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That’s cool to hear you have memories of seeing those in person, this one is a round cabinet model so it makes it a lot more rare than the squared off ones. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching!

This thing sure does push some good air and it’s actually running as I write this comment. I hope to eventually get one of those Homart cooler whole house window fans as well. They seem to be somewhat common around here, it’s only a matter of time until one pops up at a good price. Thanks for watching!

​@@TechnologicalHeritage I'm fond of these old window fans too. Yeah the Homart cooler has been on my want list for a long time . The availability on eBay isn't bad but they are too pricey , the closest one in my area is probably about 30 miles or so . One day I'll find one around here I can afford and I hope you will too .

Thank you, and best wishes to searching endeavors as well!

It sure did give a good show before being sent to the great scrapyard in the sky!😂 Thanks for watching!

It is pretty old and it has one heck of a story behind it, I have a few videos on my channel of it and I recommend checking those out. It’s a wizard deluxe box fan. Thanks for watching!

LOL although I will say this is probably a bit too fragile to use as one haha. Thanks for watching!

Yeah, luckily, I’ve never really had that problem, this was just a random trash find that I don’t really have any attachment for, I have some replacement motors, and I’ll stick one in it no problem. Thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed the show, it sure did give its all lol. Yeah I would like to try my hand at rewinding some motors at some point in the future as well. Thanks for watching!

Optimally from what I’ve seen you really want to keep the heat directed just to certain areas of the blade, but who knows maybe there are other methods that work better. Thanks for watching!

Yeah, the slower ones are definitely better than the modern really fast and noisy ones. Thanks for watching!

I would like to keep this one that I have original, but they seem to be pretty common around where I am, I will keep you posted if I come across another one that has the motor you’re looking for. Then I would probably be willing to trade.

I understand. They aren't common where im at. Even the older fan itself is nearly impossible to find around here.

Yes, brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. When brass becomes heavily oxidized, the zinc basically corrode out of the copper leaving just the copper which is extremely brittle. I also collect and restore antique watches so I do have a light touch. Better it in my hands than still rotting away in the basement where I found it for no one to ever see again. Thanks for watching.

Good to hear that this is obvious use to you folks! Since yours is an 80s model, the plastic is a bit thicker so as stated in the video you will probably need to process a few times to fully unwrap the blade. Thanks for watching!

Outwardly, these “fat boy” paddle switch style light sockets stayed the same appearance wise for a good long while. That being said, this uses mica as an internal insulator, and also has its power rating stated in “candle power”. Both of which are reliable ways of accurately gauging the age of a light socket. Thanks for watching!

Thank you, that’s what I meant haha. Thanks for watching!

I’m pretty sure it’s actually a material that predates Bakelite, or if anything it’s a material other than it. In fact, the biggest clue this light socket ended up revealing to me after cleaning its casing is that instead of stating the power in watts, it stated “candle power” instead. Definitely very cool if you ask me. Thanks for watching!

Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s the motor they use pretty much universally throughout all of their standard fan models, at least the desk and stand fans. No surprise to hear they have declined in quality. Thanks for watching!

Oh yeah, for sure. Beforehand, I was used to just working on the crappy knock offs haha. Thanks for watching!

Yeah, I did actually end up using it for a good couple months straight as the fan to dry off our shower curtain. It turned out pretty good. also, great to hear you got a replacement motor for your box fan, I just been kind of busy lately so I haven’t had time to watch those yet. I will eventually do a live stream at some point in the future, I don’t know quite when just because once again, I’ve been pretty busy lately. if I do decide to, I’ll probably make a community post beforehand. Thanks for watching!

You would definitely be gasping for air if you could smell how bad this fan smelled before I refurbished it. Thanks for watching!

Hey, thanks for checking the video out! Yeah, this thing has a pretty mean startup sound, hopefully eventually get around to recording that, I have a backlog of videos I’ve been going through at the moment, hence the daily uploads😂

Hmmm that’s interesting. I’d say mine has a pretty decent range in speed and it does perform pretty well, correct me if I’m wrong, but these older fans also have a slightly steeper pitch blade. I have a video coming up actually I finish off a failed motor that had shorted windings, let me tell you it sure put off a smoke and firework show haha. Thanks for watching!

@@TechnologicalHeritage From my perspective the range in speeds are pretty small for a box fan. What i meant by short windings is the poles in the motor are physically shorter and smaller than others. I have a ‘glory’ motor and a ‘promotor’ from the same era and the windings are much beefier and they perform much better. That is true, these older lasko/galaxy fans have a thicker blade but i’m not sure if they have more pitch

Thanks! These are all part of a rather big backlog of videos I’ve had, so I’ve just been getting them out daily to catch up haha. Eventually, the upload schedule will lessen up a bit and I’ll probably do one or more videos a week. I will say I like doing these a bit more over filming me actually working on something live oncamera, it’s just much easier. Although ideally, I’ll start integrating more live filmed videos of me working on stuff as time goes on. Thanks for watching!

