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Post by Jordan U on Nov 24, 2014 8:58:17 GMT -5
Greetings! I'm hoping you lovely people can help me out. Tonight, my son came home from a school dance distraught. "Why can't I just fit in?" Zach is 13 years old with Asperger's Syndrome, and fans have been his livelihood since he was 2. I don't know that age so much matters in this case, but I'm trying to help Zach find some friends that are able to relate to his love for fans. As I scrolled through this intro post, he called out Max C by his avatar, and oh, does he know you from your Youtube channel. Here are some things he told me. "I think he's done this for 4 years. I think he started off collecting fans, and now he works at a Habitat store, I think. He takes them and fixes them up and makes them better. I'm not sure if he keeps them or takes them back yet. The newest video he has is a ceiling fan that's an SMC U42. When he originally got it was all grey, so he used some left over blue spray paint from an art project to make it a little more fancy. He also had to glue some blades back together because they were split, and as he was working on it he, one of the blade brackets snapped on him. I think he rated it 4 out of 5 stars. I think he lives in Canada, because when he got the Hamption Bay Middleton he said that it was made in China, brought to America, and later on they made it an. exclusive buy in Canada - the brushed nickel finish was only out at the time. Back in the 80's and 90's, fans in Canada had three pull chains, because they didn't have a reverse switch. Also, he's very experienced with the fans he collects. He knows everything about them like when they were made, where they are made... there are some he doesn't know, but almost every single one he knows a lot of information about. I would like to know how old he is, because I'm thinking he might be my same age or a little older than me, because in his first videos, he sounds like a 10 year old or something, no offense, and then his voice changed drastically, and I got confused and couldn't tell how old he really is." He's a sponge when it comes to this info, and when it comes to fans, as you may have guessed, he can talk up a storm. He prefers vintage fans over newer fans, because "they are better quality, and fans today are made with cheap materials. Some fan companies use good quality parts like Fanimation." So ya! There's Zach in a nutshell. =) I'm not sure how well he'll do with forums as it's a new territory, but I'm sure, if any of you are willing, we can figure something out. =) Thanks so much! Shonda and Zach =) Welcome to the forum! I think Max is either 16 or 17, he's a few years behind me if I remember correctly. Zach seems like a pretty typical collector, most of us have been at it since we were very young.
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Post by Jordan U on Nov 24, 2014 8:59:44 GMT -5
Oh Dan...lol...he likes your videos, too! And I know he started his videos 5 years ago..... You guys are like heroes or celebrities to my child...js. lol Dan is a great guy, he's got tons of fans, and is really devoted to what he does. I'm sure Zach and him would get along well!
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Post by zleidig on Nov 25, 2014 19:37:51 GMT -5
I remember being absolutely astonished at the number of people who collected fans when Zach realized he could find videos on YouTube. He wants a huge collection, but we just don't have the space for them at this time.
And thank you for the warm welcoming!
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Post by Jordan U on Nov 26, 2014 18:41:58 GMT -5
I remember being absolutely astonished at the number of people who collected fans when Zach realized he could find videos on YouTube. He wants a huge collection, but we just don't have the space for them at this time. And thank you for the warm welcoming! I too, was quite surprised when I first found out how many people there were who enjoy the hobby. I don't have a very large collection myself for the same reason, but if you take a look at my thread on our fan workshops, you'll see some pretty impressive collections!
