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Thanks Will!

Yeah they are really getting better and better with time! That place is certainly growing quite a bit! My pleasure! Thanks for Watching!

I can't lol. Must have been wild to see it just fire up on full power when it was installed in the building back in the day! Thanks for Watching!

Probably, but you would have to send me pictures.

@colin_5839 how do I send them...I've never sent anything to someone off youtube

@Malcomb35 Facebook messenger would be best if you have it, if not I can give you my email

Thanks! Cool, glad to hear there's another one of us into this LOL! Thanks for Watching!

Yep that sounds about right! A lot of engines back then weren't balanced... but it didnt matter when the equipment they were bolted to weighed 3 to 5 times what the engine did LOL. If you can get it tuned in good so it runs nice and slow then it won't bounce too bad at all so I suggest trying that if you haven't already. Thanks for Watching!

Sweet! I have one that's also in really rough shape lol. I think it was just a model name, much like any other model. Not entirely sure why they got away from it and started making basically the same fans with the regular GE logo on them though. Thanks for Watching!

Thanks! Yeah I've done this to countless fans myself now and it always makes a MASSIVE difference! Highly recommend! Good luck with the conversion, let me know if you have any questions! Thanks for Watching!

Sure is!! I think this one had been restored at one point, but even so it's in amazing shape! Hahah, one can never hurt anyone! Plus, even if you did get sucked in, at least these are cheaper and smaller than engines lol! My pleasure! Thanks for Watching!

I don't remember off the top of my head but if you check out my original video on the conversion I believe I show the original McMaster Carr number in the video. Hope that helps! Thanks for Watching!

I just carefully pulled on the center of the blade hub and it slid off. If you spray a little penetrant spray into the hole in the center of the rubber grommet that holds the blades on it can help them slide off easier if yours is being stubborn. Thanks for Watching!

Thanks! They're around so I'm sure you can find one! The 4 bladed ones are the hardest to find, bu the 3 and 5 blade ones are definitely fairly common! Thanks for Watching!

Interesting! Surprised that you have found more than just one around LOL! Interesting! There was also the difference between the regular "Ideal" and the "Goulds Shapley Muir and Ideal". One was made in the US and one was Canadian I believe. From what have been told mine is GSM Ideal and is a rarer variant at that, but without the tag I am sadly just going based on what other collectors have told me. Either way they are really neat and nice running engines so if you have the change to get one I recommend it! :) Thanks for Watching!

Sure is!

Yessir! Thanks for Watching!

Nope, they work like a modern shaded pole fan motor believe it or not! Thanks for Watching!

@@kevincragg2959 Sure is! Definitely a bucket list fan for me! And yeah that's a good way to put it lol! Thanks for Watching!

@@Xyspade Yes, this fan was made in a time when common sense was more common and people were smarter and didn't sue over stupid stuff lol. Yes, spindown time is poor measurement of motor health, it's often the fans with new bearings that are tighter and have shorter spin downs and fans with really worn bearings that have long ones. This was one of those cases: worn bearings mean excessive clearance and a little less friction so it coasted for forever. Thanks for Watching!

@@DBVintage Hahaha! You know it! Thanks for Watching!

Pun intended?

@@paulsto6516 Sure is!! Thanks for Watching!

@@AmeriFanPicker Nope, aside from the dead spots this thing starts and runs like a more modern shaded pole motor would- no start switches, just select a speed and it goes! It's not a super super dark green, definitely lighter than GEs green with the AOUs, maybe it's the lighting or your computer screen making it look darker. I actually quite like the color, but apparently it's not original. Whoever did it definitely did it a long time ago and did a very nice job with it! Not sure about Japan or not, I'll have to ask Rob! Thanks for Watching!

If you aren't careful it might LOL! Thanks for Watching!

@colin_5839 lol, I partially speak from experience, because last year, I accidentally kicked a vintage Gilbert desk fan while it was running. Since the rear part of the grille is practically non existent, my pinkey toe made contact with the metal blades, and it was almost chopped off. Thankfully, I went to the hospital and got it fixed.

Thanks! Yeah they sure are! Some might even argue they are addicting LOL!

Nice! yeah they are pretty damn good! Thanks for Watching!

Ohh damn, that's wild that you also saw it! Guess Rob beat you too it LOL! Yeah it's certainly a very unique piece of history so I'm glad it's in good hands where it is being used but also preserved! Ohh man lucky you! I really want to find one of those someday! Probably the closest thing to this monstrosity there is LOL! Thanks for Watching!

Pull the blade off first, you have to do it to take the rest of the fan apart anyways. Hope this helps! Thanks for Watching!

Yeah it sounds like it locked up and got real hot at some point. Check the amp draw, if it's within spec then you are probably alright. If not they aren't too terrible to rewind! Thanks for Watching!

