Hannah Dannehy Posted January 15, 2024 Posted January 15, 2024 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. VID_20240114_210835261.mp4 2 Quote
Steve Butler Posted January 16, 2024 Posted January 16, 2024 You took a discarded piece of junk that most of us would not have picked up and made it look great. Nice job. 👍 1 Quote
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