Shop Fan

[70rsss]

Finished a new shop fan in anticipation of the upcoming Houston summer.

 

[RHD 4 LIFE]

Very COOL!

 

[bil]

Good job !

 

[kbs2244]

I hope you like it!

Personly I found more air at lower speed felt better.

(That is the selling point behind Big *** Fans.)

 

[Maillard965]

Very COOL!

 

[bad_idea]

I agree large, slow turning fans are preferable. BUT... that is a slick setup. I like the quality of craftsmanship put into it. I assume that began as a pile of leftover pieces? Those always make the best projects.

 

[Mmfh]

I have two of those I broke down from a couple of swamp coolers. When its really hot having one of those blow on you makes a "BIG" difference in how hot it feels!

Nice job making it portable!

Mm

 

[70rsss]

I have a 26,000 btu A/C unit in the wall furthest away from my workbench so I plan to use my fan mainly to circulate the cooled air around the garage. But I can also now roll it outside for driveway projects as needed.

 

[Brad54]

That is REALLY slick!

I hadn't thought about mounting one up high like that. I've got a big furnace fan from a 2-story house... it moves a hell of a lot of air... it'll blow itself across the floor. I've got it mounted on four casters to make it portable, but your idea is better.

I'd need to change the pulley diameter to slow mine down, or it'd blow itself over--even with the tripod base.

Got me thinking now!

-Brad

 

[RHD 4 LIFE]

I have a couple of these as well as the re purposed furnace fan!

 

[uhohjim]

Finished a new shop fan in anticipation of the upcoming Houston summer.

Cool!!!I think I'll have to copy this...........I have a few of those I lay on the floor........and this makes them much more useable...........nice idea!! ........Jim

 

[bluebolt]

The dimpled holes are nice! What dimple dies did you use?

 

[70rsss]

It’s hard to see in the original pics but the upright tube is canted back 10deg. I did this to apply some downward pressure on the rear foot when the fan is running. I was going to rubber coat the foot to help the fan from moving across the floor when on but its un-needed.

The dies were bought off of ebay but I don’t remember who I got them from. It was a .5” to 2.0” set. They came with two sizes of bolts & bearings for hand tool use or a press can be used. I’ve had fun with them.

Feel free to copy or change as needed.

 

[geologist]

That's one cool setup you've built.

 

[machine_punk]

Great idea, excellent execution.

M_P

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Nicely done sir(s).

Summer must be approaching cause we're thinking of fans.

I posted about a little fan refurb I did about a month ago.

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137515


Still looking for a matching one at yard sales.

 

[zjrog]

I am replacing two smaller 30" ceiling fans in my living room this spring, and planning to use them out in the garage. They have become a bit noisy, which won't be a problem in the garage. ANY air moving is better than NO air moving.

 

[BLACK DEATH]

Any way to make the fan swivel up or down incase you need the air to go a different direction?

 

[5lima30]

Great work! You will enjoy it this summer!