Anthony Lindsey Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Can the blade be swapped without issues on a Stamped steel Westy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Stephens Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) I think the Micarta blades were used on motors with six poles. A Westy brass blade can be swapped for Micarta if the brass blade is one of the very last ones (12" only) that were used on a 6 pole motor. Used only for a year or two in the early 20s. And a Micarta blade needs to be used only on 6 pole motors (12 and 16" only). Edited February 4, 2022 by Steve Stephens addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 This is a 16". I'll post some pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Stephens Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 If you swap a brass blade for a Micarta the fan will want the blade pitch to be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Adams Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I have done this, current draw was about the same, but airflow was reduced due to the low speed. Most if not all brass Wesy 16” fans were four pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 This one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Stephens Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Stan Adams said: Most if not all brass Wesy 16” fans were four pole. That is almost correct Stan. There was one or two years that the 12" Westy had brass 6-wing blade with a high pitch and it, likse the year before it, the brass blade was painted a dull black. I had one; a very nice fan with 6 pole motor. I think only one or two years were made with the brass high pitched blade. Anthony,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, You can put a brass blade on that fan but I don't think there are any deeply pitched Westy blades so the air output from doing so would be much less. Edited February 5, 2022 by Steve Stephens add into 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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