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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.

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!

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.

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!

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

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.

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

I bought this ceiling fan for a very cheap price. I works but I need to rewire it, shorter pole extension, fix the switch. The brass cap is with the fan but I took it off because it does not fit right with the bent switch. I hope I can bend the switch back in place.

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.

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

Post card previously shared by Steve Rockwell. The image below was where the water motor was supposed to be. 🙂

Shown running: (Quick video): The 9 volt used is at about 80% power. At 100% power the blade upgrades itself from box type to circulator. The blade can be used for both purposes. VID_20240423_190042.3gp

Cad 1, 2, 3. The rest is machining. Simple commutator. Brass strip brushes.

No kidding!

Thanks, again, guys. I didn't even notice they were brass when I first bought them. I just knew what they were. When I did finally notice the brass, it got me to thinking. They are really pretty nice. Already drilled and threaded.

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

Steve,... when you find one, be sure to hang it "by code."

That is a good score, those blades & brackets are very scarce. Great thing is it appears that switch is repairable.

Paul that is sure enough a Beast ! Look Good.

Majority of fan people here are not even within 30 miles of one another. You are placing conditions on yourself.

Evan, Thanks so much for the info. You’re right about the addiction. I bought these fans last Saturday, became a member on Sunday, and went a little crazy on Tuesday after seeing how many people collected and restored these things and how old they were. I returned to the estate sale and saved a “few” that were headed to the scrap yard. The person that collected these had to have been a member. Best I can tell his last name was Wells, living in Crosby, Tx. Paul, when is the meetup in Houston?

That 73 series is a good fan, the improved Parker is much better than the earlier style. I have made custom fans for both of my kids & they loved them.

For those that didn't catch part 1 Restoration process A short recap.First It has an interesting tag that I thought maybe a motel fan.There really is no reason to think that.Who knows?But I did look up the initials and I’m sure just by coincidence the year of the fan and the start up or move of a movie production company to a new location in 1954. Needing more space to accommodate increasing production, in December 1954 Ziv purchased 92 percent of American National Studios in Hollywood. The trade publication Billboard said that the six-acre purchase was reported to have exceeded $2 million. It had more than double the space of Ziv's previous facility. Now the recap.Mangled cage,13 separations ,one cage support off.Blade out of wack.The blade bronze only had light reparable damage visually.The fan body is very clean with minor scuffs and staining with zero rust.I could have restored 2 or 3 fans on the time spent on the blade alone.Silly I know.I did go back and add more shine after going a full brush look.All descriptions in part one. This video is only right at 3min. long.There is no talking,very little text ,with the fan running at the end.Has a nice spin down at the finish. 

Electric fan motors. : E.B. Latham & Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

I just got done making the new coils and installing them. The fan runs at higher RPMs. Its running at .89 amps and the temp is 123F after about 15 minutes. Still seems a bit high. Not sure if this will be an issue but if she burns out I will look for a donor coil.

I was going to order a solar filter but I forgot to I pulled out the glass in my welding mask and taped it to the lens.

Cell phone filtered with solar shield

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

My favorite Maytag repairman moonlighted as a radio station manager.

16,000 Alt and 7200 alt below (133 cycle 10 pole and 60 cycle 4 pole stators). Are all 5 strut examples 133 cycles? The stator bolts are centered over a pole winding on both examples.

Beautiful polish job!

Also thanks to Mike I was able to get this GE sign that he restored and premounted perfectly therefore saving me a few hours of my life

1899.

I can't get on the old website anymore to grab information and images. Feels like I lost my right hand. I can cough up images from the website on google, but when I copy them, they are too small, or lacking clarity. There is a 99-00+ advertisement with this CF with lights.

I've done two, the fidelity blower and a pancake coil. Both had cloth covered wire. Not sure a gram scale would be useful. That and what I wound with was enameled wire, double coated. I would imagine the coating has a weight.

The two essential tools for motor rewinding other than a winder/counter and forms are calipers and a GRAM SCALE. It makes counting turns unnecessary and winding coils near effortless.

Cast iron bases 1911-13. Possibly some early models in 14?