David Kilnapp Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) Hello fan friends. Today, I finished the restoration of a fan I have always wanted - a Lake Breeze alcohol fan. The fan was covered in 75 years or more of grime and dirt (mostly nicotine) but fired right up though later, it froze up solid so I had to take it apart and clean the moving parts. Here are some before pictures. Here are the parts that make it run. I cleaned up and repainted the cage and the badge which came out rather well. Thanks to Ron Bethoney for cleaning and polishing the brass blade. Here it is running https://youtu.be/_tzxOoMK_Qo Edited October 19, 2021 by David Kilnapp 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Valencheck Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Very cool fan. You did a great job on it! 👍 You actually painted that fan in your basement? If I did that my wife would kick me out of the house. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 Hi Vic. Yes, my wife isn't crazy about the smell so I paint in the garage and then move it into the cellar to dry. I only painted the cage. The japanne was in great shape under all that nicotine and polished up nicely so no repaint needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cunningham Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Most of those are run on kerosene. Kerosene produces fumes. You can run them on grain alcohol. No fumes and it’s very efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Beautiful work on that! Can you run that on lamp fuel? I know alcohol burns pretty hot, don't know if lamp fuel is hot enough but I know they have odorless indoor lamp fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Shirey Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Runs on denatured alcohol. I’ve used sterno on the one I had. Safer than alcohol. I set the fan on 2 bricks so I could slide the sterno can in and out to light and snuff it. Works perfectly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Stephens Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 David's fan has an alcohol burner so that is the fuel that should be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Nice work David! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 It’s a neat fan to watch. Very clever mechanism. Next up is the Manhattan No. 3 restoration. Louis Luu is casting me a new spider for the blade then off to Ted Kaczor for some new wings. That’s a fun little fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Not cast...I'm going to CAD and print it in brass. I will get it done this week and have it printed. Have a great day David. And yes, internet is back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 Just amazing Louis. Can't wait to see it. How fortunate we are to have craftsmen like you and Ted to help us restore these grand machines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butler Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Beautiful job David, definitely a bucket list fan in my opinion. 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Luu Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 The hub was a wreck but I managed to get the measurements. I recommend printing it 101% larger to allow for sanding and polishing to get the correct profile and any artifact lines. The 1% increase will not affect overall dimension. The original hub was sand casted and had flashing on the edge. The pitch is around 3 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 Thank you very much Louis! Can't wait to see the hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Peshoff Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Beautiful job David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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