Ceiling mounted fan, not ceiling fan.

[old__man]

Anybody have experience with a ceiling mounted oscillation fan? Like this?

I'm wondering if it would help move the air around.

 

[CombatNinja]

A fan is a great idea to move air around in your shop for those without climate control. I live in the sweltering southeast and it extends my working season by at least a month down here. That said, that fan looks weak. You need a good shop fan that moves thousands of cubic feet per minute. I mounted one of these on some angle iron between my two garage door openers. Keep in mind this is not some gigantic shop, just an oversized double garage, about 600 square feet with high ceilings. Works great.
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200658053_200658053

 

[yeldogt]

any high speed fan will make more noise vs a ceiling fan .. depends on what you are tying to do.

 

[BrendanBehan]

Interesting fan but just too small for a shop imho. Those small, thick blades seem like they would be noisy too. If you want oscillating then you are pretty limited to smaller ones. If you need air movement, bigger is better.

I just did a poor mans ceiling fan this weekend in my un-insulated garage. Took the grills off an older, three steel blade box fan and put it between the 24"oc rafters near the peek simply pointing down. Have an outlet up there with a switch down low. Medium speed moves a lot of air and is quiet.

 

[ambenz]

I found a wall mount oscillating fan at Walmart for $45 with a remote.
I made a wooden bracket out of my scrap wood and hung the wall mount fan on the bracket.
If you hang it high enough on the wall, you won't need a ceiling mount, or just make due and fab up your own!

I put the streamers on the fan to remind the wife to turn it off when she is done!
I even has a remote for cry sake and she still wont turn it off when she is done!

 

[Falcon67]

Very cool, got that old school "drug store soda bar" vibe to it, seen one in action - ain't paying $240 for a frealin' fan when a $39 bare bones 42" ceiling fan will work as well.

 

[theoldwizard1]

I found a wall mount oscillating fan at Walmart for $45 with a remote.

The price is right, even if you need 2 or 3 !

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Just FYI, that Noma fan mounts the same as a ceiling fan. I have an old (I forget the exact year. 1950, maybe?) Emerson Electric oscillator I got from the local post office. It's mounted to a joist in the center of the garage and moves just enough air to keep things a little fresher in hot weather without blowing everything all over my bench.

Tommy

 

[old__man]

Thanks all.

FYI that example I linked to wasn't the one I was planning on getting. Too expensive for what it does. I just wanted to show a picture of what it is I was talking about.

 

[Lelandwelds]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Home-De...t-Kit-and-Remote-Control-YG493OD-WH/300861233

That's not a fan. This is a fan. Four foot diameter. Stick it in overhead doorway and blow into building.

 

[Rigpig]

I put one of these
https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/56-in-industrial-ceiling-fan/A-p0771733e
in my shop, works great.
Cheers!

 

[Lelandwelds]

Best fan I ever used was originally a dryer out of a grain silo. A bit noisy but THAT was a fan! I had to mount it on a base because it kept blowing itself around.

 

[old__man]

That's not a fan. This is a fan. Four foot diameter. Stick it in overhead doorway and blow into building.

Why stop there? Home Depot 14 foot ceiling fan.

In serious though, what about any of these if I go the ceiling fan route.

Ceiling fan 1

Ceiling fan 2

Or,

Wall mounted fan

Maybe I should have put the back ground.

24X24 new build. Heated in the winter with a electric shop heater. Kept warmer when I am in it and cooler when I am not.

I just wanted to something to move the air around so that in the summer I can get a bit of a breeze and in the winter it will help stuff dry. Stuff like a snow covered quad or if I painted/stained something it will dry a little quicker. (yes, I know about the dangers of dust)

 

[johnnyradiant]

You could also look into a reclaimed squirrel cage from a forced air furnace if you don't need oscillation. And if you put it in anything smaller than a building maybe 30 X 40 you will probably feel all the air circulating anyway.

 

[Lelandwelds]

I do marvel at Big *** Fans. How can they sell a fan for the price of a name brand mini split? A hundred days of over 100°F is pretty common here. Too much fan is like too much money or too thin.

I used to switch to dual shield mig wire instead of turn off the fan. It gets hot.

 

[kbs2244]

Air movement is you friend.
It stops rust, mold, odors, etc

Set your fan on low and never turn it off.

Big box ceiling fans are amazingly tough.
I have a garage sale one in the DD garage.
It has been blowing up so the air flow is across the ceiling and down the walls for 17 years at 24/365

 

[isb cornbinder]

I have two domestic ceiling fans. One is a five blade for free and the bigger one has four blades, it was $20. I got both of them off Craigslist. The bigger fan runs 24/7 all winter, the small fan, less often.

 

[Bert_]

Since there's already a couple overkill suggestions I'll add my own. One of these should give you a nice breeze.

Yes that's a metal clipboard sucked up against the fan, probably weighs a couple pounds with the stuff inside it. 36" 15hp. Might be a little loud for your liking but it should move enough air.