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| Posted: Sat Apr 23rd, 2011 07:23 am |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest 
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Hello... Anyone have a Good Blade and some Cage Struts for a Westy tank?
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| Posted: Sat Apr 23rd, 2011 08:16 am |
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Steve Stephens Guest 
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He wants 16" parts. Last edited on Sat Apr 23rd, 2011 08:43 am by Steve Stephens |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 23rd, 2011 08:21 am |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest
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o-ya!! Got the tape measure out and everything but forgot to post!!! 16" Please Just curious as to know a couple things also..... Are the Cage struts brass or painted steel? How similar are the cage clamps to GE's? I can tell that the motor end shape is different but cant really tell how similar the cage side clamp system is from the gallery. The mechanics appear to be the same. Last edited on Sat Apr 23rd, 2011 09:18 am by Levi Musselwhite |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 23rd, 2011 11:28 pm |
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Steve Stephens Guest
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All tank struts are painted cast iron, clips are painted steel, screws are steel painted fillister head. Clips mount on the rear of the struts. GE clips mount to the front of the strut. Is you have a 1905 small motor tank the struts are different and you won't find them but chances of having a small motor 16" tank are maybe 1 in 200.
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| Posted: Sun May 1st, 2011 11:40 pm |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest
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Still looking!!!!!!! Help!!!!!! Tried to rebalance the old blade but it is still out of wack . The bade had loosened on the shaft hub and was spinning so I had to take it apart and re press it.... No luck with balance.... Even if I could rebalance it's cosmetic appearance is bad..... Whomever tried to fix it before I got it screwed it up pretty good!!!!!
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| Posted: Sat May 14th, 2011 06:38 am |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest
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pester pester pester
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| Posted: Sat May 14th, 2011 06:47 am |
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Steve Stephens Guest
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Maybe you can locate a busted 16" tank and use the struts and blade off it, then part out the rest of the fan parts. Struts are hard to find, the blade less so but you need a blade that will fit the shaft size of your motor. Measure that and post the shaft size. If others know EXACTLY what you need they may be more likely to find the part. And a photo or two of the blade you have as an example could help someone id what they have. Last edited on Sat May 14th, 2011 06:47 am by Steve Stephens |
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| Posted: Sun May 22nd, 2011 05:14 am |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest
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Still looking for a busted Westy Tank for parts. Need the 16" fan blade that fits a 3/8" shaft (0.375). Hay Steve............. do the later models of Westinghouse use the same style blade that would use the same blade? I don't have pictures of the cage struts or know the length of said struts. But heres a couple of pictures of the damaged blades I do have. Attached Image (viewed 925 times):
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| Posted: Sun May 22nd, 2011 05:16 am |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest
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close up of hub and damage. Attached Image (viewed 889 times):
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| Posted: Sun May 22nd, 2011 05:25 am |
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Steve Stephens Guest
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I don't think the Westy blade design changed on 16" tanks or the later stamped steel motors. However, the stamped steel motors may have had a different shaft size. Check that before you buy a blade for your motor. Is there a 16" Westy blade on ebay now or just finished? Seems that I may have seen one recently.
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| Posted: Sat May 28th, 2011 03:23 am |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest
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still looking
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| Posted: Thu Jun 2nd, 2011 08:30 am |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest
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SO.... I guess these things really are built like a tank.... Not many breakdowns creating Not many fans for parts..... How about Pictures of cage struts with measurements... Any one??
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| Posted: Thu Jun 2nd, 2011 08:32 am |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest
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Still looking for a blade.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 3rd, 2011 09:18 pm |
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Ralph Bliss Guest 
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The struts on my tank 16" are about 6 3/4" long Attached Image (viewed 788 times):
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| Posted: Fri Jun 3rd, 2011 09:19 pm |
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Ralph Bliss Guest
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clip Attached Image (viewed 699 times):
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2011 12:46 am |
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Nicholas Denney Guest 
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Where did you get that unusual blade, Ralph? It's not supposed to exist. 
