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Post by Jordan U on Feb 15, 2015 20:29:33 GMT -5
Interesting concept, but I can't imagine these move much air working with regular fan motors.   |
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 15, 2015 20:50:15 GMT -5
Cool! I had never seen the first one before. The second one shows often on images searches and I find it exaggerated. The first one is more realistic and gives me some ideas. With some slightly less wide boards it could make a cool combination on an older spinner or even better for a Marelli missing it's blades. The tips of those boards looks so much like actual curved blades. They're just too wide.
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Post by Jordan U on Feb 15, 2015 22:13:32 GMT -5
I don't remember seeing the first one before either, not sure even how I came across it this evening lol. But I agree its a much more realistic design, and personally I think it looks cooler using skated decks rather than brand new blanks. The second one is way too large and disproportionate. It does however remind me very much of curved blade industrials.
If I ever came across cheapo fan motor missing blades or whatever, I may attempt to make something like the first picture. It would take a lot of work though, particularly in the area of balancing. Each deck would need to be cut on the end near the motor as seen in the image, and somehow balanced. Plus finding 5 junk skate decks of the same size isn't likely either.
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Post by mndoss06 on Feb 15, 2015 23:43:34 GMT -5
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Post by Jordan U on Feb 16, 2015 15:22:33 GMT -5
I've seen this on eBay a few times. At first I didn't realize what it was, then when I looked at it closer I saw that it was in fact skate-themed. Seeing some of the other sports fans that Hunter has made, I think they could have done better than this. |
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Post by mndoss06 on Feb 16, 2015 16:36:50 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever seen one of these in person before. I've seen them for sale on my local Craigslist and on eBay as well. I personally think the design itself is okay, I just don't care much for the skateboard theme it has going for it.
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Post by Jordan U on Feb 16, 2015 17:01:16 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever seen one of these in person before. I've seen them for sale on my local Craigslist and on eBay as well. I personally think the design itself is okay, I just don't care much for the skateboard theme it has going for it. I've never seen one in person either. The design does seem pretty good, in fact it looks like it may be a spinner. Being a skater myself, I like the idea of the theme, but I don't think it actually spans out that well. Take a look at Hunter's baseball fan for example:  One glance and you know exactly what it is. This Hunter skate fan, its not blatantly obvious. |
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