Cool Hand Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 My uncle gave me a forge blower that had been sitting in his barn for 20 years. I have no idea the make and model but I would really like to know. I tore the thing down, scraped off all the years and used hypoid gear oil for the internals and am soaking the rest in oil and will clean again shortly. It has a "C" on each of the 2 oil plugs. It also has a raised "998" on one side and a "997" on the other. There are a few more words but I won't know what they are till I get to scraping on it this weekend. Any clues to identify this thing would be greatly appreciated. Sorry I have so little detail. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 pictures? youl get more info with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Dean Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Finish cleaning then post pictures. But form the discription I would guess it is a Champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Sounds like a Canedy-Otto if the numbers are on the fan housing, near the outlet. Here's a pic of mine. Good blower, produces lots of air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 That Sir....Is a picture of the blower I have sitting in my smithy. The only writing it has on it is the "C 998" but none of the rest. Is there anything else I need to do to the blower itself to get it ready for ops? Thanks, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykeeper Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Depending on how clean it is, I would disassemble and check the gears, shafts, etc. Sounds like it has some years of build up on it, better to check the gear box. May be full of old, hard, nasty grease. If it is, clean it up well, fill it with the lube of your choice,nothing too heavy, and get cranking. There's scads of threads on here about blower lubrication. Do a search and many will pop up. Great advice from many competent smiths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 That would be one of Canedy Otto's less expensive models then. Marketed as Star or Tiger. Still excellent tools. Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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