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2011 12:49 am |
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Ralph Bliss Guest
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Nicholas Denney wrote: Where did you get that unusual blade, Ralph? It's not supposed to exist. says who?
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2011 12:58 am |
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Austin B Ko Guest
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Nicholas Denney wrote: Where did you get that unusual blade, Ralph? It's not supposed to exist.??? But it does exist. 
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2011 03:54 am |
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Nicholas Denney Guest
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Austin B Ko wrote: Nicholas Denney wrote:Where did you get that unusual blade, Ralph? It's not supposed to exist.??? None of you understand my subtle humour.  Ralph, just try and find another 16" Westy brass blade that uses the 5-rivet-per-blade mikarta hub... I dare ya.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2011 04:03 am |
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Ralph Bliss Guest
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Nicholas Denney wrote: None of you understand my subtle humour. Oh, that was humor?? I have a funny joke for you. My tank has 4 rivets per blade.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2011 04:03 am |
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Steve Stephens Guest
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Nicholas Denney wrote:Where did you get that unusual blade, Ralph? It's not supposed to exist. Nick, he probably got his fan with that blade from the same place I got mine: Westinghouse in Pittsburg, PA. I have the same blade on one of my 16" tanks. It's a 60679 with the 1893 motor tag. Ralph, what's the last pat. date on your fan's motor tag?
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2011 08:40 am |
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Nicholas Denney Guest
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Curious.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2011 12:26 pm |
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Ralph Bliss Guest
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My tank (80422) has the last patent date of oct 9, 06
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2011 06:58 pm |
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Steve Stephens Guest
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I have several 16" tanks but only the one has the 4 rivet blade. Does anyone else here have such a blade on a 16" tank? Last edited on Sat Jun 4th, 2011 10:22 pm by Steve Stephens |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 4th, 2011 09:44 pm |
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Steve Stephens Guest
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This will explain the 4 rivet blade on my fan. My notes on the fan say that the blade now on it is from a later fan. When I bought the fan on ebay the blade on it had problems so I put on the one it's got now. I don't remember just where I got it by noted that it was from a later fan. I wonder when the 4 rivet hub was introduced on Westy 16" fans. Last edited on Sat Jun 4th, 2011 10:22 pm by Steve Stephens |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 5th, 2011 07:01 am |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest
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Thank you very much for the pictures Ralph! So am I seeing them correctly? Looks to me like the strut is the same thickness as the cage and also that it terminates right at the cage? Does the other side have a notch to hold the cage against the clip? It must. It also appears that the clip side has a notch in it for the clip end to fit. Am I seeing that correct? Dont suppose you own a Mic for more precice measurements? I'm sick of this fan being out of service and taking up shelf space. So I may need to attempt to reproduce the struts. Probably have to do it out of brass. Dont know if that was ever an option but it would look pretty cool. What say you Steve? Did they ever make the 16" tank with brass struts? Last edited on Sun Jun 5th, 2011 07:04 am by Levi Musselwhite |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 5th, 2011 07:44 am |
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Steve Stephens Guest
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All Westy tanks have cast iron struts; the only differences are between 12" and 16" and that the very early tanks used a different strut that won't work on the later motors and visa versa. You'll almost never see the early tanks with their smaller motors. I'll try to take some photos tomorrow of my struts that are off a tank at present so you can see the profile. Being of cast iron it won't be easy to duplicate in brass or steel but you could probably make up some struts that would look good and work. The strut clips are bent steel.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 6th, 2011 05:18 am |
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Steve Stephens Guest
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Levi, some photos of a 12" tank strut are posted in a new thread- http://www.afcaforum.com/view_topic.php?id=17687&forum_id=1 I can take more photos and add if you want and get some dimensions. 16" struts are the same but longer. The square back ring nestles right at the end of the strut and the clip overhangs it holding it in place. Making these struts like this would not be easy and the hardest part would to be to get the right placement of the cat hairs. That's custom work from my collection.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 6th, 2011 07:35 am |
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Levi Musselwhite Guest
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Thanks Steve!! Now back to the BUY SELL TRADE.... Still looking for a blade.
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