Old Fan, Why Do Things Like This Follow Me Home??

[wings&wheels]

Friend clearing out multi generations of stuff....couldn't let this an an old oil lantern go to waste. This still works well (after a little machine oil), but the cage and blades are bent, so it will be a small Winter project. I will replace the cord w/ a repro, but trying to decide if I should go with a three wire and ground the case somehow. My knowledge is limited here so, time to do some research.

Love the style...and the 'safety' cage.

 

[carviewsonic]

Watch those fingers! Not sure how safe it is, but I like the art deco style. Neat find.

 

[KJSmith]

Yes, ground it.

 

[skyactiv]

For adult use only.

 

[jcy]

some people see sliced off fingers, i see unobstructed air flow

 

[Pablo]

Perfect for the toddler's play room!!

 

[wwillson]

Old philosophy: You are responsible to keep your fingers out of the fan
New philosophy: You are responsible for nothing

 

[SHOZ]

You need to bend a blade so it's a knocking every time around.

 

[RoadDukie]

That thing looks like a house fire waiting to happen!

 

[eljefino]

I like how you can clean the dust out of that thing without disassembling it.

 

[Passport1]

Might be a K&N made low restriction, high flow fan before they transitioned to automotive products.

 

[Kira]

I like how you can clean the dust out of that thing without disassembling it.

Shoot it with electric cleaner.

Could it be a DC motor or universal?
I'm still getting off on the asbestos cord.

Old philosophy: You are responsible to keep your fingers out of the fan
New philosophy: You are responsible for nothing

So true and so inarguable, but, maybe they learned the hard way about toddlers being attracted to such a thing?

Oh, I just remembered...a toddler being hurt by a fan is on the negligent mother [who should've been watching the kid].

 

[BHopkins]

I love it! I remember my grandfather having a fan like that in his home.

 

[mr_boring]

Old philosophy: You are responsible to keep your fingers out of the fan
New philosophy: You are responsible for nothing

Amen. I figure in about 200 years the human race will starve to death because there's going to be a time when people just become to stupid to survive. Or Terminators. One or the other.....

 

[nomas]

If you're going to replace the cord anyway then use a 3 wire cord .