Bobby Gaines Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) Hi Fan Friends! I finished restoring my Emerson 11646. I bought it from Karen at Doc's meet in June. The motor and switch was in pretty good shape,the base and motor case needed to be repainted. I got Jerry Bravi to rewind the blade (beautiful job) and send me a kit for the centrifugal start switch which was perfect! New head wire and power cord. Had a lot of work on the cage straightening, silver soldering and polishing. I had help from members with several problems beyond my expertise. All and all I think it turned out pretty go. Edited October 29 by Bobby Gaines miss spelled 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bobby Gaines Posted October 28 Author Share Posted October 28 I forgot to show the back,so Cool! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 (edited) Holy smokes that’s a beautiful fan Bobby!I commend all who were involved! Edited October 30 by Paul Carmody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Gaines Posted October 28 Author Share Posted October 28 Paul thanks for turning me on to that Menzerna Medium Cut compound, That made a lot of shine! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 That's really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Braswell Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Bobby Fine job, she’s a beaut! Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Adams Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Gorgeous! That is the first design base, so early model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Behrend Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Beautiful resto on that. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chew Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Awesome restoration Bobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Arfmann Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 It's a beauty Bobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Shiny, Bobby! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Minor Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 Looks beautiful! Do you have a “before” picture for comparison? Just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Crider Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 Beautiful! Pain is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Dunaway Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 I second all of the above comments !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Plata Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Love those early ones Bobby! Could not have done a better job on that one. I hope to bring one home from Doc's later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Wendel Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Gorgeous fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Long Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 Bobby, that is truly beautiful! 👍 Impressive paint laydown - is that automotive? What's the secret to polishing blades so smooth, i.e. without any scratch marks? I understand that even microfiber cloths will scratch brass................ If you get tired of this fan, let me know, my son wants this very fan, in this condition ............ 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Gaines Posted November 3 Author Share Posted November 3 Dennis that is Rust-oleum appliance paint polished out after curing 7 or 8 days. I used Menzerna medium cut. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 (edited) 8 hours ago, Bobby Gaines said: Dennis that is Rust-oleum appliance paint polished out after curing 7 or 8 days. That's my fave gloss black rattle can paint, Bobby. Look how close it gets to the original Japan/enamel. You can actually apply multiple coats in the first shooting. You just have to be careful to keep your coats even, avoid excess and runs. The part you have to be careful with appliance epoxy is give it plenty of cure time if you're going to shoot more coats down the road. Even a week of drying down the road I have had it bubble up adding new coats and have to start over from square one. Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy vs Original Factory Enamel - Pre-1950 (Antique) - Antique Fan Collectors Association - AFCA Forums Edited November 4 by Russ Huber 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 (edited) Darrel Koller makes decent repops of the switch cover. I ordered a bunch from him. I see your switch cover securing screws were rusted into the nuts and snapped off trying to get them out, or the heads cut off after one wouldn't break free. 🙂 I have drilled them out in past and replaced them with brass screws and nuts. It is amazing how tough/dense that porcelain is. It will fracture, but try drilling into it, it'll dull the bit. In a nutshell, the porcelain will hold up to guide drilling out the rusted screws. Edited November 4 by Russ Huber 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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