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Fan Design (Vintage) 2023


Bejon A. Boranian
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  • 2 months later...

...Been awhile since an update:

Let's see what's new:

Shown: "Vortaluxe" Late 80s or 1990s style.

It's my largest blade at nearly 6".

(6" blue shown as comparison, blue is from a Cool Breeze)

My "Vortaluxe" blade is highly efficient,

extremely quiet and surprisingly powerful.

Equipped to accept a 2mm shaft, which puts it's motor voltage range at 1.5-9Volt.

If made of metal, 12Volts.

 

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"Gemerson" 80's, Toshiba 80's, Sanyo, ILG 6, Vernco, Galaxy, Holmes, Seagull,

...Others...

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The process: (PICS)...

The key is the MASTER COPY....

...Without the master copy, the blade cannot be duplicated.

 

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WOW. i would be blind by now! the Green 6 blader looks like a modern nuke submarine type blade too. amazing work !

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On 3/15/2023 at 11:29 AM, Tom Zapf said:

WOW. i would be blind by now! the Green 6 blader looks like a modern nuke submarine type blade too. amazing work !

 

Thanks, Here's a bit more...

Given:

Trash...

 

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...Long story short, trash become fan...

Err, the making of one at least...

I used the Pudding cups, cut the tops off...

...Repeat the process 3 times...

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...After some cutting,

Bending,

Glueing...

You get this (so far):

 

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...Yep, WESTINGHOUSE...

This is a 3-Ring version.

...Made of 3 Pudding cups.

..MASTER COPY needed to duplicate 4 internal struts.

A great practice run before working with metal.

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...I may put a rotating grill on this...

...Still in assembly/ Research phase.

 

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...Not much left of that blue bottle...

...To the trash?

...Not quite yet

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...Ah!

"...Thar be treasure..."

More like,

There be a TOSHIBA... 🤔

...My TOSHIBA fans cost nothing, I can add any feature I've always wanted.

Runs smooth, balanced & virtually silent.

...and it's BLUE!

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One of these takes 120volts to run...

...One only takes a mere 9volts...

My TOSHIBA is also highly efficient,

the other blade, not so much.

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Last one for now,

"...General Electric's BEST blade that will blow away even a TOSHIBA in

performance and silence..."

Now in Transparent Blue:

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...Not much free time today... 😐

...but a quick peek at a proposed badge...

...General Electric, 1970's...

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  • 3 weeks later...

...Some free time again...

Per usual,

Some plastic scraps are ready to be repurposed...

...What will it make? 🤔

 

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...The keys are made...

...The blade's MASTER COPY...

(2 sizes..)

 

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...The fun part:

Run, Display & further tests..

...Assign an appropriate motor..

 

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Blades done.

"GE's BEST blade just got better...

...Presenting the GE VORTALUXE  fine assortment of fans."

(Sneek a Peek)

...Well, that's all for now... 

 

 

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...Whipped this up before work today: Translucent Light Blue Vortaluxe

More types/ sizes to be made soon.

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I BET YOU CAN MAKE MOTOR COVERS, BASES  AND GRILLES, BUT I WANT TO SEE YOU MAKE TINY LITTLE KEYBOARD PUSHBUTTONS! 

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