Shop Fan

[Ausfahrt]

I love working on my bikes but when the heat & humidity hit, my garage time is greatly reduced. I recently picked up a large fan off of CL that could fit my needs.

Yeah, it looks a little rough. Maybe a little paint might help.

How about some new pillow block bearings?

Maybe some lumber and new casters.

I also needed a new motor.

So after all my time and effort I have a nice mobile shop fan. Could I have bought one cheaper? Probably

My wife has already told my that I need some chicken wire for safety....I get it.

But it was fun and I like it.

 

[Kuato]

Just what you needed!

 

[L_Sludger]

Fantastic job. You must feel so satisfied bringing those blades back to life.

 

[Boczech]

Very nice job restoring the fan !! May it bring you many trouble free years of comfort.

 

[Rick in PA]

Yer gonna' have to chock the wheels on that fan.

Brrrrrr... and there she goes!

Looks good.

 

[Vern_in_IL]

Hey, you don't have a guard on that fan.

 

[OneEyeJack]

I've always liked big fans.

 

[GMBoy]

While you surely could have gotten a new fan for less money, I like that you restored that one and it looks and functions great. You can't put a price on garage therapy. Good job you did there!

 

[spasm3]

Looks great, bet it moves a lot of air. Only suggestions i have , are 1. a guard of some sort( both sides). 2. replace a couple of wheels with locking caster wheels.

 

[NYEngineer]

Hope you don't have a cat or small dog that could walk into that thing while it's running. I know... Kinda gruesome but just be careful.

I might have put that up on the wall with a gravity louver so it blows hot air out the top of the garage and draws cool, outside air in.

 

[funflyer]

Good job!

That's an old whole house fan and they can move mega CFMs of air, okay maybe just 5k to 6K but, they are very quiet being belt driven.

 

[Ausfahrt]

Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
I've always liked big fans.



Yeah, those are bad a##. We have them at work, love their logo!

 

[meep]

I really like this. agree for chicken wire. intake and belts probably the most critical areas to shield. Your finished product is really nice. 5 stars.