Indeed, I am quite pleased of how it turned out, I’ve actually done even more work to it since this video’s filming a few months back. Now, my family never had one of these or really any fans that I actually vividly remember, but the fans I do remember seeing other peoples windows would have to be the Lakewood brace blades. I wasn’t really into fans then, but they just kind of stood out to me because of the brace. I would say actual childhood fans for me would be a Windsor P-23 and s-10 those belonged to some relatives of mine. Hopefully eventually, I’ll find some examples for my collection.

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Yeah, to be frankly honest, I was kind of shocked that this thing did not have a blown thermal fuse lol. Thanks for watching!

Yeah, not too shabby for a cheap modern (relatively speaking that is considering it’s basically 18 years old at this point, which is insane lol) box fan. I would be willing to bet it’s taken its fair share of tumbles, especially since it’s missing its feet. Thanks for watching!

I totally agree! These first generation post recall models were pretty decent for what they were, I actually obtained a box for this one that has a price sticker on it for $10 (and that’s when it was new!) ! It’s pretty insane that what is basically just a slightly evolved (cheapened even more lol) version of this is practically becoming a vintage design. Thanks for watching!

Oh yeah without a doubt lol. A lot of these cheap modern box fans just get absolutely thrashed. Thanks for watching!

Indeed I could’ve, but I am a lighting enthusiast and fluorescent lighting is up there with my favorite lighting technologies. I light up the whole rest of the house with LEDs, the basement is the exception. May not be quite as efficient or “eco-friendly”, but at least in my opinion it’s a tad more exciting and works for what I need it for. I guess you could call it a passion project if you will haha. Thanks for watching!

It’s a really great fan, hence why I wall mounted it in my bedroom! It operates just about year-round. Thanks for watching!

Yeah, that belt drive fan is very cool, it’s the first and only one I have! Those top-of-the-line box fans with thermostat and pilot lights are definitely up there as my favorite fans to collect for sure! Glad to see you enjoyed, and thanks for watching!

Yup! I saw your video when it first came out. Your method definitely would work the best for the newer thinner D-blades. I think mine is definitely a bit more optimized, especially for the order thicker ones where you would definitely would have to heat them up. Thanks for watching and adding on!

@@TechnologicalHeritage I do believe, correct me if I am wrong, that because the newer D-blades are thinner that they are more susceptible to warpage than the older thicker blades. Anyway thanks for replying!

@@sccpsteveYeah I would say that sounds pretty spot on if you ask me. It will be interesting to see if the petal blades will be affected in the future.

Yeah, I hope it is of some assistance to folks out there, it’s not the best video but I did the best I could, I’m really not good at tutorials lol… and yes, you are right, it does look kind of similar to those Edison motors, of which I would like to get my hands on one at some point. Thanks for watching!

Oh, trust me, as some point I will, I have even more than what’s shown there haha. Thanks for watching!

@@TechnologicalHeritage you got it can't wait to see it

lol the house I live in has central and I have a few window shakers as well, so I’m all good. Thanks for watching!

Yeah, I’ve heard those recalled models seem to be rather sought after, although surprisingly, they seem to be kind of common where I am. As for right now, I would like to hang onto mine, although I’ll probably stumble upon some more in the future, and I would definitely consider a trade, although my only concern would be shipping. Thanks for watching!

As for now, I kind of would like to hang onto these, but they seem to be somewhat common around where I was surprisingly, so I might eventually get a couple more that I could trade in the future. Also, just uncertain about shipping and all that, so my apologies. Thanks for watching!

@@TechnologicalHeritage Alrighty

As of right now unfortunately, I don’t think that would be feasible. In fact, I can only accept payment in cash. Surprisingly though they seem to be somewhat common around here, I’ll keep you posted on if I’m ever able to possibly sell and ship one out, although that might not be for a while so my apologies. Thanks for watching!

@@TechnologicalHeritage Thank you, I bought one off ebay and they cancelled it saying unable to export I really want one just because itll be cool. Do lmk if you or anyone else yk can ship one. Thanks

That’s a dang shame to hear that your Lakewood burned up, those dang fireball motors I tell you. Yup, the C&H is still around, I have a few more projects I need to tackle and then I’ll get around to working on that one. Thanks for watching!