Jack Minor Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Soooo in love with this ceiling fan. Had a lotta help with it. Frank McCormack helped me pick it up from the Hoehn’s, John Andrews did the mechanical/electrical/lacquer work, and Betty Brady did the copper plating job. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Peters Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Beautiful eye candy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Gorgeous fan! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jacobsen Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Nice! What was done to the electrical? Were the coils redone? Also would be curious to the copper plater, I have a couple fans that need replating. Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Minor Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 17 hours ago, Chris Jacobsen said: Nice! What was done to the electrical? Were the coils redone? Also would be curious to the copper plater, I have a couple fans that need replating. Thanks, Chris Hi Chris, Full rewire job but thankfully the windings themselves were in good condition. The plater is a lamp shop here in Austin. Not sure if you can ship stuff but it’s worth calling to ask. Google “Brady’s Distinctive Lighting”. Old school shop! I think she opened in 1967. Hope this info helps. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jacobsen Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, Jack Minor said: Hi Chris, Full rewire job but thankfully the windings themselves were in good condition. The plater is a lamp shop here in Austin. Not sure if you can ship stuff but it’s worth calling to ask. Google “Brady’s Distinctive Lighting”. Old school shop! I think she opened in 1967. Hope this info helps. Jack Thank you Jack, I will see if I can contact her. About how muvh did it cost? Did she also do any black oxide work? On the coils. Was any insulating gel soaked into them? Just wondering because someone is selling them as "restored" and it looks like some orange stuff was soaked into the origonal coils. I am investigating what this might be and if it is beneficial. Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Atkinson Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Look really lovely! Very nice. How quietly does it run? Mine has a real vibrational cadence, kinda a "whomp whomp" sound the rotor makes while running. Think many of them suffered from this but doesn't affect how lovely they look. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Lagarde Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Jack This is a gorgeous and well restored 28. What a beauty and so well done. Thank you for posting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Mevis Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/13/2023 at 2:10 PM, Evan Atkinson said: Look really lovely! Very nice. How quietly does it run? Mine has a real vibrational cadence, kinda a "whomp whomp" sound the rotor makes while running. Think many of them suffered from this but doesn't affect how lovely they look. My GE AH-52 Ceiling fan has the same issue you describe your fan having and I'm not sure if its an issue that can be fixed or if its something I have to live with because this is my first antique ceiling fan and I've never actually worked on or had the experience of using an antique ceiling fan before so I'm not sure if the "whomp-whomp" noise you describe is par for the course for some of these antique ceiling fans or if its something that can be made to go away, but also my fan isn't fully mounted to the ceiling either its currently being hung from a 100+ year old 2 X 6 Beam that I found in my basement that I'm using to test the fan to make sure everything is working on it correctly as it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Powell Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Jack I think this is one of two fans Bill had hanging in his dining room, he was very proud of it. BTW- looks great Rick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Minor Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 6:02 AM, Mel Lagarde said: Jack This is a gorgeous and well restored 28. What a beauty and so well done. Thank you for posting. Thanks Mel, very kind words and truly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Minor Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 On 7/13/2023 at 1:10 PM, Evan Atkinson said: Look really lovely! Very nice. How quietly does it run? Mine has a real vibrational cadence, kinda a "whomp whomp" sound the rotor makes while running. Think many of them suffered from this but doesn't affect how lovely they look. A little noisy but not too terrible. I don’t run it at ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hoatson Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 The “Womp-Womp” noise is usually due to the rotor’s squirrel cage bars becoming unsoldered from the copper end plates. The CF-series fans don’t use end plates and round bars, but instead have flat bars whose ends are bent over 90-degrees and soldered to the top of the adjacent bar. When these solder connections fail, a gap opens up and electrical connection is lost. To repair, I beadblast the rotor to get the copper clean and shiny, especially in any gaps. Then, apply flux to the joint, heat with a propane torch, and flow new solder Into the gap. When done, use a motorcycle wheel balance rig and more solder to balance the rotor. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hoatson Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Note the folded-over rotor bars: 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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