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Greg Mauer AFCA Member 
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What is your favorite oscillating fan of all time, particularly the ones with the most unique or interesting mechanism? Show us right here. If you can include a video of the action that will be even better. Verity Orbit 1 Verity Orbit Last edited on Sat Aug 1st, 2020 07:54 am by Greg Mauer |
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Steven P Dempsey AFCA Member 
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Until it flamed out - - my 16646 (Lever Oscillator) was cool, the exposed gears & levers |
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Steven P Dempsey AFCA Member
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sold to another member to finish, ran for less than a minute total |
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Steven P Dempsey AFCA Member
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GE/Westy Side Gears, Martinot, Veritys, R&M Vanes, etc. exotic & out of my budget but very cool.Plenty of Youtube videos but we don't have band width for video. |
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Steven P Dempsey AFCA Member
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And those crazy Ceiling Fans that rotate! |
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Derek Warnecke AFCA Member 
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I agree with Steven, I'm pretty fond of my 16646 lever oscillator. Of fans that I don't own, the Century S4 Sidegear would have to be at the top of the list. |
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Cam Kuruliak AFCA Member
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For me it has to be my Jandus Ball motor Oscillating fan I love this fan!!!!! Cam |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Nice Jandus. |
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Anthony Lindsey AFCA Member 
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that is super cool but the one that spins 360 degrees is pretty cool too.and the roller coaster one. and the walking foot one |
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Sean Campbell AFCA Member 
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For me it’s this. Peerless/ Colonial Tab Foot Front Oscillator. Very beefy fans. |
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Steve Cunningham Administrator 
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I’d vote for the Rollercoaster, Lollipop, and the earliest Menominee. |
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Steven P Dempsey AFCA Member
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c-frame R&M |
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Steven P Dempsey AFCA Member
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Bring one to the museum & run it!! |
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Kim Frank AFCA Member 
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Not exactly an oscillator, more like a revolver......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFmvkkqolcE |
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Cam Kuruliak AFCA Member
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That is awesome!!!!! What a beautiful fan !!! That piece you installed on the cage is that what makes it rotate? I have never seen a pancake rotate like that Cam |
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Kim Frank AFCA Member
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    Cam, the piece acts as a sail to turn the motor. Here are pics of the final configuration. The chunk of brass on the rear cover is the counterweight. On the front cage, the sail is to the right and the brass piece on the left slows the speed of the spin. I tried many different size sails and dampeners and this set up worked best. The bearing assembly and slip rings are based on the Westinghouse Vane oscillator |
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Michael Rathberger AFCA Member 
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I like the vanes and sidegear ge and ecks, but i'm partial to this one. I personally think the stuff Paul pulled out of Europe are the best mechanical oscillators though. Real quality. Attached Image (viewed 468 times): |
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Steve Stephens AFCA Member 
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That's funny Michael as that is the fan (Fidelity geared oscillator) I was thinking of posting but I have no photos of it and it runs well and oscillates smoothly. Nothing fancy but a mechanical wonder, quiet, and fun to watch. |
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David A Cherry AFCA Member 
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Last edited on Fri Jul 31st, 2020 05:42 pm by David A Cherry |
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David A Cherry AFCA Member
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you asked my favorite of all time..Although I don't own it ..I know someone who does.. maybe I'll get him to put a video up.. anyway here's a picture of it |
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Louis Luu AFCA Member
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Nice ECK. |
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Stephen Chew AFCA Member 
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    The 16" Eck sidegear with ming blades and R&M lollipop are two of my favorite in my collection.I thought I would add 16" Menominee snowflake. Last edited on Fri Jul 31st, 2020 06:41 pm by Stephen Chew |
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William Dunlap AFCA Member 
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The reason that fans oscillate is due to the widely held belief in the past that drafts cause disease. Quite the opposite is true, actually. Oddly, I rarely use my fans in oscillating mode, even though 95% of them can do that. When I do, I tend to prefer a figure 8 or orbit type of oscillation. My personal favorite is the Lokelani. I count this as one of my very best designs. I've used it daily for several years and it sits right on my desk. Since I recorded this video, I've installed a much more sedate orbit motor. I have a friend who is part Hawaiian. Her name is Hula lei. This is the only fan she ever showed any interest in. She said I should never sell this one. I probably won't. Cheers, Bill |
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Richard Daugird AFCA Member 
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Hey Bill, still got a video of the "Tangerine Dream" I got from you? I can't find it on Youtube. |
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William Dunlap AFCA Member
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Probably because I named it the Tangerine dream after I made the video. It was originally the Model 1803 Robotic fan. Tangerine Dream Cheers, Bill |
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Noah Britt AFCA Member 
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I feel like this one deserves a spot on the list of weird oscillators. It's a Frigid from Belgium. (not mine)     It could really benefit from a new blade. Edit: Actually, it appears the blade is correct. Check out these other two Frigid fans with the same blade. https://www.catawiki.com/l/8623055-frigid-belgium-fan-type-vx-a-induction-1930 https://www.catawiki.com/l/15761567-frigid-antique-table-fan Last edited on Fri Nov 20th, 2020 08:39 pm by Noah Britt |
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John Trier AFCA Member 
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Here's a rare one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-6KINfQFmI |
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John Trier AFCA Member
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And another rare one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRtGBH_cXrg |
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Tom Morel AFCA Member 
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Here's one of my favorites- Westinghouse Double Lever. Still on the lookout for a vane and lolli. Attached Image (viewed 188 times): |
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Tom Morel AFCA Member
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Side view. Attached Image (viewed 190 times): |
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Russ Huber AFCA Member
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I believe there are roughly 20(?) some patents in the US patent directory connected to the Storm Wave fan. American Electric Fan Co. 'Rollercoaster' pt. 1 - YouTube American Electric Fan Co. 'Rollercoaster' part 2 - YouTube Attached Image (viewed 151 times): |
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Don Tener AFCA Member 
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All the ones posted so far are great. I would also love to have a Diehl walking Foot.  |
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