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Check & verify the spacing of the wires if you've got one of these!
Well, I was bit bad by one on Sunday night. Instead of being smart and using the poorly design handle I grabbed it on is sides to scoot it.
There was one small area where the wire(s) had spread out creating a larger slot in which my pinky finger found access.
One some styles of fans the halves screw together, on Patton fans they use some sort of tang/finger design which I never have quite figured out.
I like Patton fans, they have good velocity and run pretty well. This one is another of my estate sale finds which I had to tear down to rewire it and clean up.
I must not have used the proper amount of finesse during re-assembly and ended spreading out the wires.
The real pisser is that the tips of the blades are mangled from hitting something during it's lifetime and that translated into a nicely mangled digit for me.
You know you've done it up good when they have to make two attempts at stitching it up in the ER.
I'll be switching to Vornado fans in the future. Better-Half scored one at a sale a few weeks ago and it's decent.
Now then - how in the heck do you crank handles with your left hand bandaged up and you are left-handed also?
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Well, I was bit bad by one on Sunday night. Instead of being smart and using the poorly design handle I grabbed it on is sides to scoot it.
There was one small area where the wire(s) had spread out creating a larger slot in which my pinky finger found access.
One some styles of fans the halves screw together, on Patton fans they use some sort of tang/finger design which I never have quite figured out.
I like Patton fans, they have good velocity and run pretty well. This one is another of my estate sale finds which I had to tear down to rewire it and clean up.
I must not have used the proper amount of finesse during re-assembly and ended spreading out the wires.
The real pisser is that the tips of the blades are mangled from hitting something during it's lifetime and that translated into a nicely mangled digit for me.
You know you've done it up good when they have to make two attempts at stitching it up in the ER.
I'll be switching to Vornado fans in the future. Better-Half scored one at a sale a few weeks ago and it's decent.
Now then - how in the heck do you crank handles with your left hand bandaged up and you are left-handed also?
......