My pancake find.

[Trevor Andersen]

So I won this auction for $1. It appears to be a swivel trunnion pancake missing the base and who knows what else. I am picking it up this Monday. Hopefully I can find the right base and the stator is intact. I know little about pancakes but for $1 plus a 90 minute drive each way I figure the parts alone are worth more than that. 

Edited November 12, 2022 by Trevor Andersen

[Tony Clayton]

Congrats Trevor. I thought I scored when I got a 1902 for $10.

You beat me out.

[Trevor Andersen]

2 hours ago, Tony Clayton said:

Congrats Trevor. I thought I scored when I got a 1902 for $10.

You beat me out.

$1.22 to be exact. 

[Tony Clayton]

That's my $10.00 worth of pancakes 🥞 

[Steven P Dempsey]

has the top oiler -1899? or just reversed?

[Mark Behrend]

Great get Trevor!

[Mel Lagarde]

Outstanding find and what a price.  This, of course, never happens to me.  

[Trevor Andersen]

Picked it up today. I have no idea what pancake this is or what all is missing. Going to have to research as this is my first one. 

[Trevor Andersen]

I believe this is a 1905-1907 but not certain yet.

[Tony Clayton]

Is that a wall mount adapter atached to the yoke ??

[Trevor Andersen]

51 minutes ago, Tony Clayton said:

Is that a wall mount adapter atached to the yoke ??

It doesnt appear to be a wall mount. Im not sure what the knuckle/ball part is from and if this post was always attached to the base or it was welded on later. 

[Noah Britt]

1905 I believe.

[Tony Clayton]

Area in my question. By no means am I a GE Pancake expert................far from it. But that sure looks like it would fit into a base.

[Steve Rockwell]

          Factory options:

[Trevor Andersen]

1 hour ago, Steve Rockwell said:

          Factory options:

So what happened? Did someone cut off the tapered part and weld that adapter onto the post coming from the base? And is there an example of the wall mount for it anywhere? 

[Trevor Andersen]

The wall adapter finial was brazed into a hollow iron pipe. It should look close to normal once I detail sand it and it is primed and painted. 

[Tony Clayton]

I personaly think the added wall mount adaptor makes this a major score on top of a score Trevor.

[Trevor Andersen]

Have it mostly disassembled. The stator has continuity and ohms out around 25.6. Looks like i will need a 1905 3/4in base, coil, switch and pointer, insulator grommets and caps for the terminal posts, one motor bolt nut. Looks like I may need a cage made or find a replacement. The front ring and the side wires are salvageable so I might be able to get someone to shape me the rear ring and then get someone to weld the wires to the back ring. But there is a lot of brazing waste left on the wires Id have to grind off to prep for welding and appearance. All the wires are 3mm except the rear which is 5mm. 

 

[Tony Clayton]

2 minutes ago, Chris Campbell said:

I was thinking the same thing. You can find bases, but that piece is hard to get

Thanks for cofirming my thought Chris.

I guess it like Russ Huber said...............

if there is not much being said about your posting............chances are it envey over what you found.

Not an exact quote from Russ but something along those lines.

[Steve Rockwell]

     What I'm studying is the yoke itself... Can you provide a 90° side profile photo Trevor, or confirm in text whether the yoke cants forward, as it appears it might do in your fourth photo?

 

          Photo angles play tricks and I (personally) can't judge just with that pic; seems as if the near side trunnion leans forward and the far side might not, and the motor center aligns with the post, making all parts actually vertical?... but if I'm viewing wrong, then I have to think this fan began its life as a bracket fan...

            Good observations Tony, a keen eye you've got........

[Trevor Andersen]

3 hours ago, Steve Rockwell said:

     What I'm studying is the yoke itself... Can you provide a 90° side profile photo Trevor, or confirm in text whether the yoke cants forward, as it appears it might do in your fourth photo?

          Photo angles play tricks and I (personally) can't judge just with that pic; seems as if the near side trunnion leans forward and the far side might not, and the motor center aligns with the post, making all parts actually vertical?... but if I'm viewing wrong, then I have to think this fan began its life as a bracket fan...

 

            Good observations Tony, a keen eye you've got........

The wall mount adapter knuckle is actually what causes the angle. The yoke is not canted.

[Arjun Saini]

Hey Trevor, congratulations on the pancake! Hope it turns out great! 

[Steve Rockwell]

        Thanks for the clear view, Trevor.....

[Kim Frank]

Looks like a project, but for a buck something definitely worth it. A complete and working 1905 cake should sell in the  neighborhood of $1000-1250 so looks like you have a lot of wiggle room to get the needed parts. While the adapter is a cool find, not sure what kind of value to assign it. I have a repop adapter that someone did twenty years ago on display in the museum. It is a copy of the 16 inch version....

[Louis Luu]

I see differences in the placement for the stud screw.