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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2011 23:46:17 GMT -5
Some of you may remember- some of you have even visited- my old "fan shop" in my parents basement. It's sat largely neglected the past few years as I have lived in other cities and states, and now have a large commercial shop for doing repairs.
I'm in the process of cleaning it out, and I want to install some fans for permanent use. Here are the criterion:
- (3) 48-52" matching or similar - (1 or 2) 36" or smaller similar to the larger fans - downrod fans - no light kits - not super commercial, but not residential, ornate, or fragile. So no rubber flywheels, but nothing all metal like Envirofans or Daytons
A couple ideas I'm floating around:
1. Brown/brass Reversair Originals for the 52", either 36" brown Originals or blenderfans for the small fans
2. White/brass Banvil Envirofans for two of the 48" (the ones Mike likes, with the plunger canopy but no switch housing. A white/brass Leslie Locke with the funny blades for the other 48". In which case I havent figured out what I'd use for 36"-- maybe a white blenderfan. I dont think I have any 36" white/brass spinners
3. Various incarnations of brown plastic Emersons.
Other ideas?
If anyone has any pictures of my old shop, post them. I cant find any.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2011 1:33:18 GMT -5
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Post by JW on May 13, 2011 7:06:51 GMT -5
Wait, there was a friction drive Original copy?! Do you have the blades for it? If so, what do they look like?
Also, is that KDK motor the Royalaire you got NIB?
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2011 12:30:15 GMT -5
Original copy is actually stack motor with a weird flywheel, plastic blade arms, and stencil blades that look like they came off an American made Lasko. Really really strange.
That is my other Royalaire, the 56" one, that did not come NIB. The NIB one is still NIB.
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Post by Rick M. on May 13, 2011 16:28:55 GMT -5
Wow, there's all kinds of stuff in there!!!
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Post by Cole S. on May 13, 2011 16:51:01 GMT -5
Hmm, bit tidier than when I was down there lol!
Start doing some math to figure out how many fans are in all those banana boxes people!
Can't wait to see what you do with the fans, anything you mentioned sounds pretty good to me.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2011 2:53:10 GMT -5
Cole, wait until it's done. I am doing the whole basement, the finished room and the three unfinished room. Everything will be clean and organized.
There is an average of two fans per box. Some boxes have one, some have 3 or 4. And now, as this project progresses, there will also be boxes of parts, light fitters, glass, screws, etc. I'm going to store EVERYTHING in the boxes so it can be stacked.
I dont think even half the boxes are shown in these pictures.
Cole, when are you coming to help?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2011 2:55:49 GMT -5
Here are some of the fans discussed. None are complete, wired in, cleaned up etc. Leslie Locke: Reversair: Banvil: 36" Original: What do you guys think?
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Post by Cole S. on May 14, 2011 17:08:25 GMT -5
I like the Banvils or Leslie Locke especially, but Originals also would be just as well.
I have no idea when I can get down there! I need to start planning my summer schedule and see where there might be some time if there's any at all.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2011 0:54:56 GMT -5
I liked, in this order: 1. Banvils 2. Originals 3. Leslie Locke As you can see that doesnt make for a good combination. So I sought for a replacement for the Leslie Locke, and came up with this: So now my question is, what to do for the two 36?"
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2011 19:44:13 GMT -5
The realization I've come to, for both my shops, my house, my parents house, my churches, etc . . . Is I dont want them to look like "a fan collector's shop" or "a fan collectors church" based on the fan installs. I want them to look like a normal shop/church/house that just so happens to have a lot of cool fans.
Does that make sense?
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Post by Cole S. on May 15, 2011 23:04:42 GMT -5
The realization I've come to, for both my shops, my house, my parents house, my churches, etc . . . Is I dont want them to look like "a fan collector's shop" or "a fan collectors church" based on the fan installs. I want them to look like a normal shop/church/house that just so happens to have a lot of cool fans. Does that make sense? I totally get that. Kinda the look I go for in the garage, just a normal garage with fluorescent lighting and a few industrials, nothing special. In your case it's hard to choose if you don't want full blown industrial, because there are quite a few options that would blend in nicely and act as functional fans. I think whatever you pick, it just can't be too heavy visually if it needs to blend in. Spinners are good options, not too much space taken in the visual field. Brown plastic Emersons would blend in nicely with that ceiling, but that's not to say that's the best option. If you need to use small Originals or Blender Fans, both are good options because again, not too much visual space.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2011 0:17:11 GMT -5
That's why I nixed the 52" Reversairs. They were too imposing.
You need to get your ass back here and load up on fans.
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Post by Adam D. on May 23, 2011 17:37:21 GMT -5
Are you cleaning out everything you have and are going to stop collecting fans? or are you just sorting out stuff that you've lost interest in to make room?
We have the TooViewFans if you want to send me pictures and info, to update your pages..
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 19:24:11 GMT -5
I'm trying to condense my fans down to one room rather than my parents' entire basement. I am selling and tossing a lot of stuff. Still keeping the bulk of it.
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