Antique 1920s GE Fan Restoration - Barn Find - Real Time
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2022
- I purchased this fan that was found in an old barn. It was sold to me it's not working because there was no chord. The fan was made by General Electric sometime in the early 1920s. The cage was broken and everything was kind of stuck and it was in very poor condition. I took this fan apart and meticulously restored everything from the inside out. Several pieces were missing that had to be sourced from other fans like the brackets that hold the blade guard on and some of the screws. I spent weeks polishing and cleaning everything right down to every thread of every screw. New wicks where placed in the oil cup as well as new oil. the osculator was completely disassembled and all of the old parts removed and everything cleaned and Polished right down to the last gear. New grease was placed in the osculator unit. I replace all of the old wiring with a reproduction wire from the period as well as a reproduction Acorn plug. Years of rust and tarnish were removed and new 5x paint on everything was used. A new felt bottom was installed. The multi speed switch was removed disassembled restored and reinstalled. everything was adjusted and tested and it's now as new as it was when it was originally sold.
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I’m literally restoring an identical fan as we speak, so this is perfect timing for me!
Thank you for posting the full tear down and not adding anything to disrupt it. I’m in my garage with a near identical fan I got from family and this is extremely helpful.
Works perfectly even being so old.
Excellent restoration
I have the same exact fan
BRASS BLADE AND STILL WORKS.
Cool fan!
Great video. Picked up a few more pointers. Thanks
The motor was mounted backwards. The cord should be in the back and the switch in the front.
Nope....
A couple of tips from a long time (40 + years now) "fan restorer"...... Get yourself a high quality set of hollow ground screwdrivers and use the proper size on each screw! Watching you use beat up old screwdrivers that are of the wrong sizes with dull blade tips dull tips was painful! If you can't or don't want to buy new ones, at least sharpen up and put a good grind back on your old ones - and use the proper sizes. Also, when reassembling the gear box you might want to grease all components while reassembling. It just makes it easier for grease to get in to all the nooks and cranny's. Don't mean to be over critical - you did a great job and have the knowledge and skills, but when using old worn screwdrivers they can slip and ruin a great restoration - been there , done that! Anyone who can do what we do can easily regrind, sharpen and restore screwdrivers - or just buy a new set of Hollow Ground from Brownell's. Fine Resto!
Thanks! Was helpful to me.
That was a gracious comment. Question for you: what kind of paint should go on there? Obviously not a rattle can. I'm wondering if Jappaning was used?
My cringe moment was more about how close he cut the original head wire. I get it that you don’t have a lot of room and the heat shrunk is kind of stiff…but still…I think I’d have given it at least a half in more just to be safe. I’m sure he’s a better solderer than me though lol.
@@spudth I'm not an expert, but going on what I've seen on other videos I think "Japanning" was one of the original ways of painting these old appliances. I think you can buy a good rattle can of enamel paint these days and that can actually be a durable finish if you bake it on after spraying. I've had good experiences baking on enamel paint, but do it on a day you can open all the windows in the house as it releases nasty fumes. More detailed instructions can be found with an internet search.
@@solinvictus39 I actually have the correct material for Jappaning. I bought it for some wood planes I'm restoring.
Wow
I used Hammered paint. I usually only paint the fans as close to original colors as is available.
fiiiiiiine job
Love this video as I am restoring the same fan myself. I have a question though, I dont see the removal of the stator in this video, how did you get it out? The one I'm working on is stuck fast and no amount of tapping/pulling has worked so far. It will not budge and i am stuck! Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Hello, congratulation for your work! I've the same one, my doubt is in what order the 3 wires of the motor goes to the plate, a tip on that?? thanks a lot for your answer!
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I have been working on this same fan.. It is a lot noisier now and I need to work that out... The brass pin that goes up in the back.. Mine had a piece of something, almost leather on the end.. What is the purpose of this??
Hi, just to understand the differences on old fan and the modern fan, is there a start capacitor in old fan ????
Sabes que tipo de motor, en el mercado podría sustituir a ese ventilador!? Tengo un G.E sin motor
Wow...that job on the GE button was beautiful. What kind of pad on the dremel do you use to clean the brass?
Just a buffing pad
What did you clean the stator with ( the covered wire part & metal ring). Should I spray it with automotive parts cleaner? Not sure anyone in their videos shows how to clean it, so not sure what to do.
Did you test the stator before attaching a new head wire?
yes
Where did you get the cord for this project. Nice work btw
Ebay
I may have missed it, is there some sort of grease i put in the gear box?? Diing my first full restore on a 1923 General Electric fan Cat 75423 any info would be most helpful, Thank You
I use grease front the auto parts store
Very nice job, but get yourself a heatshrink gun and crimpers
Gorgeous fan. I'm watching fan videos because I'm going to try my first one. I know nothing about electric motors so I'm just going to try to put the pieces back where they were. Btw, it's "cord", not "chord".
EDIT: Snakehead vintage wire has dozens of types of vintage look wire.
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Are we not going to bother earthing it properly...?
The switch arrangements are not safe on these old fans either...
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