@colin_5839 I can't check the amps because I don't have the tools, and I'm only 15. Plus I don't know the model, and the info tag is destroyed.

Yep that would definitely do it! I bet the bearings in this thing are super scored up too....

Yeah this is one I just haven't gotten around to yet. I have sooooo many projects waiting and constantly have new ones rolling in so sometimes it takes me a bit to get around to some of the other ones. Not that I've lost interest in this fan, I've just found some more interesting stuff to work on recently.... Thanks for Watching!

A fan made out of lots of different pieces. One could also call it a Johnny Cash Special LOL! Thanks for Watching!

Hell yeah! I'm the same way! I might only be in my 20's but I miss the days when things were built to last and be serviced. Well it's the combination of cooperate greed and people always wanting the latest greatest new shiny piece of crap product and having no interest in doing any form of maintenance on anything. I do strongly believe that if we stopped this behavior the world would be much better off for many reasons.... Ohh well, sadly the only thing you can really do is boycott the throw away society and repair, use, and preserve the old stuff! Thanks for Watching!

@ You’re very wise for your age, and not just because I agree with you 😂. I only started really getting into vintage items after finding this really cool radio cabinet from the 1940’s - it had this fold out record player, and tiny flip up lid for the volume and stations. It was in rough shape cosmetically, but built very solid (I didn’t even want to use it as a radio anyway) so I ended up gutting, and refinishing it (probably the first time I’ve ever used tools, and was well into my 30’s) then turned it into an entertainment center for a bit, but now I think I want to turn it into some kind of jukebox/audio player with a computer (only because my old stereo setup is too big to fit inside). The only thing is that I’m not handy at all, but for some reason I’m pretty good at refinishing wood furniture, and ended up doing a few projects since that. I’ll tell you one thing, old sewing machines make pretty awesome desks/tables (There are specific ones, I think it’s called a “parlor sewing machine cabinet” where the machine slides straight down into the body of the cabinet, it’s just really cool, and you can find people giving them away every once in a while. Nice to meet you BTW! Oh, and I just tried to take apart my old fan (which is how I found your video) but It might be too advanced for me, I had no idea about the complex wiring or how difficult it would be to even get apart, but the biggest thing that stopped me from going forward was that the thing is caked in grease! You probably said it in the video, but what’s a good first step for getting it off? like spray the whole thing down with some cleaner, or something else? thanks bud.

No they are in fact extremely worn out. The guides are incredibly worn so there's lots of lateral play meaning they don't seat the way they should and the valve seats and surfaces are also pretty worn based on how the valves seat. If it were any other engine in my collection all that stuff would get fixed but again this one is purely a neat display piece because of the conversion I did to it

That's the goal!

Compression's pretty low because of how worn it is but it's got enough to run

It was a simpler way to make it into a hit and miss engine that didn't require extensive machining and modification. Makes for quite a show piece too! People can never figure out how I did it LOL!

Well with my engines I always completely tear them down and completely rebuild them before running them. Oftentimes there are plenty that people had been running and the crank pins are worn way undersize and the rods are worn way oversize, the bores are tapered and out of round, and the rings have massive gaps. Sure they might run ok but I just like to go through them and make them right. That's where the fun in it is for me and also I don't want to worry about having them be difficult to start or beating themselves to death internally when running. This engine is really the only one I have that I know is super worn out and run anyways because I made it into a hit and miss engine and run it as a display piece.

Not it was actually from a Waterbury walk behind tractor, not a David Bradley. As far as I know DB only used the larger number series engines like the 14 and 19 on their tractors. Thanks for Watching!

It was actually made in the late 1940's as the title of the video specified. Thanks for Watching!

Yeah mine vibrates a little too sometimes. I'd start by checking that the blades are in clock and balanced and that the rubber bushing that holds them on the shaft is still good. If that's not it I'd pull the thing apart and replace the thrust washers and also oil the bearings / regrease the gear box while you are in there. Hope this helps! Thanks for Watching!

Very nice! Probably the same fan just one of the many rebrands they had back in the day. Thanks for Watching!

Very nice! They're great fans! Thanks for Watching!

Thanks! Looking forward to it! See ya then! :)

Thanks Kevin! My pleasure! Yeah you definitely gotta come down and visit at some point soon! Our fall show is November 2nd and 3rd and if that's too soon then our summer show is usually the weekend after the 4th of July. Hope to see ya there someday! :) Thanks for Watching!

Sure is! You will have to come down and see it in person sometime! :) Thanks for Watching!

Yeah it's a neat piece! I believe it's from the teens or 20s. Thanks for Watching!

Thanks Will! If you are around on November 2nd and 3rd that's when our fall show is! :)