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Post by Max C. on Nov 30, 2014 2:13:51 GMT -5
Greetings! I'm hoping you lovely people can help me out. Tonight, my son came home from a school dance distraught. "Why can't I just fit in?" Zach is 13 years old with Asperger's Syndrome, and fans have been his livelihood since he was 2. I don't know that age so much matters in this case, but I'm trying to help Zach find some friends that are able to relate to his love for fans. As I scrolled through this intro post, he called out Max C by his avatar, and oh, does he know you from your Youtube channel. Here are some things he told me. "I think he's done this for 4 years. I think he started off collecting fans, and now he works at a Habitat store, I think. He takes them and fixes them up and makes them better. I'm not sure if he keeps them or takes them back yet. The newest video he has is a ceiling fan that's an SMC U42. When he originally got it was all grey, so he used some left over blue spray paint from an art project to make it a little more fancy. He also had to glue some blades back together because they were split, and as he was working on it he, one of the blade brackets snapped on him. I think he rated it 4 out of 5 stars. I think he lives in Canada, because when he got the Hamption Bay Middleton he said that it was made in China, brought to America, and later on they made it an. exclusive buy in Canada - the brushed nickel finish was only out at the time. Back in the 80's and 90's, fans in Canada had three pull chains, because they didn't have a reverse switch. Also, he's very experienced with the fans he collects. He knows everything about them like when they were made, where they are made... there are some he doesn't know, but almost every single one he knows a lot of information about. I would like to know how old he is, because I'm thinking he might be my same age or a little older than me, because in his first videos, he sounds like a 10 year old or something, no offense, and then his voice changed drastically, and I got confused and couldn't tell how old he really is." He's a sponge when it comes to this info, and when it comes to fans, as you may have guessed, he can talk up a storm. He prefers vintage fans over newer fans, because "they are better quality, and fans today are made with cheap materials. Some fan companies use good quality parts like Fanimation." So ya! There's Zach in a nutshell. =) I'm not sure how well he'll do with forums as it's a new territory, but I'm sure, if any of you are willing, we can figure something out. =) Thanks so much! Shonda and Zach =) Welcome to the forums! I can say one thing from experience - the fan collector community is very welcoming of new members, especially those interested in vintage fans. I do happen to live in Canada (close to Vancouver to be exact). That video was posted over five years ago, so my voice certainly has changed since then I hope you both enjoy VCF! Max
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Post by Jordan U on Nov 30, 2014 18:15:01 GMT -5
Welcome to the forums! I can say one thing from experience - the fan collector community is very welcoming of new members, especially those interested in vintage fans. I do happen to live in Canada (close to Vancouver to be exact). That video was posted over five years ago, so my voice certainly has changed since then I hope you both VCF! Max You hope they both VCF? Derp...
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Post by Vintage Fan Collector on Dec 13, 2014 21:34:44 GMT -5
Hi my name is Josh and you might know me from YouTube as Coolcat97. I collect Ceiling Fans, portable Fans, Lights, light bulbs, and Christmas decor. I have always been amazed by how much videos of fans there are. I now make them myself.
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Post by Jordan U on Dec 15, 2014 22:09:21 GMT -5
Hi my name is Josh and you might know me from YouTube as Coolcat97. I collect Ceiling Fans, portable Fans, Lights, light bulbs, and Christmas decor I recognize you from YouTube, and now I finally know what your name is lol
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Post by Vintage Fan Collector on Dec 17, 2014 22:12:22 GMT -5
Ha lol
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 17:46:24 GMT -5
G'day, I'm an Australian lemur loving fan collector. Some of you may know me from DT and finally decided to join here. If anyone needs help with any Aussie fans, I should be able to help. YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCd-utnZBYv86xyvlgH1daHACheers.
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 18, 2015 18:17:31 GMT -5
Well, welcome to aboard Mitchell... I hope you enjoy your visit over here..
Adam
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 18, 2015 18:19:53 GMT -5
Welcome Mitchell! Glad you made it over here to VCF! I'm not sure if we have any Australian collectors on here. I always like seeing fans from other parts of the world.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Mar 18, 2015 18:43:13 GMT -5
Welcome Mitchell, you're the first member from Australia that I know here. I'm glad to see you here. I love your new videos. Be sure to check out the member galleries. It requires another account to add pictures there but least you can do it on your own and it's very easy to add multiples pictures at once. www.vintageceilingfans.com/membergalleries/gallery/index.php
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 18:59:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome guys, I know a fellow Aussie collector named Alexei that is a member here, but I don't think he comes on much anymore.
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 18, 2015 19:05:07 GMT -5
I see that.. He or she seemed active for a short period of time.. I don't know why so...
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