Kim Frank Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Need a bit of help. If you have a GE pancake years 1903 - 1906, could you check the trunnion and see if it has a casting number on it. If it does, message me with the info. Thanks, Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Just for info. I have 2 "04's" with no #'s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Aidinovich Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I have a 1905 with the trunnion numbered "262405 A". Kim - Any significance with the trunnion based on the casting number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Hi, Kim. At first glance,... I thought that was a pleafor psychiatric help. Edited December 9, 2022 by Jim Kovar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 36 minutes ago, Mike Aidinovich said: I have a 1905 with the trunnion numbered "262405 A". Kim - Any significance with the trunnion based on the casting number? What is the diameter of your trunnion post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hollenbeck Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 My 1905 has a trunnion number. I thought it odd especially considering that due to the set screw that prevents 360 rotation, the trunnion number has to go on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Jim, there is no help for any of us. We are hopelessly addicted to fan collecting.... The only fix is the "next fan". Mike, we're trying to determine the significance of the trunnion having a number and if it relates to it having a stem diameter 7/8" instead of 3/4" or 5/8ths. Steve Stephens also has a 1905 with a number cast into it. I asked him to check it's measurement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hollenbeck Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, Kim Frank said: having a stem diameter 7/8" instead of 3/4" or 5/8ths Mine measures 3/4” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Ryan Hollenbeck said: My 1905 has a trunnion number. I thought it odd especially considering that due to the set screw that prevents 360 rotation, the trunnion number has to go on the front. What side of the stem is the raised portion that stops the set screw from 360 rotation? Is it on the number side as in the photo Kim posted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hollenbeck Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, Trevor Andersen said: What side of the stem is the raised portion that stops the set screw from 360 rotation? Is it on the number side as in the photo Kim posted? Unfortunately it’s on the opposite side of the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Dunaway Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Kim Frank said: Jim, there is no help for any of us. We are hopelessly addicted to fan collecting.... The only fix is the "next fan". Acquisition Addiction ......... The thrill of the hunt !!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Aidinovich Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 19 hours ago, Trevor Andersen said: What is the diameter of your trunnion post? 3/4" diameter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Humphrey Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Kim, I have a 1905 with trunnion casting number 264405A. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jim Humphrey said: Kim, I have a 1905 with trunnion casting number 264405A. Jim What is the diameter of the trunnion stem if you are able to check? Also can anyone else that has a casting number check if the raised portion on the stem that stops the set screw from rotating 360° is on the casting numbered side or not. Edited December 9, 2022 by Trevor Andersen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 At some point in 1905 GE changed the stem size from 5/8" to 3/4". The trunnion style carried over into 1906 first variant fans. Jim, can you recheck the number on your trunnion, just to make sure the number is 264405A and not 262405A. Not sure why a few have numbers as most don't and why Trevor's trunnion stem is 7/8" instead of 3/4" like the others. Goes back to what I always say about GE..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Geoff Dunaway said: Acquisition Addiction ... The thrill of the hunt !!! Amen!,... I hear ya!, brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Humphrey Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Kim, I rechecked the scrap of paper I brought up from the basement when I first checked the casting number on the trunnion. It says 262405A. Somehow it turned into a 264405A when I typed it into my first response. My eyes were better than my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Landstrom Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Don’t worry Jim, that’s not a big problem. I’m dyslexic. It’s the reason my fan turns the wrong way and runs backwards. I also short stuff out a lot…..🤓 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 At the moment I have two choices. 1. Someone happens to have a pancake base with a 7/8in hole I can get. 2. I bore the 3/4in hole in my 1905 base out to 7/8. The easiest is to probably sand down the wall adapter stem to 3/4 but given it appears far more rare than the 1905 bases I don't want to go that route. The bore widening is going to be a task as I don't have a drill press for a 7/8 metal cutting bit. I'll probably find someone around here that will let me use theirs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 (edited) I remembered i had a titanium 7/8 hole saw. Some cutting oil and it worked perfectly. Edited December 10, 2022 by Trevor Andersen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Also I think this is just a fluke piece maybe? After I measured again it is between 3/4 and 7/8. 20mm on the trunnion stem and the adapter stem is 19.5ish neither would fit in the 3/4 hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 1906 16" trunnion with no number casting. 3/4" stem with serial 248622. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Gaines Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 6 hours ago, John Landstrom said: Don’t worry Jim, that’s not a big problem. I’m dyslexic. It’s the reason my fan turns the wrong way and runs backwards. I also short stuff out a lot…..🤓 John I think I have the same thing! Symptoms are the same.🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 Trevor, I would venture that yours is unusual. The responses I have gotten from the few collectors whose 1905 cakes having the numbers in the trunnions is they have stems that are 3/4 inch in diameter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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