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Post by Cole S. on Jul 29, 2012 20:26:51 GMT -5
Okay, so Jeremy sent me this Original motor a few years back now. Had the outdoor fabric blades, but all I got was the motor and stuff, those blades and blade arms were added from a Summer Breeze if you're wondering.  It's always been kinda mismatched, like an R&M canopy that didn't match finishes, no blades or switch cap, etc. On top of that, the blade arms were kinda scratched up, and the switch housing got deep scratches in it when my dad re-tapped the holes when a screw broke off and messed up the threads. I was always gonna repaint it all a white that was close to Hunter's, but then I got those blades in Minneapolis and I completely changed my mind. So I went black...   Yes, it's installed in my room. I LOVE my Venus, but I've lost two IT boards to power failures in this house, and in the summer I'm not taking the risk. I've had my brown/PB Original up in there for over a month for the same reason, but the black looks so much better with the room. I'm not totally satisfied with this fan due to some imperfections I couldn't get sorted out, but overall for my first work on an Original it came out well. In the end I think it came out remotely close to Hunter's black. It was supposed to be really glossy, but I kinda got a cross between matte and semi-gloss... |
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Post by fanman92 on Jul 29, 2012 20:28:57 GMT -5
Looks great!!!!! Do NOT take this one down!!
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Post by Jonathan A. on Jul 29, 2012 20:31:02 GMT -5
Can I see a video?
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 29, 2012 20:33:46 GMT -5
Looks great!!!!! Do NOT take this one down!! Haha last thing on my mind right now! I love how it matches the track lights... Finally some unity in my fixtures lol! |
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 29, 2012 20:34:14 GMT -5
It's coming, give me a sec lol, I just got this thing posted. |
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Post by fancollector12 on Jul 29, 2012 21:20:52 GMT -5
Nice. As i said on YT nice job. Reminds me of the ones you sometimes see in UNO pizza places. (:
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 29, 2012 21:25:59 GMT -5
Nice. As i said on YT nice job. Reminds me of the ones you sometimes see in UNO pizza places. (: Exactly. The place here that used to be UNO (now a woodfire/BBQ place) still has theirs running strong. |
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Post by fancollector12 on Jul 29, 2012 21:27:26 GMT -5
Lol my local UNO is now famous Dave's, they removed em all except the ones in the bar. There was one over the entrance it was cool looking in that setting.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2012 0:01:21 GMT -5
I love it in your room.
Whole house surge protectors would keep you from killing IT fans.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Jul 30, 2012 0:17:16 GMT -5
Wow! That was a good idea to do this. Now you can put back the Summer Breeze blades where they belong and theses oak Original blades you found can be used.
It looks awesome! After the polished brass models, black is my favorite color for an Original. The contrast with the black and the golden oak blades is gorgeous.
The black on black Hunter Originals is never really glossy. It's more semi-gloss, almost matte even. I haven't touched one to really know but from what I saw they are either semi-gloss or even matte. IMO yours came out perfectly but then again in person in can be different than on the pics.
At first I did not understood what was going on with this fan. I thought it was a new Original you picked up somewhere and that you were glad you got one is such good condition and all complete because you have enough of having Original that are always incomplete and/or in bad condition. You really got me. Hehe. I understood better when I read the description below the picture of this fan you put in the galleries.
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 30, 2012 11:06:04 GMT -5
Whole house surge protectors would keep you from killing IT fans. Really should've looked into that after the first one got killed. Been hearing a lot about them being put in new construction and remodels, it's really a very good idea. Wow! That was a good idea to do this. Now you can put back the Summer Breeze blades where they belong and theses oak Original blades you found can be used. It looks awesome! After the polished brass models, black is my favorite color for an Original. The contrast with the black and the golden oak blades is gorgeous. The black on black Hunter Originals is never really glossy. It's more semi-gloss, almost matte even. I haven't touched one to really know but from what I saw they are either semi-gloss or even matte. IMO yours came out perfectly but then again in person in can be different than on the pics. At first I did not understood what was going on with this fan. I thought it was a new Original you picked up somewhere and that you were glad you got one is such good condition and all complete because you have enough of having Original that are always incomplete and/or in bad condition. You really got me. Hehe. I understood better when I read the description below the picture of this fan you put in the galleries. Yeah, this fan has been pretty much bladeless since I took the pics/videos back then. I have 4 R&M pecan I was gonna use with the white, but this is a much better combo. I love black on an Original as well, I've really wanted one for a long time and after I found those blades I knew this fan was meant to be transformed. The blades combined with the finish is pure genius, beautiful look. Right, they're pretty matte, but I didn't want to go with the finish I used on my Charleston because it scratches SO easily. I figured gloss would be better for that, but in the end I like it much better than I would high gloss. I think the paint can nozzle clogged up a bit and made the paint come out in a more "speckled" pattern which turned it more matte. When I went to the second can of paint I swapped the nozzle from the first can to get the same finish. It came out well, there's just a few white spots around the badge and the stickers on top that I wasn't too happy with. Sorry to confuse you lol! Wish I could find a fan this good lol! Yeah now I'm up to... 2 totally complete Originals I guess. The others aren't too far off from being there too, I think the 38" is missing the most. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2012 13:33:24 GMT -5
the white motor i gave you,did you paint it black?
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 30, 2012 15:17:35 GMT -5
Yeah, the black fan is the white one you sent me. You'd never recognize it lol! It certainly wasn't in bad shape, but with all the random parts I had saved up it just made sense to make a complete fan.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2012 15:24:59 GMT -5
Yeah, the black fan is the white one you sent me. You'd never recognize it lol! It certainly wasn't in bad shape, but with all the random parts I had saved up it just made sense to make a complete fan. GLAD I GAVE IT TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  LOL i wish i gave you the cloth blades but troy bugs me to give it to him  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2012 15:28:17 GMT -5
Looks great!!!!! Do NOT take this one down!! +1 i love that original,i strongly agree,matches well with track lighting and other stuff in your room.. and BTW it's currently running on low as i'm typing this ;D |
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