Vic Valencheck Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 This is a circa 1918 skeletal with BB/BC. Runs on five distinct speeds. Starts right up and runs and oscillates smoothly. I found a nice cage for it on Ebay. Antique fan parts had a good stator, Tony Clayton provided me with his excellent wire and Mark Olsen did a great job in rewinding me a speed choke. The only thing missing from the fan is the speed decal. I couldn't find anyone to make one for it. I also powder coated it a jet black and gun blued the hardware. Now I have both a stationary and oscillating skeletals. 5 Quote
Russ Huber Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 1915 patent filing. Introduced to the market 15. 1 Quote
Russ Huber Posted October 14, 2023 Posted October 14, 2023 Edwin believed in lots of parts. The more parts, the better it runs. 🙂 1 1 Quote
Vic Valencheck Posted October 15, 2023 Author Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Russ Huber said: Nice as always, Vic.🙂 Thanks Russ, I'd really like to find an S4 to add to my collection. Quote
Steve Butler Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 Beautiful job Vic. The red really pops and shows off the skeletal motor perfectly. 👍👍👍 Quote
Geoff Dunaway Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 That was a monumental effort to save an example of that fan. Great Job !!! Quote
Paul Carmody Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Geoff Dunaway said: That was a monumental effort to save an example of that fan. Great Job !!! What he said! Quote
Lane Shirey Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 Great work Vic! Beautiful as always. PM me your address. I’ll see if I have any labels left. Quote
Jim Henderson Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 I assume the "dogbone" oscillating mechanism came first. How long was it produced? Quote
Paul Carmody Posted October 15, 2023 Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) Where do all the shims go?I have an s4 Skeletal that will need a service.Now I’m not looking forward to it. Edited October 15, 2023 by Paul Carmody Quote
Vic Valencheck Posted October 15, 2023 Author Posted October 15, 2023 12 minutes ago, Paul Carmody said: Where do all the shims go?I have an s4 Skeletal that will need a service.Now I’m not looking forward to it. Paul, the shims go on the side of the wing bolt. What's wrong with your S4? 1 Quote
Paul Carmody Posted October 16, 2023 Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) Thanks for the reply Vic! Mine runs fine.There is little separation one speed to the next .02amp if I remember correctly ,but a good deal of separation going 1 to five.I’ve heard it’s normal .? I haven’t tried dropping down to 110v yet.It just needs cleaning, head wire,oil etc.It runs quiet ,but the front bearing has a lot of slack , blade has some ripples. I would like to send the head to Darryl Hudson for the bearing .I just haven’t heard if he’s back to work or not.Anyone heard anything? Edited October 16, 2023 by Paul Carmody Quote
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