Russ Huber Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 The Dunaway posted ages back on an old post of mine I was lucky to have my pot metal gearbox still intact on the 4 wing type 67. This fan weighs in at roughly 23-24 lbs. Dayton put a cast iron housing monster motor on top of a pot metal pivot, and on top of that, made it an oscillator. My die cast gearbox cover must have got wasted years ago and someone made a decent cover out of sheet brass. I just spent a few hours today making another cover out of 2' wide x 1/4" thick 360 bar brass cut 2" long. I used a motor driven sanding wheel and a small pneumatic handheld high speed sanding wheel. Once I got it shaped, I used a handheld black and decker sander to smooth it out. The holes were marked and drilled with a drill press. I tapped the funky thread holes in the die cast gearbox to 4-40 so I could use brass screws. The cover has to have the screw head slots drilled deeper to inset the heads. I gave it a quick buffing. I don't think there is a lot of these out there simply because of Dayton's use of pot metal in critical areas one being the fan head support. This fan is fully functional. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 David Cherry's posted in past restored 6 wing Dayton type 676 example with what appears to be a complete factory gearbox. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Rathberger Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Nice fab Russ, looks authentic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, Michael Rathberger said: Nice fab Russ, looks authentic. Thanks, Mike. I remember you have one of these animals as well. Once I get those screws recessed properly, good enough. The underside is flat with exception of a central channel I ground out with a Dremel roughly 1/16" so it seats properly on the gearbox. Some internals in the gearbox are slightly raised to interfere with the cover seating properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 The 2" wide x 1/4" thick brass bar stock I had cut locally for roughly a $5 bill a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Russ Huber Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 Ralf Augenstein posted a 16" model on the old website he found in Europe with a R&M 02-03 fan motor carry handle on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 David must of painted the hardware brass/gold with a clear coat(?), and the knurled oscillator engagement knob. They are all steel/magnetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Cherry Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Russ Huber said: David must of painted the hardware brass/gold with a clear coat(?), and the knurled oscillator engagement knob. They are all steel/magnetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Cherry Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) I purchased this fan as you see it fully restored, although I would like to take credit I don’t know who restore this fan.. I have since sold it to a gentleman in Kentucky who runs it every day in his store.. I don’t think it should be run every day but that’s what he’s doing.. it’s definitely no longer a museum piece like it was when I sold it to him.. I remember it being an absolute beast.. i’m going to guess 30 pounds.. Edited April 15, 2023 by David A Cherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Nicely done Russ...I almost had one of those a while back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 5 hours ago, David A Cherry said: I purchased this fan as you see it fully restored, although I would like to take credit I don’t know who restore this fan.. I have since sold it to a gentleman in Kentucky who runs it every day in his store.. I don’t think it should be run every day but that’s what he’s doing.. it’s definitely no longer a museum piece like it was when I sold it to him.. I remember it being an absolute beast.. i’m going to guess 30 pounds.. The alloy (die cast) components on mine appear to be reasonably hardy. No cracks, or bobble fan head. But yes, I would not agree to recommend frequent use unless the pot metal oscillation components get replaced with hardier metal components. My 12" 4 wing weighs in at 24 lbs. A 12" 6 wing 6 pole my guess could be a few pounds more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 4 hours ago, Jim Roadt said: Nicely done Russ...I almost had one of those a while back I recessed the cover screws prim & proper just for the future in the event you may almost have another chance at one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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