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Post by Adam D. on Mar 17, 2015 14:30:08 GMT -5
I thought I commented on this before, I think I intended to but forgot..
For something new, I must say there is something neat about it.. Kinda reminds me of that gear drive magazine order fan and an original at the same time.. I don't know why it does.. I like the switch housing style.. If this is actually got a bit of meat to it, and not made out of some flimsy piece of trash, I may want one.. That price is too high though..
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 18, 2015 8:32:10 GMT -5
First of all, eww! The vents are terrible, the canopy is a complete mismatch to the rest of the fan and the switch housing is undersized. I agree on the vents, those are terrible. The canopy, I don't particularly dislike it, but it is rather odd. The fact that its ball-socket is lame. think of a Ferrari being driven by somebody who doesn't go more than 30 miles per hour. That wasn't very nice!! Shouldn't you be measuring in kilometers anyways? The performance is nothing to get excited about either, but performance is an evolving characteristic in new fans, so while it's an important factor, I don't place all merit just on performance alone. The fact that its performance is so average is quite deterring to me. If it doesn't look the greatest (which I don't think it does) but it performed very well, I'd be more apt to like it better. That price is too high though.. What is this price?
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Post by Max C. on Mar 18, 2015 22:44:43 GMT -5
I agree on the vents, those are terrible. The canopy, I don't particularly dislike it, but it is rather odd. The fact that its ball-socket is lame. The canopy wouldn't look bad on a lot of other fans. On a Hunter Original copy though? I don't think so... That wasn't very nice!! Shouldn't you be measuring in kilometers anyways? Absolutely not! I almost never use the Metric system for anything (excluding temperature). The fact that its performance is so average is quite deterring to me. If it doesn't look the greatest (which I don't think it does) but it performed very well, I'd be more apt to like it better. I would have to agree. Though with a few new capacitors though, that shouldn't be hard to fix.
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 19, 2015 17:19:34 GMT -5
I would have to agree. Though with a few new capacitors though, that shouldn't be hard to fix. I'm not sure exactly what it costs, but if its not cheap then you really shouldn't have to 'fix' it when you just dropped a bunch of cash on it... The canopy wouldn't look bad on a lot of other fans. On a Hunter Original copy though? I don't think so... What fans do you think this would look good on? Absolutely not! I almost never use the Metric system for anything (excluding temperature). Don't make it out like that was an outrageous thing to say! The Canadian standard is Metric!
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Post by Max C. on Mar 19, 2015 17:50:18 GMT -5
I'm not sure exactly what it costs, but if its not cheap then you really shouldn't have to 'fix' it when you just dropped a bunch of cash on it... Fair point. What fans do you think this would look good on? The Hampton Bay Pilot has a canopy that's similar to this. Personally I think it looks good. Don't make it out like that was an outrageous thing to say! The Canadian standard is Metric! That doesn't change the fact that I hardly ever use it (exuding temperature and motor size).
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 19, 2015 18:10:17 GMT -5
The Hampton Bay Pilot has a canopy that's similar to this. Personally I think it looks good. I suppose maybe on more modern styled fans it could look okay, but I'm not really into modern so it never looks quite that good to me. On a replica of a classic though, I'd expect something more traditional.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Mar 19, 2015 19:38:39 GMT -5
My opinion is similar to what Cole has to say. I find the switch housing and the vents very cool but I wish the brackets had a more smooth shape and were not so long. The vents remind me very much of Island Plantation fans. I wish it had four blades.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Mar 19, 2015 19:48:22 GMT -5
Absolutely not! I almost never use the Metric system for anything (excluding temperature). Don't make it out like that was an outrageous thing to say! The Canadian standard is Metric! I really wonder what they learn in school in other provinces. Based on some outside of Québec members of Canada here, it seems they are not following with here. The weirdest part is that theses members are younger. They were all born after 1970. My grand-parents that were born in the 1930's barely use the old system anymore. When I write something, Max writes ''Imperial please'' as if he was 80 years old or more and as if I was supposed to have learn an old English system that England does not even use much anymore.
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 19, 2015 19:50:42 GMT -5
My opinion is similar to what Cole has to say. I find the switch housing and the vents very cool but I wish the brackets had a more smooth shape and were not so long. The vents remind me very much of Island Plantation fans. I wish it had four blades. A 4/5 blade capability would be a nice touch.
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 19, 2015 19:52:18 GMT -5
I really wonder what they learn in school in other provinces. Based on some outside of Québec members of Canada here, it seems they are not following with here. The weirdest part is that theses members are younger. They were all born after 1970. My grand-parents that were born in the 1930's barely use the old system anymore. When I write something, Max writes ''Imperial please'' as if he was 80 years old or more and as if I was supposed to have learn an old English system that England does not even use much anymore. I read on the Internet (not that that's the most accurate place to go) but apaprently various provinces in Canada still do imperial, even though Canada's offical system is metric.
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Post by Noah C on Mar 19, 2015 20:55:31 GMT -5
In agreement with other members here, a motor configuration allowing for a 4/5 blade installation would be stellar. In addition, the canopy is much too modern for anything remotely close to a hunter original copy. Then again, this still displays that the Hunter original is still worth knocking off or copying.
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 19, 2015 21:31:22 GMT -5
this still displays that the Hunter original is still worth knocking off or copying. That could be said, but I'd say its probably more the reputation of the fan that's worth copying. Its not often a model survives for so many years.
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Post by Noah C on Mar 19, 2015 21:56:28 GMT -5
this still displays that the Hunter original is still worth knocking off or copying. That could be said, but I'd say its probably more the reputation of the fan that's worth copying. Its not often a model survives for so many years. The sole ceiling fan I can say comes even remotely close to the original in terms of reputation is the casablanca panama. To state another, the fanimation bourbon street; the emerson cornerstone. And to be honest, I Don't believe the new panama is a poor fan. There is still a stack motor version offered. No, it does not look as appealing as its previous form, but it is not a bad fan. How my mind translates this is: the 188x20 motor model as the mainstream (including the unipack model), with the stack and DC motor options being the higher-caliber/echelon models.
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Post by Max C. on Mar 20, 2015 15:15:04 GMT -5
I really wonder what they learn in school in other provinces. Based on some outside of Québec members of Canada here, it seems they are not following with here. The weirdest part is that theses members are younger. They were all born after 1970. My grand-parents that were born in the 1930's barely use the old system anymore. When I write something, Max writes ''Imperial please'' as if he was 80 years old or more and as if I was supposed to have learn an old English system that England does not even use much anymore. I'm assuming that in Québec they only teach Metric? Here in British Columbia, they teach both Metric and Imperial. In fact, part of Math is learning how to properly convert between the two systems. Like I've said, I hardly ever use Metric. That seems to be the general trend here, as all the employees and volunteers (myself included) at the ReStore use inches, feet, yards, etcetera. Even my dad uses Imperial for measuring length and diameter.
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Post by Noah C on Mar 20, 2015 19:07:11 GMT -5
Weird fan #2 of 2015: Minka aire Iconic. This fan is about average in quality. However, it is underpowered for a 60" (I know, outrageous, right!) fan. The thing only has a 188x15 motor. The oddity is how there looks like there is a switch housing, but the whole bottom is dominated by a light. The fan's proportions and overall aesthetic work much better on a fan with a 50" to 54" diameter. Here it is: Attachment Deleted
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