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Vornado B38P1-1 Finished


Vic Valencheck

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This is a fan that has a 12" steel blade. Runs in 3 distinct speeds. I repainted it in Dupli Detroit Alpine Green and Krylon Fusion Gloss Smoke Grey. I bought a grommet kit and speed switch from Rich Raclawski. Tony Clayton dyed me a piece of zip cord. I get some vibration but for a 12' blade it pushes a lot of air. On high it runs at 3 amps.
 

 

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Looks great!  With that much "fur" inside the motor housing, that 68 year old fan had a lot of air pass through it!

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On 12/15/2022 at 2:36 PM, Roger Lawson said:

I have one just like it. What's the secret to removing the blade?

In the older Vornados with Bakelite blades, the factory would sometimes put two set screws in the blade hub.  One on top of the other.

I think that might have been because you can crack the hub by putting too much torque on the set screw.  Use a flashlight to check.

Happy Fanning!

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On 12/15/2022 at 3:36 PM, Roger Lawson said:

I have one just like it. What's the secret to removing the blade?

I ended up having to take the whole motor assembly off of the mounting brackets with the blade on. While holding the blade I used a punch on the end of the motor shaft. Just be careful not to bend the blade. There is only  one set screw  on the hub. 

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