One of the fins on my little rivet forge blower broke off today. The fan periodically strikes a rivet head inside the fan housing and I had been meaning to fix that but I'm somewhat of a procrastinator.

Question: Is it possible to have it mig welded back on? Is there a source for replacement fans?


Needing a little help for a little rivet forge,

Bill




*Procrastinators UNITE tomorrow!*

Frequently the blades are riveted on, or bent out of a single piece of sheet metal. I have seen very few examples, but the one I own is bent from a single piece. Depending on where it broke you could have it welded or re-riveted fairly easily. You probably should check all the other blades while you are at it. It probably would work one blade down...and vibrate very not-so-nicely.

The fan is the most simple part of the blower. If you needed to you can probably make one once you get it apart.

Phil

what kind of material is it made out of? Is it a cast or is it sheetmetal? If you can't repair it with the mig ship it to me and I'll tig it for you.... I repaired my buffalo tuyere with stick weld...6011.. it was cast..

but I'm somewhat of a procrastinator.

I always wanted to be a procrastinator....

The blade on my blower is heavy sheet metal

Phil

I had the same problem on an old no-name blower that I have had for 30 years. I finally borrowed another similar-size one and used the fan as a pattern. Plasma cut it out of fairly heavy guage sheet, cleaned it up and twisted the blades hot. It works very well, with very little vibration. In my case, I was missing several blades and had no "repair" option. I think I would try the repair first.

I too, always wanted to be a procrastinator, and will be, as soon as I find the time.

Hey thanks to Dave Huntress who tigged my fan back together for me. What a guy! IFI is a great community. The fan is balanced perfectly and he even blasted it clean so I can throw a little high-temp paint on it and get back to it!

Glad I could help Bill..... and I agree this is a great community....