be worth the trip.

Needs buffing polish and getting the rest out of the box and assembled. A very special thanks to Kim Frank and his cake passion and earned hands on bearing skills, and just being a fine human being.

Thanks to Jamie and all of those who worked with him to bring us a great website. I do not use Facebook or other social media. I get most all of my fan information on the site. People that use this site have been a great help to me as well with their vast knowledge of the hobby. What each and all of you have done to improve this site has been more than above average. You have made this site to be more helpful and quite addictive. Thanks again for a job well done.

So my daughter said she didn’t want that little Jubilee fan with a pleasant breeze.She wants a big fan that puts out hurricane force winds.Be careful what you wish for!She seen it running and said,,,IS IT SAFE! My reply,,DON’T STICK YOUR FINGERS IN IT,or your hair!! Im going to ruffle some feathers on this one from the leave it original group .Im going to paint it as pink as Miss Piggy’s posterior.Thats what the daughter wants ,she will get.Im going to bling it so shades will be required to look upon it.That and I have four or five of them.I’m not about to paint one of my Westinghouse’s pink.🤬 So here’s the candidate.It was someone’s project that they Jimmy rigged the wiring I suppose to see if it would run.The blade was so out of clock you could see it at a glance.I guess they gave up at that point so I’m picking up the pieces so to speak.I hope they are all there.I do have extras like the blade on it.I have the wings back in alignment ,now I can balance it.I get to try out my Jerry Bravi balance rod. This thing is scary without the cage!! IMG_2652.mov

Really Larry... The jr. Should come to Indiana... It does not belong in Sikeston... Wut was you thinking?

This one showed up at docs last fall

This event was a blast. It was fun. Thank you to Jim and his crew who helped put this on. The food was great also. The raffle was rigged.LOL..

Bill indeed got the Westy pancake running. Wish I had the video of them torching the rotor outside Thank you all who attended ...that's what makes it great ( 70 degrees clear blue blue skies helps) 20240413_194001.mp4

Another option that would go well with white or off white.

Good morning friends. Yesterday, I received the repaired gear from Louis Luu. Recall that the old gear was made of phenolic resin which basically turns to mush after many years. Here is the old gear with the worn phenolic resin gear. And the new gear is below, which Louis generously scanned and had manufactured for my young friend Jack. This gear should never wear out, unlike the phenolic gear! Below is a video of the fan running with the restored gear. Many thanks to Louis who would not even agree to be compensated for shipping. You are a kind and generous man, Louis, and the AFCA is very fortunate indeed to have you as a member. I certainly am grateful.

My Movie 9.mov Finished up the Dayton. A little surface rust and paint loss on the bottom rim of the base and cage but overall the finish is in great shape. Runs nice and quiet on 32v DC.

Some progress on the all brass this weekend. Started working on polishing, ended up having to wet sand due to the rough surface of the brass. Not quite done yet, but gave it a quick hand polish and pretty happy with the progress considering it looked like the base next to it when I started.

Ok now you guys peaked my interest to see what my 12” 6 blade Westinghouse tank & 12” 6 blade Westinghouse/Federal tank vane oscillator results are !! Westinghouse 12” 6 blade tank 100/110 volts 60 cycles Style # 138580 Serial # 346907 6 pole motor Amps, low 0.69 high 0.79 Watts, low 51 high 61 Westinghouse/Federal 12” 6 blade vane oscillator tank 110/120 volts 60 cycles Style # 133610 Serial # 165114 6 pole motor Amps, low 0.59 high 0.67 Watts, low 45 high 52 RPM’s on the vane low 965 high 1065 ? Not really sure on the RPM ‘s As for the fans being 6 pole motors I did not open the motors to see,just looked into the vent holes.I believe all 6 blade tanks are 6 poles !! Just my findings hope this info helps clarify things a bit !! Jeff…😽

Wonder who got this?

I never tried the stuff... Just kidding, Anthony! Again, nicely done.

It was an 1820. I live about a 10 min walk from the auction location and saw it in person. I was set to bid but then ended up at a lunch with some old high school friends that I have not seen for years and thought it would be in bad form to be bidding during that discussion. I had talked with the previous owner many times. He ran an architectural salvage / antique store there for a few decades. I think he was about 65 and was talking to his wife on the phone and just dropped over dead. His wife only heard the phone hit the floor. Sorry for all the extra information..

TOM, YOU KNOW I'LL BE THERE - LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

Nice job. This should be reprinted in the magazine, tbh.

Plastic parts will be ordered tomorrow to check for final measurements before committing to metal prints.

Didn’t Piper use those in their early attempts at electric powered cubs ? I believe their downfall was putting all the batteries in the rear of the plane.

Tony Clayton makes covered wire. He’s here on this site. I’d check him out here and message him. Also Darryl Hudson always has some replacement wires. He’s a machinist and does very good work. Check him out at Hudson Custom Machining. There are a few sites online, but to be honest Tony’s wire is far superior, Darryl’s is a step above the online stuff as well. You should definitely consider joining AFCA here. It’s proved valuable to me.

Patrick Ray takes a breather after the Westy rotor is resoldered.

Finally finished the set up with the help of Seth Anderson an Gary Heidenfeldt. Thanks Guys, This is a 6K revaluation wind.

Also got this tag to go with it. I will be recreating the artwork from the box. To answer Steve Dempsey question about the badge. Yes, it is much bigger than the later ones and a bit different. I'll need to make both.

Hmm, reminds me why I only buy fans at meets.

Great find Larry. Glad you came across that little jewel. Usually 6 inch fans are not well made but that one is the exception. Enjoyed the video of its resurrection. Can't believe you can work so fast. It would have taken me at least a day to do what you did in just minutes.

Listened to the entire CD on the road today. 🙂