Ted Kaczor Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) On this project, I worked very long time, to long. I did it because it is a very rare 1899, 14" GE Pancake cage. Worst kind of restoration scenario, all wrap arounds "S" wires joints were deformed and soled loose, every one of the "S" wires had different bends and they were loosely sliding on both rings. Both, back and front rings were deformed badly, all soldering points losse everywhere. Time to time, little by little work was done and after 2 years of busting my hands it finally looks as it should. Edited February 3, 2023 by Ted Kaczor 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Ted Kaczor said: ...little by little work was done and after 2 years of busting my hands it finally looks as it should. Well,... perseverancepaid in spades! Nicely done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Well done Ted. I would expect nothing less than perfect from your hands! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Kaczor Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 Input needed, in order to make proper solder connections I needed to clan every spot for soldering which also got rid of original oxidation (patina). Now I'm thinking to clean, polish and clear cote for preservation and clean consistent look. What you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Lagarde Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Out work Ted. Great job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Re patina the brass using a commercial ager. The 14 inch fans are rare birds. You don’t want it all polished and pretty. It would then be hard to tell apart from a 12”. Polished fans are pretty but so boring. Give me a fan that tells a story… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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