Will H
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Post by Will H on Apr 5, 2016 10:36:11 GMT -5
LOVE the Delta III! I miss the old Expos, the fan room was fun. Oh man i miss it too lmao. I only went there a few times. All the stuff there was hella expensive I remember they had a mix of Hampton Bays, Hunters, and Casablanca's. Thought it was funny that you could've bought the same HB at the Home Depot for like half the price.
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Post by skateboardb617 on Apr 5, 2016 19:40:07 GMT -5
Oh man i miss it too lmao. I only went there a few times. All the stuff there was hella expensive I remember they had a mix of Hampton Bays, Hunters, and Casablanca's. Thought it was funny that you could've bought the same HB at the Home Depot for like half the price. Lol right? just the fact that you wanted to buy a cheap fan but not from a cheap place
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Post by skateboardb617 on Apr 30, 2016 18:51:14 GMT -5
Hey boys. Im back with a few updates. Graduation is approaching soon so I had to move most of my stuff out of my dorm, which required me going home for the night. So while i was there, I did a few things I installed this baby downrod on my Emerson Loft. looks a lot better to me Installed and did a video on my terra cotta Preference Did the same thing for my Saturn Pieced the Venus that I got from Spiffy together finally after figuring out the right way to do it Replaced my CEC with my W/B Delta II for the time being. I like it a lot right now, but i may replace it with a better one once it gets shipped
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Post by Jordan U on May 2, 2016 9:35:00 GMT -5
The Delta 2 is beautiful,, but I like the spinner better in that particular install..
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Post by skateboardb617 on May 2, 2016 15:59:03 GMT -5
The Delta 2 is beautiful,, but I like the spinner better in that particular install..
This one is supposed to be going to a young collector when he gets his money situation together and I'm just gonna put up a white Delta II in place of this one when I get it from Castro. And maybe a Lady Delta when i get it from Castro as well. But i agree with you. The install is great. now that I think about it, I could install the Lady Delta in that little area with the spinner and then possibly the Delta I i got from Spiffy in the spot where the Delta II is right now. Yes yes yes
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Post by skateboardb617 on May 10, 2016 21:07:59 GMT -5
Hey guys! I graduated! I got my bachelors degree in English with a minor in education! its lit! and it feels so good. so ceiling fan collecting is on until i feel like my bank account has suffered enough lol. Now, onto the fans I saw these Originals at Legal Sea Foods after grad. there were about 20-25 spread out through the restaurant. all black with walnut and 4 bladed Went to a bar called the Yacht House near Fenway Park that had these Big Ass Isis fans in the back. i think its dope that Fenway's area is so compact and tight, but they were still able to install these there. There's 4 of them tightly compacted like that My first pickups of the summer is this Casa California Zephyr (November 1992) and a Casa Saturn (July 1988). I picked them up both in Rhode Island (the Saturn was in the same area where I got my Delta II last november. the one with 5 lights and the long downrod). I picked up the Saturn for another Massachusetts collector. When I went down to get it, the woman was super nice. The light kit however refused to come off so i had to bring it back home with me with the blades on, in the bucket that it was on the craigslist ad with) There was paint speckled on the other side of the blades (which made it looks like stars, which is something Casablanca should of done with it's planet line), and they were warped a little. So there's a lot to be done with it. The Cali Zephyr was another story. Found it on another craigslist ad, it was being sold at a store that cleans out estate houses and sells its contents. The ad had this and a Fasco Charleston from the same spot. I was more interested in the Cali Zephyr and im gonna let my other Massachusetts collector get the Charleston. I had packed up the entire thing with the owners of the shop and had JUST gotten back and unpacked everything and wouldnt you know it, i left the shades at the store. So i have to get them after work next week. So for the time being, I just used alabaster shades for the video. I just installed it in my mom's closet area for the time being because it looks really nice in the area. May get some shorter blades for it. If you look at it, it's the exact model that is in the 1993 Casa catalog. Im not sure if it was a Gallery Edition or a Designer's Choice. BUT it does have the elusive switch cap light kit that you see on a lot of Cali Zephyrs or San Marino or any fan with the decorative switch cap. But it looks beautiful. I took the Saturn downrod and put it on the Cali Zephyr for the install. I need to get a regular box, but its on a pancake box and the screws for the Hang tru dont fit. but they fit enough hang the fan. either way its beautiful. just waiting on getting those glass shades
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Post by skateboardb617 on May 13, 2016 10:54:48 GMT -5
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Post by Jordan U on May 13, 2016 20:25:22 GMT -5
Congratulations on your graduation! What are you going to do now? The education field is interesting.. I spent a few years teaching computers in a high school.. It was thrilling LOL
That Big Ass install is pretty dope.. Must look even cooler in person to see them in such a small, regular place.. Must move the air around quite a bit.. But they call it Isis? Really? Give me a break!
The California Zephyr install is neat,, just because it barely fits.. Still think the spinner needs to go back..
Delta is nice,, not big on the dark blades on white though.. A light oak, or even white blades, would be better suiting in my opinion..
The heatsink in Four Seasons.. That sure is interesting.. Never seen that before.. A solid idea though.. That's what you get from made in USA!
The 19th Century does look good with 2 blades.. Gives it more of an antique style look to it..
