Hey everyone! Welcome to my channel! Here you will find videos ranging from Vintage and Antique Fans to Computers and Tech to Antique Engines, Cars, and my 1971 Dodge! I try my best to post at least a video a week and alternate between topics to keep things mixed up as well. If you like what you see, consider subscribing as there will only be more videos to come! Thanks for stopping by! :)
I love to see when people appreciate and focus on specific antique items, I just love anything built from before my time, it’s just such a different experience seeing something that was built with the purpose of lasting a lifetime, compared to something built with the purpose of breaking in a few years (if you’re lucky). It makes me sad to think about when, how, and why the mindset ever changed? Surely greed isn’t a new concept that began when everything started being made from cheap plastic instead of the high quality metal we see here, right? It’s such a shame we allowed corporations to take everything over, pushing us towards an unsustainable future, and ruining the quality of our day to day lives…
I have the same fan and mine has developed a rattle every once and a while, when it gets shaken a bit or is oscilating it rattles, then sometimes it stops, then sometimes it rattles again. Any ideas of a quick fix?6
Yeah mine vibrates a little too sometimes. I'd start by checking that the blades are in clock and balanced and that the rubber bushing that holds them on the shaft is still good. If that's not it I'd pull the thing apart and replace the thrust washers and also oil the bearings / regrease the gear box while you are in there. Hope this helps! Thanks for Watching!
Nice, I have a similar fan to that but it's Eskimo branded and is seafoam blue edit: I think all of the Mcgraw Edison box fans from the late 60s had a nail, because my Eskimo box fan, also from Mcgraw Edison has a nail holding the wires in
Nice show Colin thanks for showing it , like to get down there for a visit but but this work thing gets in the way of our social life , neveg know some day 👍
Thanks Kevin! My pleasure! Yeah you definitely gotta come down and visit at some point soon! Our fall show is November 2nd and 3rd and if that's too soon then our summer show is usually the weekend after the 4th of July. Hope to see ya there someday! :) Thanks for Watching!
Just found your channel and I'm excited to watch some more of your videos. I love old engines but don't have one yet, except for what is on my tractors. I clicked on the rest of your videos only to find that you also are into fans, me too! I have lots and lots of fans, don't find very many people into those though. Fans are just as cool as motors but most people overlook them. Anything pre WWI is awesome and plenty on through the 50's. I want to get a small antique engine and maybe run a generator off it but I never see them up for sale. I need to find a show like this.
Hell yeah! Glad to have another engine and fan enthusiast around! They're really both great addic... uhhh... I mean Hobbies LOL! Where are you located? Chances are you can find a show near by! Thanks for stopping by and checking out the channel! :)
Thanks for the video! Looks like a great show as always. I like that 6hp Novo. I'm on the hunt for a smaller Novo if I see one close. I just picked up a 4 cylinder Kohler light plant from 1929 and I'm having fun with it.
My pleasure! Yeah it's a really neat piece! I see a lot of Novos around the Northeast, not sure what it's like in your area, but I'm sure you can find one! Those kohlers are really neat! Thanks for Watching!
First off what model Westinghouse is it? Also we should figure out just how hot its getting and how much current it's drawing. If you don't already have one get an infared thermometer and a killawatt meter and let's take some measurements! Thanks for Watching!
@@colin_5839 thanks for replying, i cant remember the model atm. It was like 2 years ago that i last ran it ( i think its on my channel ) i will check.😎
Yeah I also thought it sounded like valves, however, I set the lash to the correct specs during reassembly! Doesn't seem to be anything major though. Thanks for Watching!
@@colin_5839 I have a 1946 Briggs ZZP that's mounted to a generator that I'm currently messing around with. I noticed with the valve cover off and by turning the engine over by hand the valves rotate. My guess for leaded gas? All I know these ole relics hate this California gas. I had to mix a tad of diesel for mine to run smooth. Don't know if this lead substitute works. If not I'll be hitting up a buddy that works at a private airport for some leaded av gas. And mix it half and half. Either way sounds bitching. Gotta love that Briggs lope.
I just picked up on of these at a sale yesterday. Overall it’s in really good condition but unfortunately the motor cover is broken. Was hoping you might know where I could find a replacement or knew if a 3D printing file existed for it. Thanks and awesome restoration by the way.
Unfortunately, your best shot for a new motor housing is probably to find a cheap parts fan somewhere. Luckily these fans are still extrememly common so it shouldn't be too hard to find, however, I don't know of anyone selling parts for them. 3D printing one could be an option, it would just have to be a plastic that's fairly heat resistant because these motors tend to run quite hot. Thanks for Watching!
I have a Sanyo fan like this 16 inch instead I got years ago from the owner, but metal clips broken and I had to use tiptoes for the grills, I have a blue one too featured on my channel I took home from a visit in canada.
Sure will! The 16" Frigid window fan he currently has up there does amazing, so I can't wait to see how well that Davidson will do! Thanks for Watching!
Those are great fans. It's great to find a childhood fan. Yes, that material is called Perma Wick that conversion looks a lot better. With that felt in there it’s pretty much the same material that is in a lot of my older fans with the oil light bearings.
They sure are! Yeah, there are still a few left that I'm after, but at this point I have almost all of them! :) Ohh man, you have no idea how well the oil wick conversions work. I've done it to so many of my fans now and the difference it makes is INSANE! Yeah it is very similar to the older fans, but honestly it might hold even more oil in it! I'm actually going to be doing the conversion to my recently acquired 14" Patton HV fan at some point in the near future! Thanks for Watching!
Very nice work 583... I really like the black vintage fan in the background, would that one be for sale... I'd love to find a vintage fan... Thx for bringing us along on another cleaning 🧹 and restoration... Take care my friend and God Bless...
Depends on which fan you are talking about! Give me a time stamp in the video where it comes up and I can tell ya more about it! My pleasure! Thanks for Watching!
The vintage black fan at about the 17 sec mark... Beautiful fan...It doesn't have to be that exact fan but a vintage fan similar to it.. thx for sharing your skills with us....
@@garyjones2582 Ohh that's my 1908 Westinghouse "Tank" fan! Theyre amazing fans once you go through them and service them! I'm sure you can find one or something similar without too too much trouble! If I have anything similar at all I'm going to let go off, I'll let you know!
I have my friend one of these after I serviced and cleaned it. Got it for $7 and man it runs so smooth. My buddy uses it everyday and says he can barely hear it on low.
@@colin_5839 The small black washers (what they look like) that are on the fan shaft that separate the magnetic unit, the rubber spacer and the bearings in modern fans. There are usually two, one in the front of the shaft and one on the back. Some units have four. at 9:37 you can see the white spacer and the black washer in your video. It might not be a washer in this example. I've seen them in about 10 fans now and I lose them all the time. They feel like metal but are not metallic (magnet doesn't work). I can't even figure out the name. Thank you.
Ohh the fiber washers! Yeah they keep the rotor centered in the stator and also take up the in and out play. I have a kit I ordered from Amazon that has assorted sizes for them. If you search up Fiber Washer kit or something along those lines I'm sure you will find it!
I found one today. I think. Just has W But I think it is a Windemere. Looks a lot like yours. I didnt buy it because it is missing the (screw on) part which covers the bolt which the blade is on So the blade wobbles . And I don't know where to get a replacement part.
Thanks! Yeah I love the design of them as well! The rear grill reminds me of one of those aerodynamic models with all the lines converging into some swoopy spot lol! Thanks for Watching!
That may be an early model. Plug is a GE, looks like the ones they used on their clocks around 1950, design for their appliance plugs had changed by the mid 50s.
