Looking for a BIG fan blade

[Chaznsc]

Looking for a large fan blade, maybe 4 feet across. All I need is the blade, shaft of some sort. Dont need a working motor. Where would I find such an item?

 

[32krazy!]

bigassfans.com

 

[Victorymike18]

I'd suggest getting in touch with a local HVAC company that deals with industrial sized units.

If you're out in farm country, I remember seeing large fans on chicken coops for ventilation.

Or, if this isn't a rush and you want it cheap, get friendly with a local demo company and see if they're tearing down an old warehouse or factory in the near future...

 

[kbs2244]

I agree on the chicken farm idea.
A lot of them are going through an upgrade cycle where the big fans on the ends of the buildings are being replaced for some reason.

 

[Sureshot]

Make it.

 

[G_P]

Old airplane propeller?

 

[rkevins]

teksupply, granger, and I also agree on a poultry farm or a poultry equipment supply store. on a farm 48"-50" is very common

 

[318fekim]

Try asking your local scrappers this size fan is often found in industrial bldgs. and warehouses.....at least down here it is.
mike

 

[larry_g]

Greenhouse suppliers are also another source.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[Glenn M.]

Paint room exhaust fan. Ask your local automotive paint jobber about any paint booth upgrades that they or someone else is doing, get the used stuff for scrap price...

 

[plow]

I have half a dozen blades I would trade off. PM me if interested.

 

[Gary Anderson]

Make them!
These are for a 42" diameter fan that I am building






Your Pal, Gary

 

[A_Pmech]

BIG? Oh no!

WARNING: Industrial woodworking machinery ***** flick. Viewer discretion is advised.

 

[JimVonBaden]

Looking for a large fan blade, maybe 4 feet across. All I need is the blade, shaft of some sort. Dont need a working motor. Where would I find such an item?

Ceiling fans are not as simple as some think. The load on the bearings is unique and needs an appropriate solution. A 4' fan is nothing but a 48" fan available for damn near nothing at a big box store. You can easily get it for under $50, probably less than $40 if you do not want a light.

Jim

 

[DIC]

You can buy an old attic fan for $30-$35 bucks

 

[Greatbear]

BIG? Oh no!

WARNING: Industrial woodworking machinery ***** flick. Viewer discretion is advised.

Okay, that was about 25 minutes well spent.

Precisely what I was expecting, lots of people well-versed in how to operate machinery to cut and shape wood, with lots of exposed cutters and blades, and almost no safety equipment you'd see today. Not even goggles/glasses. I especially liked the four pairs of bare hands passing wood over a jointer that had at least a three foot bed.

Times were so different back then, and I won't say it was better or worse. The big difference is responsibility and attention I guess. I'd love to get my hands on some of that close-grained sitka spruce they were using. They don't make wood like that anymore!

 

[Dustball]

I think some of you are missing a key point- he's looking for a 4 foot blade meaning a little over an 8 foot diameter fan.

 

[Chaznsc]

I think some of you are missing a key point- he's looking for a 4 foot blade meaning a little over an 8 foot diameter fan.

No, LOL, 4 feet across, as in across the whole fan.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Things must be getting better ? If so, glad to hear.

 

[Dustball]

No, LOL, 4 feet across, as in across the whole fan.

Well geez, why'd you say you were looking for a 4 foot blade then?

 

[Chaznsc]

Well geez, why'd you say you were looking for a 4 foot blade then?

Simple.....fan blade means the whole unit to me...... And google images...

https://www.google.com/search?q=fan...cMMPh4APruoHICw&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=644

 

[STClurker]

Okay, that was about 25 minutes well spent

I said to myself, that sounds interesting, but I'm not going to spend almost half an hour watching them build a fan.

so its almost a half hour later and I also now consider it well spent