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Post by skateboardb617 on Oct 8, 2015 23:07:08 GMT -5
I lived in my own room at home since i was born. so i hadda get used to that real quick . but its not too bad lol. 3 years i had to do it. but this year i have an apartment on campus, living with three other people, so its real chill and relaxed Same for me.. Your current situation sounds pretty nice.. but even then my bizarre living habits would probably drive people nuts..definitely takes getting used to. stay with the same person so you know them inside and out lmao
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Post by Jordan U on Oct 8, 2015 23:15:32 GMT -5
definitely takes getting used to. stay with the same person so you know them inside and out lmao True.. I tend to be an accumulator.. I'd fill that place up with cordless phones, Christmas lights, fans, skate stuff, all sorts of random nonsense I don't need.. Don't think it would end well.. lol.. I'll just have to stay home for now..
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Post by skateboardb617 on Oct 8, 2015 23:25:45 GMT -5
definitely takes getting used to. stay with the same person so you know them inside and out lmao True.. I tend to be an accumulator.. I'd fill that place up with cordless phones, Christmas lights, fans, skate stuff, all sorts of random nonsense I don't need.. Don't think it would end well.. lol.. I'll just have to stay home for now..lmao you already know Ill be putting up so much skate crap up in my place
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Post by skateboardb617 on Oct 21, 2015 12:10:50 GMT -5
Ok guys. Heres a few more pickups... First, I finally got the last piece to my Zephyr project, a W-85 board. I don't know much about the inside of a computer, but this technology is beautiful, even if it's just a machine I went home last weekend to get my car and go do some errands as well as go to UMASS Dartmouth for the night to go visit my friends. While i was up there, I did a few fan related things. One thing I did was open up this Nutone Slimline II. I ordered it off eBay last month and it went to my house instead of my college (which i wasn't expecting, but it was good enough). Polished Brass, 42". Going to put a nice light kit on it. Runs perfectly. I always wanted one of these. The second fan I got while I was home was this Casablanca Delta I that was being held for me by this nice couple on Craigslist. The fan was painted Matte Black but they did an AMAZING job doing it, except for a few paint spots on he top of the motor. I cannot wait to clean this up and get a black light kit for it. The blades were also painted over. The owners told me that the past owners of the house were heavy smokers and the fan was completely yellow. So they painted the motor black and the blades Snow White. I've gotten a lot of compliments from the fan group on Facebook for this fan. Unfortunately, I didnt have enough time to install it and test it, so it's sitting up in my attic with the rest of my project fans right now, waiting for me in November The last thing that I got while I was home, is this Casablanca San Marino that was also being held for me. Now i want to complete this, because as you can see, its got Genesis/Artisan blade arms. I've been looking everywhere for some. I'm going to call Casablanca and give them the tag number so they can give me the blade arms and badges. if ANYONE has ANY extras, PLEASE let me know. I want to complete this fan really badly. Its also a W-32
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Post by Jordan U on Oct 21, 2015 15:02:38 GMT -5
The spinner is gorgeous! The long chain looks cool on there too for some reason.. What kind of light did you have in mind for that?
While that's not my first choice of finish for a Delta, it does look quite nice.. Finally someone who did a reasonable job changing the color..
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Post by skateboardb617 on Oct 21, 2015 15:09:21 GMT -5
The spinner is gorgeous! The long chain looks cool on there too for some reason.. What kind of light did you have in mind for that?
While that's not my first choice of finish for a Delta, it does look quite nice.. Finally someone who did a reasonable job changing the color.. I see maybe a three turtle light kit, or a schoolhouse globe. Mainly anything I like in polished brass. And I know! That delta looks great! The canopy however was painted over in a weird white color. Gonna spray paint it black
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Post by Jordan U on Oct 21, 2015 15:18:59 GMT -5
I see maybe a three turtle light kit, or a schoolhouse globe. Mainly anything I like in polished brass. And I know! That delta looks great! The canopy however was painted over in a weird white color. Gonna spray paint it black I was thinking the three turtle fixture also,, but the single globe may look good too.. depends on how much light you want..
