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Post by Village Idiot on May 20, 2023 20:32:27 GMT -5
All I could find was these things:  |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on May 20, 2023 20:44:38 GMT -5
I had some fans once, but then I played guitar for them and they disappeared.
Mike
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Post by drlj on May 20, 2023 21:25:18 GMT -5
Go to Fans R Us in Vinton, next to the dollar store. All they have are fans. Big fans, little fans, metal fans, plastic fans, electric fans, and gas powered fans. I bought 3 fans there recently. They are open late. Head over there now. 20% discount on last year’s models.
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Post by Marty on May 20, 2023 21:44:58 GMT -5
Most of the cheap fans we buy have built-in/planned obsolescence. This is easily done by using a grease for the motor arbor that dries out with time and eventually freezes it up. You can fix it by opening the motor and re-greasing it, fan unplugged. This gets years of service out of a cheap fan.
You can do this easily using WD-40 but that only cleans the old grease out. Unplug the fan and do not plug it in for at least an hour after cleaning. But WD-40 is only a Water Displacer and cleaner and not a lubricant and if you do not lubricate the arbor axle it will get too hot and burn out. So greasing is the proper thing to do. I have several fans that failed but now continue to work because I grease them yearly.
Oil will work but do not get oil or grease on the motor windings.
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Post by Village Idiot on May 20, 2023 21:50:22 GMT -5
I had built-in obsulestance until my doctor suggested I eat more fiber.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on May 20, 2023 21:53:23 GMT -5
I can’t stand built in obsulestance. Get it? Stand? Oh, never mind.
Mike
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Post by Marty on May 20, 2023 22:03:07 GMT -5
I had built-in obsulestance until my doctor suggested I eat more fiber. Fruit is better than fiber. And I corrected it :obsolescence |
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Post by Marty on May 20, 2023 22:08:42 GMT -5
All I could find was these things: Go to Harbor Freight. I have one in the shop that has worked fine, no re-greasing, is great on low and will make your hair stand back on high. |
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Post by Marty on May 20, 2023 22:43:23 GMT -5
I had built-in obsulestance until my doctor suggested I eat more fiber. |
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Post by drlj on May 21, 2023 7:54:06 GMT -5
What’s wrong with folded newspaper and a little arm action? That’s the only fan I ever had.
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Post by jdd2 on May 21, 2023 8:17:07 GMT -5
You can't find fans anywhere?
If only there was a store called Only Fans, or something like that...
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Post by Marty on May 21, 2023 8:31:32 GMT -5
What’s wrong with folded newspaper and a little arm action? That’s the only fan I ever had. She gets tired too quickly. |
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Post by John B on May 21, 2023 8:32:23 GMT -5
I swear, this links to a company that makes really big fans. bigassfans.com/It really does; one of my former clients did contract work on some of their fan parts. Mostly ceiling fans for home use, but this might work for you: bigassfans.com/aireye/ |
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Post by Marty on May 21, 2023 8:40:08 GMT -5
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Post by PaulKay on May 21, 2023 9:36:03 GMT -5
You couldn't find something acceptable at Amazon?
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Post by John B on May 21, 2023 10:43:14 GMT -5
But if he goes to Harbor Freight he cannot say, "I bought a Big Ass Fan." It might be a big fan, but it will not be a Big Ass Fan. However, I would like to see what Todd could rig up with his leaf blower as a room fan. Maybe a leaf blower and some hamster habitat trails. |
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Post by Marty on May 21, 2023 11:59:43 GMT -5
But if he goes to Harbor Freight he cannot say, "I bought a Big Ass Fan." It might be a big fan, but it will not be a Big Ass Fan. However, I would like to see what Todd could rig up with his leaf blower as a room fan. Maybe a leaf blower and some hamster habitat trails. How about you just rig up the blower at one end of the trail and blow the little bugger down it. |
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Post by drlj on May 21, 2023 12:14:06 GMT -5
Personally, I think Todd is just whining and trying to get sympathy.
Open a window, for crying out loud!
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Post by Marty on May 21, 2023 12:29:41 GMT -5
Personally, I think Todd is just whining and trying to get sympathy. Open a window, for crying out loud! No, he's trying to get us all to send him a fan. Then he'll keep the one's he likes and yard sale the rest. |
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Post by drlj on May 21, 2023 13:14:55 GMT -5
Personally, I think Todd is just whining and trying to get sympathy. Open a window, for crying out loud! No, he's trying to get us all to send him a fan. Then he'll keep the one's he likes and yard sale the rest. Jeez, it’s not like a fan is a box of cookies which anyone could easily send to me to brighten my day. A fan is heavy and I would bet a person could send several pounds of cookies to me and still not come close to what it would cost to ship a fan. |
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