John Landstrom Posted September 2, 2024 Posted September 2, 2024 Saw this when visiting the Aero Museum in Hood River Washington the other day. Love old planes and cars from the teens through early 40’s. The trip made me drool. Where the heck did I put my Time Machine? Anyway…. Saw this on the directors desk. Non-working according to her. Got these pics. Not great but probably enough to I’d the fan, but not by me. The style number was covered by dirt/gunk. Got most of it off but still hard to read. Was going to offer up my amateur resto skills. Thought I’d ping the group here first before suffered foot-in-mouth disease…. Quote
Paul Carmody Posted September 3, 2024 Posted September 3, 2024 (edited) Mid 20s Micarta blade.Nice running fans. Edited September 3, 2024 by Paul Carmody Quote
James Lawson Posted September 3, 2024 Posted September 3, 2024 That's a drawn steel motor Westy from about 1925. Westinghouse switched to the micarta, a composite similar to bakelite, blade around 1922-23. They're good fans, BUT (there's always a but) the stators can be a real pain to get out if the head wire needs replacing. It's doable, but can be tedious and time consuming. I learned my lesson about volunteering years ago. I'd leave it alone. Quote
Steve Rockwell Posted September 3, 2024 Posted September 3, 2024 (edited) Slow motor, sort of a continuation of the six-bladed residence fan tradition. What James and Paul said is all good, but wouldn't you like to know how they achieved the lower speeds, whether six-pole stator or specially wound rotor? It's non-working, so you could gut it and still not make it less functional... I say, if you're willing to do so, dive in give it a try and learn from the experience... and share with us. Edited September 3, 2024 by Steve Rockwell Quote
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