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Post by skateboardb617 on May 15, 2016 16:06:07 GMT -5
Congratulations on your graduation! What are you going to do now? The education field is interesting.. I spent a few years teaching computers in a high school.. It was thrilling LOL
That Big Ass install is pretty dope.. Must look even cooler in person to see them in such a small, regular place.. Must move the air around quite a bit.. But they call it Isis? Really? Give me a break!
The California Zephyr install is neat,, just because it barely fits.. Still think the spinner needs to go back..
Delta is nice,, not big on the dark blades on white though.. A light oak, or even white blades, would be better suiting in my opinion..
The heatsink in Four Seasons.. That sure is interesting.. Never seen that before.. A solid idea though.. That's what you get from made in USA!
The 19th Century does look good with 2 blades.. Gives it more of an antique style look to it.. Thank you man! right now im just applying for school jobs and just working at BJ's like i have been for the past two years lol It honestly looks really good. Its such a large fan for the small space that Fenway is. i know the name came at a bad time, but the name Isis is fitting for it lol. I know a cute girl and her name is isis. could never talk to her with a straight face lol I know the spinner looked great back there. but another collector wants it so im handing it over to him. but that cali zephyr is TOOO beautiful not to be installed the white and oak color is growing on me lol yeah that fan is a COMPLETE mystery. i have to ask someone about it lol the 19th century is just amazing
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Post by skateboardb617 on May 21, 2016 23:14:06 GMT -5
Last week I got a package from Mark Welker. I traded him a Casablanca canopy, mounting bracket, and a W11 for a pretzel bracket Zephyr. There were a few catches though. The fan is pre 89, which means it has the black casing for the IT. It's old enough to work on FLIK mode also. But, there was no LDM present, as Welker used it on his Victorian he picked up with this Zephyr. So he kept it for himself for that Victorian project he's working on. I bought a brand new LCA specifically for the fan. It came with the LCA mounting and the final hatch for the LCA, but the actual mounting for the LCA was not present when he picked them up. So I got it completely complete except for the LCA, and LDM. I have to figure out this monstrosity of a fan, but I'll do it. won't be hard lol. It will be run on FLIK mode only due to the missing LDM I have to figure out the wiring for LDM but im pretty sure these are the lead wires Also, I followed Cole's method of creating a single speed fan. I then converted my Venus from spiffy to single speed. Currently it's being used on a Casablanca W4 4 speed dial control. It's exactly what I planned out and it works completely fine. very happy with myself that i was able to get this done Followed Cole's method again for my Victorian since the IT board died. What I want to do with this fan is use the Casablanca W8 variable speed double rotary control on it and by doing this, i would've created an almost replica of my childhood Victorian. When I was a kid, I would always go to my uncles house on Martha's vineyard. He has two Vics (one in the kitchen pushed all the way to the wall over a table and one in his formal dining room). They're both run on these W8 controls. Both are Slumber Quiet (which i believe are still intact) with crescent blade arms and pre recalled hang trus. I haven't gotten a chance to see the tags but they must be from the early 80s im guessing. both in polished brass as well. and back to my Victorian, I just used a W1811 on it for the Youtube video. when i figure out how to work the W8 control, I will redo the video with it. Oh my god. This has to be one of the most expensive pickups i've ever gotten. but it was so worth the money. Drove down to Mashpee, MA on the cape to pick up these two Panama 5s. Both from 88 and just a few months apart. the brass one came with CASA CANE BLADES. it looks amazing when i installed it. For the videos, i stole the light kit from my PB zephyr. After i finished the videos, i decided that the K4S will stay on the brass Panama as a way to make a bootleg gallery edition. But both came complete down to the IT switches. The sellers were kind enough to hold them for me from December
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Post by Obi-Wan Canopy on May 22, 2016 12:06:58 GMT -5
What was missing from the LCA?
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Post by skateboardb617 on May 22, 2016 15:34:18 GMT -5
What was missing from the LCA? Basically the only thing that Welker sent me was the final hatch for the LCA. The rest of the mounting wasn't present when he bought it
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Post by skateboardb617 on May 23, 2016 20:08:26 GMT -5
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Post by skateboardb617 on May 25, 2016 21:01:47 GMT -5
Did a little updating on my Verde Panama. Just gave it a dome light kit without pullchains. Just how I like it "Casablanca Style" So today after work, I went down to North Providence, RI to go pick up a HB Gazebo Plus that I saw was NIB. While I was down there, I finally went ahead and went back down to Coventry, RI to go pick up the shades for my Cali Zephyr. While I was down there, I drove by this abandoned building with a couple fans in it. Turned out to just be a few Cameron IIs. Nothing special The guy threw in this NOS Lutron control Here's the Gazebo Plus all hung up. The original mounting and canopy was screwed up too tightly so I couldnt get everything undone. So I just filmed it using one of my Venus's Hang Trus AND BAM. ITS COMPLETE! these are the original Casa shades that look amazing on it. They were pretty disgusting and dirty when i got em.I just cleaned them all up and they shine like new! I can't wait to hook it up to permanent power pretty soon. If anyone has seen this model before, its from the 1993 Catalog, even though its from 1992
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Post by Jordan U on May 27, 2016 21:24:49 GMT -5
The Victorian is nice, but those cane Panamas! Those are gorgeous yo!
The white Panama I'd prefer sans light..
I quite like the Hampton Bay Gazebo also.. How's its performance?
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