Big Lake Forge Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 In another topic i read something that said a guy had a couple of champion 400 blowers. It said he had a 16'' a 14'' and a 12''. i have a champion 400 blower that i got yesterday and i'd like to know how to measure it. If you know, please share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I've had a number of 400's go through my hands, and I'm not quite sure how they are measured. Presently, I have two which I just measured a few minutes ago. I measured the outside diameter of the cast fan case, excluding the screw bosses. The pictured one has a 9" OD fan case, and my other one has a 12" OD case. I think the 12" cases were fairly common. My 9" one is deceiving. It puts out an amazing amount of air with little physical effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Lake Forge Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 i will measure it like you did. I will post siz tomorrow. Still cant find camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 My 9" (case size) puts out tons 'o air too and that thing turns so nice. The larger case sizes turn harder and I don't think they put out more air, but the catalog says so................ You can crank the thing w/o the fan on the shaft and they spin free. Bolt the 12" case size fan on, it really takes a load to move it. The 12" case is made for the larger multipurpose forges and the 9" is the rivet/pan forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Lake Forge Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 mine ended up being a 9'' and i just put some oil in it and it turns even smoother now. Im sooooooooo happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 This is my 9" 400. It was painted blue. I cleaned it up, inside and out, but I thought it looked so nice polished, that I oiled it and left it be. It was my first 400 and thought they are built overcomplicated compared to other Champion models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Lake Forge Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 It must be normal to have all that wrighting on it, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 The casting letters and numbers?? Yes, the later ones do that. The date(s) you see don't mean it was built then. That is the patent date (not built date) The very early ones had very little in terms of numbers and letters. Or was that the last of the production run....................? I don't know. I can send along a picture of one that does not if I find it in my files.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Lake Forge Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 mine looks alot like th first one you posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Lake Forge Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 mine looks alot like th first one you posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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