Jack Rottler Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Hi I'm new to restoring antique fans and awhile back I got this Hunter C-17 Motor and I need some help restoring it I need blades and Irons and a Switch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Block Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Lots of solutions for a switch. You can buy one of Derek Werneke's fantastic reproduction switches for the bottom. You can build something out of a standard plate and some standoff, or you can direct wire it to a speed control in the wall and find a single pole switch to fill the hole (what I typically do). As far as blades, any Hunter Original 52" blades will fit that fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Rottler Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 I'll see what I can do Also what about blade irons ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Todd Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 I would think that your best bet would be to see if you can find a set of blades that have a set of irons still attached to them. I think the irons you are looking for should look like the one I have pictured below. Unfortunately, I do not have a set of irons that I can provide you but, as common as these are, I would not think they would be that hard to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Adams Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Blade irons from the more modern Hunter Originals will fit. They are not cast like the originals, but when painted, few would know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Rottler Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 I remember finding some irons that were recastings of older antique Hunter Irons and I was told that the blade iron holes that attached to the motor were 1 1/16 Inches were apart But the distance on may fan was 2 inches between the two screws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Block Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 You need blades from the 4 blade models. The 5 blade models will not fit. I have some recast blade brackets but you’d need to make or find blades to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Rottler Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 I see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Block Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 we have these in stock. Accurate repros in aluminum alloy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Rottler Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 Sorry I’ve been busy these last few weeks but I was just curious how much for those irons ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Rottler Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 And where can I buy them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gaspard Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Block Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I still have several sets of these. They are cast in aluminum. They are correct in size and scale, but the blade screws do not completely fit the antique Hunter blades without some adjustment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jacobsen Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 As most of your switch, particularly the ceramic, seems intact I would attempt to restore it. You can likely find switches on Ebay that have parts that can work with that. It is a rather rare 3speed switch and to source another is usually expensive and difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Rottler Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 On 4/16/2024 at 5:47 PM, Andrew Block said: I still have several sets of these. They are cast in aluminum. They are correct in size and scale, but the blade screws do not completely fit the antique Hunter blades without some adjustment. How much for the irons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Rottler Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 On 4/17/2024 at 11:33 AM, Chris Jacobsen said: As most of your switch, particularly the ceramic, seems intact I would attempt to restore it. You can likely find switches on Ebay that have parts that can work with that. It is a rather rare 3speed switch and to source another is usually expensive and difficult. It looks pretty beaten up to me and I had honestly planned on replacing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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