Floor fans for use on stage?

[coffee_king]

Hey guys
Anyone know of any cheapish/quietish floor fans for use on stage?
Cheers in advance.

[allighatt0r]

I've been using one of these for about 4 years, it's not the most quiet or cheap thing in the world, but it is exactly what you want. Best money I've ever spent on gig gear. I think it was more like £30 when I bought mine.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4250090.htm

[coffee_king]

I worry about the noise of fans though. Do you sing too? Does it get picked up by your mic?

[Westie9]

We use a floor fan but we have to be careful that's it's not directed at our singer as it dries her throat out...

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Best money I've ever spent on gig gear. I think it was more like £30 when I bought mine. [url="http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4250090.htm"]http://www.argos.co....ber/4250090.htm[/url]
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I use one of those and they're good, but make sure it's not pointing directly at a mic or it can produce a horrible low-frequency rumble.

[flyfisher]

For some serious wind, Machine Mart have a pretty extensive range of fans.
This one will blow away the cobwebs: https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cl-cam6000-drum-fan

Edited September 30, 2014 by flyfisher

[coffee_king]

[quote name='Westie9' timestamp='1412094533' post='2565595']
We use a floor fan but we have to be careful that's it's not directed at our singer as it dries her throat out...
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Typical female singer thing to say. Water anyone?

[coffee_king]

Anyways, I picked up an 18" floor fan and its totally changed my world. I should have purchased one years ago.
I (And those around me are) a lot less sweaty on stage now. Cheers for the advise.

[goingdownslow]

Can't stand fans, it's like standing in a cold draught, gives me a stiff neck.

[tauzero]

I use a clip-on fan, about 6" diameter, which will just about clip onto a speaker stand or sit on top of my cab. Not as powerful as a big floor fan but takes the edge off the heat.

[fun size nick]

What I want is a little fan in front of my mic to blow cigarette smoke away from me when the lovely people on the front table light up...

[chris_b]

We've just come back from a trip to China and we had a big problem with the Chinese smoking everywhere, even in the non smoking hotel rooms, where the management thoughtfully provided matches and ashtrays!!

Back on topic; I hate fans on stage. The best gigs are the hottest and sweatiest.

[deepbass5]

when you find a really nice fan - marry her
saves on roadies

[fun size nick]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1416215589' post='2607892']
We've just come back from a trip to China and we had a big problem with the Chinese smoking everywhere, even in the non smoking hotel rooms, where the management thoughtfully provided matches and ashtrays!![/quote]

Sounds about right! Smoking is still viewed pretty much as an entitlement (almost exclusively a male entitlement) here, much as it was a few decades ago in the west - if you've got a problem with having it inflicted on you, you should lighten up, man. Things are slowly changing, at least in the big cities, and its thankfully socially unacceptable to smoke on a lift or in a subway station. Still pretty common to see grandpas with a toddler in one hand and a cig in the other though. It's still a crappy situation for hospitality staff (who are mostly women) who have to spend their working lives breathing men's smoke.

[Walker]

I saw Squeeze on TV using a few fans on stage - tracked them down and it's called a Vornado 733. Managed to get one from Germany on eBay for about fifty quid.

It even keeps the dancing punters cool!

[discreet]

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Vornado 733. Managed to get one from Germany on eBay for about fifty quid.
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Also this:

http://www.conrad-electronic.co.uk/ce/en/product/534523/Vornado-630-B-Air-Circulator?ref=list