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Posted

Before: 

Scrap Brass  round with holes I salvaged.

...Had to draw around those holes... PICS tell the story:

 

 

 

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Posted

...Almost there...

Coming Soon:

The " EmerLex"  blade fan by "GEmerson". 🤔

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Posted
38 minutes ago, Phillip Scott said:

Absolutely amazing work!

 

Thank-you. 

And now, an "advertisement page" for this new "GEmerson"

... 🤔

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Posted

Very impressive work and quite fanciful! 

Posted
On 6/29/2022 at 8:02 AM, David Kilnapp said:

Very impressive work and quite fanciful! 

Thank-you.

Going back to the "Dreadnought"  fan,

this will be considerably larger than my initial test blade shown.

Beginning at the motor/shell trunnion assembly for this size...

PICS show process... Made of aluminium can & metal salvage.

(This version will be a bit different, with some decorative & styling variation.) 🤔

 

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Posted

...Getting there... 

...After this, the base/trunnion assembly is next..

Then the "real fun" with correct size blade begins. 😵

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  • 2 months later...
Posted

...whew! ...been awhile since last update...

Finally got around to "winging" the "WESTERN ELECTRIC"

blades to a suitable hub...

...Not perfect, but it holds together and is my first time with a non-unibody type blade.

It is to be powered by a dependable high-torque "500" series

1.5v-9volt tri-pole armature DC motor.

It will also have an oscillator, built as a standalone from the main motor...

(Oscillator motor is 1.5v-9volt as well).

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Posted

...Test run, full power (9volts)

Runs balanced,

but kinda sounds like an "egg-beater" GE... (quoting an old Vornado ad on that one...)

...Vornado never took into account the Vortalex blade, which would run circles around

a vornado any day. 😎👍

 

Hint: can't wait 'till I have the time to wing my first Vortalex blade-! ☺ 

(non-unibody type... Hopefully, I can design around their known balancing issues..)

 

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Posted

Fresh cut bases this morning...

..That "POWR-PAKT" fan, in theory, should be an extremely simple/ quick build. 🙂

...the others.. Not as much.

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Posted

...I have, quite literally, an army of mini parts...

2 towers worth, going straight to the roof-😵😵

...Now, you can see what all that electro-junk I tear apart becomes...

...Basically, I can build any fan I choose...

My only limits to this are:

1.) My imagination...

2.) (...and most annoyingly: Time itself..) 😟

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Posted

..An idea just occurred to me 💡💡🤔

Further experiments with recycled plastic has yielded promising results...

See PICS:

(Started with another trash bottle,

Cut the bottom off,

Melted it using a staggered heating -and- pressure method.)

 

 

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Posted

...Yep, you got it! 👍

I'm making my own isolator disc (for fan or base switch).

Just needs some holes drilled and switch mechanism/ hardware added.

Hard as a rock, thermally resistant,

non-conductive and kinda decorative too...

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Posted

...Finally, some time to experiment again:

This time, I needed a "Skull terminal switch" or keyhole switch.

Eh... You'll see what I mean:

(PICS)

Per usual, it started as plastic from the trash.  😐

Cut out the base... Add some heat... Press it down... You get this:

 

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To anyone wondering, this is the "press".

(A reused glass)

2nd heat, press again, 3rd heat, press again.. Repeat until..

(PICS)

 

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Posted

...Alright, where's the "skull terminal switch"??

Getting there:

Line Trace, 1st cut, 2nd cleanup cut, sanding required now...

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Posted

Done (for now).

Last PIC is next to my very first one made (the round type).

The "skull" switch is for my very own TRI-POD fan build newly in the works... 😎

'Till next time.

 

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Posted

...I do be inspired by the recent rash

of tripod fans I've seen on the interweb lately...

 

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Posted

...wait a minute..

Kitty claimed this idea first.. 🤔

(Now goes to sleep!) 😪😴

 

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  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

...Emerson...

...Thought I'd try a "clear-view" color version.

I'm NOT  celebrating just yet... I've still yet to attach the wings..

..A great time to try this (New to me) glue I found. 🤔💡

I already repaired my plastic sunglasses with it, and it holds.

So it (in theory) should work on my plastic blades.

"Cures instantly using a special LED light"

Will post my results soon.

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Posted

(2) wings done!

So far, so good, just 2 to go.

Hub adapted to fit a 2mm shaft. (Pressure fit)

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Posted

Well um, PICS tell the story... 😐

I wanted to heat treat the blades, but at this size,

the plastic just couldn't take it...

Blade warped out & self-destructed... 😵

...But, no worries!

I can turn it into next generation switch/ isolators. 💡😎

Each a unique color and pattern.  Also, hard as a rock once cooled.

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Posted

...Isolators: Whipped up a fresh batch this morning. (4-6)

(Used up all those warped blades to make them)

Also, my ready ones (1-3)

A great variety of color and pattern has been achieved.

There is no shortage of plastic in this world,

which makes it an inexpensive and FREE material to be reused for purpose.

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Posted

...NEW types, NEW color combos..

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