longbowdave1
Senior Member
The winter snow and ice caused a small leak in my camper which is beached in the North Woods. The blades on the ceiling fan got wet enough to warp the imitation wood. The motor is fine, blades are bad. Time to make some new blades.
Had to add the redneck touch to my mobile man cave. I cut out 4 new blades from some Birch plywood using the old blade as a pattern. Figured I need camo on the new ones! I found an old camo shirt that was retired from service to recycle the fabric. Laid down a bed of glue, pressed in the shirt parts and let it dry for several hours. Then, rubbed in another layer of glue on the finished side, and let it dry over night. Trimmed the edges with a sharp file, a bit of sanding touch up on the edges of the blades, then sprayed on 6 coats of spar urethane on the blades.
I'll put the new blades on the fan on my next trip north. Maybe on low speed, I'll be able to hear the leaves rustle in the camo pattern. LOL
Had to add the redneck touch to my mobile man cave. I cut out 4 new blades from some Birch plywood using the old blade as a pattern. Figured I need camo on the new ones! I found an old camo shirt that was retired from service to recycle the fabric. Laid down a bed of glue, pressed in the shirt parts and let it dry for several hours. Then, rubbed in another layer of glue on the finished side, and let it dry over night. Trimmed the edges with a sharp file, a bit of sanding touch up on the edges of the blades, then sprayed on 6 coats of spar urethane on the blades.
I'll put the new blades on the fan on my next trip north. Maybe on low speed, I'll be able to hear the leaves rustle in the camo pattern. LOL
