Cleaned, disassembled the motor and oiled the bearings on a big upright fan I curb picked the other day.
It's working nicely now.
Great job!! I love finding these treasures and "free" is always best!
I dumpster dove when I was still running a photography studio at Fort Harrison before it closed down. Sixties built huge stand mounted fan with "the bearing out" the location Sgt told me, just tossed.
No bearing out, just a loose set screw on the motor shaft allowing the blade to hit the casing. I still use this Classic. Repainted it, since.