Worlds Most Dangerous Shop Fan!

[ClickClickBoom]

Well,
I was driving around and saw an ad for "estate sale", pulled in and emptied my wallet it was an old school tool extravaganza!
Sitting behind a bunch of other old electric motors was this monster:






Fan is 20" across and actually has a inlet duct, motor is 1/4 HP, and fan blade is solid aluminum and get this, its a Hartzell! Sucker weighs 50+ lbs!
I love it, not a guard anywhere to be seen, OSHA beware.
Anyone seen one of these?
eric

[M.D. Holloway]

Holy Shnikeys! That is too cool! I want one but I have no idea what I would do with it but I want it! What else what else what else???

[masraum]

yeah, what did you get?

[speedracing944]

Mount it to an air-cooled VW engine and go flying.

Speedy

[tmsautoart]

Very cool. I remember my grandfather had a desk fan that had a crosshair type guard and sharp metal blades. You could stick your arm through the "guard". So..what DID you get?

[tmsautoart]

I found one. It was similar to this:

[HardDrive]

Dear lord. Making salad just got a lot easier.

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

My girl just asked me, "Why isnt that in a case?"

[crustychief]

Originally Posted by tmsautoart

I found one. It was similar to this:

looks like the Schitt hit that fan.

[ClickClickBoom]

Originally Posted by LubeMaster77

Holy Shnikeys! That is too cool! I want one but I have no idea what I would do with it but I want it! What else what else what else???

Lesee,
I got a valve compressor, some old oil/fluid storage cans, a gear lube can with a lever hand pump, a bunch of aircraft rivet tools, and the prize, a pneumatic tire changer. I seem to destroy the tires on my Landcruiser while wheeling with 12psi, rocks and tree branches stick through the sidewall. I get the BFG MSs all day on craigslist, but having them mounted and balanced was a pain.

[Laneco]

Oh good Lord, what is wrong with me?

I WANT THAT!!!!

angela

[rouxroux]

That is just too cool! You had me when I first saw "Hartzell" as I was scrolling down. Great score!

[johnco]

I have one similar, only a little bigger than that we built a steel box to enclose. we would put it over the 30-32" watertight manhole to pull the smoke and heat out of the compartment while working. problem was... had to move it with a cherry picker and if you were inside the barge and the crane operator (me) fell alseep on the crane, you couldn't move it to get out. plus it was so loud, I couldn't hear them screaming

[ClickClickBoom]

This bad boy is loud, most of the noise is from the airflow and some motor noise. I think I will make a rolling pedestal to move it around, I will also add some guards, I fed a paper towel into the fan, bad choice, freeking confetti all over the shop, I would hate to see the dogs nose get too close, he is after all a Labrador and I don't want dogfetti all over the shop!
Lab parts most at risk:

eric

[ClickClickBoom]

Originally Posted by johnco

I have one similar, only a little bigger than that we built a steel box to enclose. we would put it over the 30-32" watertight manhole to pull the smoke and heat out of the compartment while working. problem was... had to move it with a cherry picker and if you were inside the barge and the crane operator (me) fell alseep on the crane, you couldn't move it to get out. plus it was so loud, I couldn't hear them screaming

"In space they can't hear you scream"?
eric

[ClickClickBoom]

Originally Posted by LubeMaster77

Holy Shnikeys! That is too cool! I want one but I have no idea what I would do with it but I want it! What else what else what else???

Here ya go, hurry:
http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/store/Vintage-Hartzell-aluminum-propeller-fan-co-Window_160349320155.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150302945960QQssPageNameZMERC_VI_RCRX_Pr4_PcY _BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=110418395524&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=active_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m184&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%252BSS%26itu% 3DSI%252BISS%252BUCI%26otn%3D4
eric

[VINMAN]

Looks like one of the motors off of the Hindenburg....

[svandamme]

let's not mince about with something that was designed as a fan, get something that was designed to get airborne... How about an ultra light engine + propeller...

[kach22i]

Electric Hovercraft........putting the beer down.

[cashflyer]

Originally Posted by ClickClickBoom

http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/store/Vintage-Hartzell-aluminum-propeller-fan-co-Window_160349320155.html

Our American Legion hall had one similar to this, except it was a little smaller and it was hanging from the ceiling on a water-pipe.

Death from above.