John Fengel Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 A few years ago, I used to work on fans for a gentleman. He would usually come by every month or so with a fan he had found and it needed a little work like Head Wires, new grease in Oscillator, etc. Anyway, one day he shows up with a couple of fans he had found and wanted fixed up. Along with the fans he had a box and he told me I could have it but, he explained, it's just a fan in pieces. When he left I opened the box and found this all brass GE Oscillator. The only things wrong were it had a small chip out of the Oscillator Housing and it was missing 2 Cage Struts. Since the Rear Housing was Pot Metal I assumed I could just swap it out but quickly found out a regular Rear Housing wouldn't fit so I ended up repairing it with JB Weld. In the meantime, he found the 2 Struts in his barn so I had a complete fan. I put it together and the pictures show the results. I did paint the Rear Housing rather than leave bare. I had to balance the Blade and polish it up but that was all. The fan is a 3 speed and you can tell the 3 speeds although there isn't a lot of difference between the speeds. As you can see the Oscillator is a continuous type. Some pictures below, although they are not the best. John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Henderson Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Beautiful work John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 A nice surprise!Looks 👍 great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Rusnak Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 WOW Beautiful fan not easily found those are difficult the come by !! Congrats on the restore !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cunningham Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 You can also find that in DC and badged as Hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) Nice John, curious about the paint (or is it brass/bronze?) you used on the motor retaining ring and linkage? Did you clear coat it as well? Edited March 15, 2023 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fengel Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 8 hours ago, Russ Huber said: Nice John, curious about the paint (or is it brass/bronze?) you used on the motor retaining ring and linkage? Did you clear coat it as well? The Ring or Loop is Brass / Bronze. No clear coat, only wax and in the house on a shelf away from sun light. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 The loop and link appear to be more of a bronze mix alloy. I have never found/owned an oscillator, only stationary. Interesting fan construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Gaines Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 That is one beautiful fan! Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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