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Post by skateboardb617 on Oct 21, 2015 15:49:22 GMT -5
I see maybe a three turtle light kit, or a schoolhouse globe. Mainly anything I like in polished brass. And I know! That delta looks great! The canopy however was painted over in a weird white color. Gonna spray paint it black I was thinking the three turtle fixture also,, but the single globe may look good too.. depends on how much light you want..You know, I never thought of how much light I wanted, but more on what looks good. But i guess thats why most of my fans need multiple lights (3-4) lol. Only a few I got actually have single lights
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Post by skateboardb617 on Nov 8, 2015 14:30:50 GMT -5
Hey guys. Quick update... So I went home for the day yesterday and I brought a box full of all the little stuff I could. I still have my Victorian and my Low Profile II in their boxes still under my bed (waiting for Thanksgiving break to bring them home). But I ended up taking all the screws, the IT switch, and the canopy for the Victorian. While I was home, I did a lil work on some fans so I'mma show you all what's up. ALSO. I know a lot of you want videos of my fans. Well, what I'm gonna do is buy this thing called a HotShot handle for my phone (its for skateboarding) and a tripod. When I get that, I'll start filming things and putting them up on YouTube so stay tuned for all of that. Now, onto the fans... I ordered a Matte Black Ellington light kit for my Delta I. The colors matched perfectly so now the fan itself is complete. There's just a few things that I'm gonna do to it: spray paint the canopy black along with a few white spots on the the top of the motor housing, and I'm gonna put the Rosewood blades I got from Habitat on it and make it look real classy (the painted white blades that came with it are warped and pretty heavy), along with some pull chains. It runs beautifully and is definitely a keeper. Next thing I did was test the Victorian's IT switch on my white/brass Ventura. While I was doing this, I thought that the K44T might look good on it. I was right. I'd waiting for another brass fixture to come from a trade with another collector that will probably end up going on there. But for now, I love the way it looks. I gotta find shades for it though. But the IT switch works fine! While I was home, I got a package of a NOS Harbor Breeze polished brass spotlight kit. I LOVE spotlight kits. I just threw it on the Slimline just to see how it looked. Did a quick demo video with it just to make sure everything worked. It's got a 3 way pullchain. But I initially bought it for my Elegance because the Halogen light that I got for it (to make it look like a Saturn) doesn't output enough light like I wanted. So I found the spotlight for 10 bucks on eBay, quickly scooped that up, and was lucky enough for it to come to my house yesterday while I was there. So now wherever the Elegance gets installed, it'll look a lot more modern with this light kit and I like it a LOT more with this light. It'll also have dimmable bulbs too Last thing I was able to do was go to my San Marino and get the numbers off the gold plate to see if I can get replacements for the blade arms and badges. so nothing too special. I do love the switch cap though looks so nice. I may not even put a light kit on it. May just keep it like this unless I find a light kit that uses the switch cap too thats it for now!
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Post by Max C. on Nov 9, 2015 21:43:51 GMT -5
Both the Ellington single-globe fitter and the Casablanca K44T look excellent!
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Post by Cullen D. on Nov 9, 2015 21:51:36 GMT -5
I LOVE Delta I's! Yours looks AWESOME in that finish with that light kit on it!
I really wish cool Casablancas would show up in my area. Casablanca fans are very rare in Louisiana.
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Post by Max C. on Nov 9, 2015 21:55:43 GMT -5
I really wish cool Casablancas would show up in my area. Casablanca fans are very rare in Louisiana. That is true. I only saw five or so in New Orleans as compared to literally hundreds of Hunter Originals.
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Post by Cullen D. on Nov 9, 2015 21:57:50 GMT -5
I really wish cool Casablancas would show up in my area. Casablanca fans are very rare in Louisiana. That is true. I only saw five or so in New Orleans as compared to literally hundreds of Hunter Originals. Yeah, Originals are very common in New Orleans. That's why they're a childhood fan for me- because I used to see them every time I went there. I can't remember ever seeing a Casablanca in New Orleans, though.
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Post by Max C. on Nov 10, 2015 3:00:02 GMT -5
Yeah, Originals are very common in New Orleans. That's why they're a childhood fan for me- because I used to see them every time I went there. I can't remember ever seeing a Casablanca in New Orleans, though. I saw a trio of Casablanca New Orleans Centennials (ironic is it not) in the lobby of a hotel. I believe there also might have been a Delta II somewhere.
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Post by skateboardb617 on Nov 10, 2015 10:46:02 GMT -5
Both the Ellington single-globe fitter and the Casablanca K44T look excellent! Thank you my man! I'm prolly gonna switch the K44T for a brass Casa kit when I get it from a trade from another collector for a bunch of stuff
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