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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 3985035" data-attributes="member: 7157">I found a 1950s hassock fan that was in rough cosmetic condition, but the motor was sound and the blades still true, so I removed the motor, blades, switch, diffuser cone, and the three-armed motor mount.  I disassembled the motor, cleaned up the rotor and stator, applied two fresh coats of dielectric varnish to the windings, and re-aligned the bearings.  Then I reassembled the motor, checked its function, and put it aside.  The cage I built from walnut and alder, with bead-blasted brass rods, and I turned and threaded a new brass shaft with cap to hold the top in place.  The walnut top was laser-engraved by my girlfriend, and I inlaid pieces of cherry, maple, and purple heartwood that she also cut out with the laser.  Then I poured black-dyed epoxy into the arcs and around the pieces of wood, let it cure, and sanded it all smooth.  Three coats of polyurethane went on the wood. Then I put fresh paint on the metal components, and reassembled the whole thing.  The results:[ATTACH=full]355510[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]355512[/ATTACH]</blockquote>