David Kilnapp Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) Hello Friends: You may recall that I recently acquired a second Manhattan No. 3 fan which was missing the cage and the blade. I inquired of Bill Dunlap (in Hawaii) if he might be willing to take on the job of fabricating a cage and a blade. You may have seen his post about how he came up with a clever jig to make the center ring for my Manhattan. Anyway, Today the original and reproduction cage and blade arrived in the mail. You'd be hard pressed to tell which are the originals and which are the reproductions. See the answer below. The top picture is of the reproduction parts and the second picture is of the originals. The blade that Bill made is perfectly balanced with not even the slightest vibration. While I won't divulge the price that Bill charged, I will tell you that his prices are more than reasonable (in fact, I tipped him because I felt that he didn't charge enough). I believe that Bill will entertain other jobs if you've a mind to inquire. I'm so grateful for his willingness to share his talents and superb craftsmanship! Edited April 15 by David Kilnapp 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Allen Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Beautiful job. What an amazing skill set to be able to make something like that essentially from scratch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 2 hours ago, David Kilnapp said: I believe that Bill will entertain other jobs if you've a mind to inquire. Bill is a skilled brass artisan. I have some of his work. On top of all the above, he is a nice guy. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 You are so right, Russ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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