On May 16, 11:52*am, N8N wrote:
On May 16, 11:16*am, "Steve B" wrote:

We put some fans out on our patio. *Over a few years, the blades have
drooped. *These blades appear to be some type of luan, about 3/16" wide.
They appear to be either composite plastic, or some form of pulped wood..

Can they be straightened? *Maybe put in an oven with some brick weights, and
a pan of water to make a steam chamber out of it? *Other suggestions?

If I go buy new ones, are there different materials and grades? *The local
ReStore, (the one for Habitat for Humanity) has sets of 5 for $3, and I'll
take them Wednesday when I go to see if the bolt pattern is the same. *But
just wondering if these can be salvaged.

Steve

I'd be tempted to see if you can get new ones of fiberglass or
plastic. *They're typically just a piece of flat stock with three
holes drilled in them. *If you're handy and have a source for some
suitable stock you can make them yourself. *Or have some made from
Damascus steel

nate

Took a few years to sag. Flip them and he'll get that again minimum.
Making blades is just silly unless you have nothing better to do and
all the purchased ones will probably have the same problem eventually.