"Dan Parrell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi gents,
> was wondering where i could find some imformation regarding building my
own
> ceiling fan, I would like to try something nostalgic like a wooden ww 1or
2
> airplane propeller either 2 blade or 3 blade design, any help will be
> greatly appreciated.
> Thanks in advance
> Dan
>
Perhaps you should clarify by what you mean by "build" the fan. Are you
going to wind the armature and make a motor? Or are you looking for blade
designs?
Thanls Ed I should have been more clear. I would like to use an existing fan
motor and mount but i would like to make my own fan blades.I was going to
build a wooden body to hide the motor but still allowing it to cool itself.
As for the blades ,same thickness ,spacing , pitch and harmonic balance
comes into play, this is where I'm lost. I like the old wooden airplane
propeller design,again any help would be useful.
The wood that flew out of my lathe last winter and struck me in the chest,
is still bouncing around in the basement. I'm not to keen on the getting
hit with a homemade fan blade.
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Dan Parrell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hi gents,
> > was wondering where i could find some imformation regarding building my
> own
> > ceiling fan, I would like to try something nostalgic like a wooden ww
1or
> 2
> > airplane propeller either 2 blade or 3 blade design, any help will be
> > greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks in advance
> > Dan
> >
>
> Perhaps you should clarify by what you mean by "build" the fan. Are you
> going to wind the armature and make a motor? Or are you looking for blade
> designs?
>
>
"Dan Parrell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> was wondering where i could find some imformation regarding building my
own
> ceiling fan, I would like to try something nostalgic like a wooden ww 1or
2
> airplane propeller either 2 blade or 3 blade design, any help will be
> greatly appreciated.
You prolly already know this - but the blades on all my fans are flat. Are
you "bent" on carving a true propeller shape?