Vornado B38P1-1 Finished

[Vic Valencheck]

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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Edited October 12, 2022 by Vic Valencheck

[Patrick Ray]

Well done Vic! Looks as good as new!

[Tom Zapf]

THAT LOOKS GREAT! I HAVE THE BIGGER 16" THANKS FOR THE PAINT IDEA ! 

[Tony Clayton]

I think it looks amazing Vic! 😍

[Steve Butler]

Very nice work Vic! 👍👍👍

[John McComas]

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

[Vic Valencheck]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments. On to the next projects. 🪛🙂

[Richard Collier]

Love this..

[Paul Carmody]

Impressive!

[Marce Clark]

that looks awesome. I have one that needs a motor rewind.

 

[Arjun Saini]

Holy lord of vornados! That thing is beautiful 

[Roger Lawson]

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

[John McComas]

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!

[Vic Valencheck]

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.