My first (and probably last) repainting job!

[Hannah Dannehy]

Found this sad-looking thing for $2 in a flea market trashpile. When the motor spun up with practically no rattle and an impressive spin-down time, I decided to have a go at fixing it. The original paint was so shot that I felt no guilt about stripping what little remained.

I don't think these parts originally went together. It looks like someone cobbled this together out of spare parts, used it a while, and eventually it nearly ended up in the trash before it managed to get my attention (and pity!). That bizarre-looking neck arrangement really makes me think this fan was somebody's spare parts.

The tilt-adjusting screw is from the hardware store. Originally there was none. The fan was held together with a metal hose clamp.

In retrospect, I should have balanced the blades BEFORE disassembling and repainting. But if I knew what I was doing, I'd be better at it!

It used to oscillate, but the gearbox is long gone. I know my solution may cause some cringing, but I ended up dremeling out a notch on the motor's mounting shaft, and then using a set screw to keep the motor pinned in place so it can't free-spin and yank at its own headwire.

The badge was so rusted that you could barely tell it used to say Electrex. By the time I de-rusted it, there was practically no paint left. I kind of liked how the dark steel caught the light, so I clear-coated it without repainting.

Who knows if this blade cage is the first that was on this motor. Same for the blades themselves. I didn't see any Electrex fans with this blade shape when I looked online.

Anyway, it works really great. And naturally, I gave it a long power cord so that inconveniently-placed outlets won't have to be a hassle.

 

 

[Steve Butler]

You took a discarded piece of junk that most of us would not have picked up and made it look great.  Nice job.  👍 

[Tom Zapf]

GOOD WORK  ON A SAVE ! ...