Post by JW on Jan 5, 2005 1:12:06 GMT -5
Seems like there are names for the blade tips, so I figured why not organize them?
Square tip: End of blade is straight across, like those on most modern Hunter Originals.
Semi-square: similar to the square tip, but has a little bit of an arch. Bananafans and newer Casablanca Four Seasons are examples.
Stepped: Similar to semi-square blades but the corners are cut out. Fancier 80's Emersons and Key Largos have these blades.
Pointed: Has a point in the middle. Many, many different variations.
Scalloped: The point is "rounded off" somewhat at the tip; it doesn't come completely to a point. Characteristic of Broans and Old Jacksonvilles.
Wing-Tip: Like those on an antique Hunter. Most Hunters made today with this design are only "semi-wing-tip" for some reason.
Arched end: The blade tip comes to a pronounced arch. Examples are Taras, some Crompton Greaves, and some Wing Tats.
Semi-arch: the blade tip is flat, but then suddenly arches up in the middle, kind of like the Fritos logo. ("Frito Blades", maybe?) These tips are what Dan thought were on Taras originally.
SMC tips: The blade tip found on many, and especially older, SMC's; resembles a "club" or "clover" shape.
Round ends: The end is completely round. Usually these indicate that the fan is cheap. :-) Found on some Broans, later model Homesteads, and the guiltiest culprit of all, the Craftmade Designer Fan, on which the blades actually get NARROWER as they extend toward the end.
The MUTANTS: Don't fit any of the above categories. Examples a-plenty on Evergos and Leslie-Lockes. These include pointed blades with stepped corners on a select few Evergo Emperors, blades that resemble baseball bats in shape (but with stepped corners) on some Evergo spinners, the lopsided Broadway Limited blades, and the lopsided blades on a short-lived Encon called the Cyclone(?). Some mid-90s Hunters had an arched-end blade with stepped corners, as well.
Square tip: End of blade is straight across, like those on most modern Hunter Originals.
Semi-square: similar to the square tip, but has a little bit of an arch. Bananafans and newer Casablanca Four Seasons are examples.
Stepped: Similar to semi-square blades but the corners are cut out. Fancier 80's Emersons and Key Largos have these blades.
Pointed: Has a point in the middle. Many, many different variations.
Scalloped: The point is "rounded off" somewhat at the tip; it doesn't come completely to a point. Characteristic of Broans and Old Jacksonvilles.
Wing-Tip: Like those on an antique Hunter. Most Hunters made today with this design are only "semi-wing-tip" for some reason.
Arched end: The blade tip comes to a pronounced arch. Examples are Taras, some Crompton Greaves, and some Wing Tats.
Semi-arch: the blade tip is flat, but then suddenly arches up in the middle, kind of like the Fritos logo. ("Frito Blades", maybe?) These tips are what Dan thought were on Taras originally.
SMC tips: The blade tip found on many, and especially older, SMC's; resembles a "club" or "clover" shape.
Round ends: The end is completely round. Usually these indicate that the fan is cheap. :-) Found on some Broans, later model Homesteads, and the guiltiest culprit of all, the Craftmade Designer Fan, on which the blades actually get NARROWER as they extend toward the end.
The MUTANTS: Don't fit any of the above categories. Examples a-plenty on Evergos and Leslie-Lockes. These include pointed blades with stepped corners on a select few Evergo Emperors, blades that resemble baseball bats in shape (but with stepped corners) on some Evergo spinners, the lopsided Broadway Limited blades, and the lopsided blades on a short-lived Encon called the Cyclone(?). Some mid-90s Hunters had an arched-end blade with stepped corners, as well.
