Louis Luu Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Thanks to Mike Kearns for these valuable drawings and David Cherry...I have no idea where he found these. Very beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 https://www.afcaforum.com/forum1/50773.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) Congressional Serial Set - Google Books 1499078753570713930-00691426 (storage.googleapis.com) 1498384799419212540-00810174 (storage.googleapis.com) Edited June 11, 2022 by Russ Huber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) I get tired of listening to people talk of Shedd like he was the mastermind of the wind driven oscillator. Shedd was the wallet/partner for the true mastermind, that being Thomas Romer Weyant in the earlier stages of Shedd Electric. Weyant's first examples were demonstrated under the Shedd name in 01 with fan motor bolted on them from the open market. 02 was the first year Weyant/Shedd fan motors (their factory fan motors) hit the market. Shedd was an electrician prior to Shedd Electric. Steve Rockwell gets credit for that tip. Edited June 11, 2022 by Russ Huber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Hey Russ....was the original Weyant patent drawings ever made or did Shedd appropriate the original design with some modifications? I would love to resurrect the original example base on the patent drawings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 If Weyant did not get to manufacture his original design, I would love to bring it to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) 1498413455039277681-00508710 (storage.googleapis.com) Edited June 11, 2022 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 11 minutes ago, Russ Huber said: 1498413455039277681-00508710 (storage.googleapis.com) Very neat! I would need to make a die press for the blades...I can do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Does this crescent rudder even exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Looks like a good candidate for dolling up them Ajax motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) This is your goal if reproducing it turns you on. Not the Hill Fan. You can design it to mount most any desk fan motor on it. I know of no Hill 360 vane rotators to surface. Edited June 11, 2022 by Russ Huber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Russ....do you know where this picture came from? I need to read the description of these parts. I have no idea what/how it is held down. I also have no idea what that top part is for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 I found out what the top portion was for. That belongs to the motor. Not interested in the top portion, just the bottom. Now for the dip in the middle? Picture courtesy Jim Kovar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Found the source for the drawings. US508710.pdf (google.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Louis Luu Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 Apparently, they made a separate base for the fan? Courtesy of Jim Kovar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 The void space underneath the table is for the commutator brush clearance. Where is the bearings located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 bearings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, Louis Luu said: Where is the bearings located? No bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 Serousl\\\\\\\\\\ 1 minute ago, Russ Huber said: No bearing. I did not see that!!!! a pin bearing. This one is doable. Do you think there would be an interest in these? The blades can be done by making a press...this can be done in plastic. The plastic can be used to press the cleats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 The casting for these parts would be relatively easy to make in lost wax. The drawing even simpler. I would like to make the Crescent part emblem as a cast pattern. Do you have a better picture of the logo? I am grateful for finding this. These pictures are a gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 The pin bearing would need to be replace with modern screw pin bearings to make it replaceable. Hey Russ...that commutator...do you have the link? I would like to know the inner diameter clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 This symbol etched in sheet brass connected to a well-constructed rotation table would get attention. If it works properly, it will really get attention. The device is not rocket science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Russ Huber said: This symbol etched in sheet brass connected to a well-constructed rotation table would get attention. If it works properly, it will really get attention. The device is not rocket science. I can make the press plates out of plastic to press that into the brass sheet. You'd be surprise how much pressure plastic can withstand. That pin system is crazy...this system/mechanism would not last very long once the tip is worn down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Louis Luu said: Hey Russ...that commutator...do you have the link? I would like to know the inner diameter clearance. Automotive alternator slip ring. Just google slip rings. You'll see other application variations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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