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Buy it for Life

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A place to share practical, durable and quality made products that are made to last, with an emphasis on upcycled and sustainable products!

Guidelines:

Things that are well-made and durable (even if they won't last a lifetime) are A-Okay!

Unlike that other BIFL place, Home-made and DIY items are encouraged here, as long as some form of instruction is included in the body of the post.

Videos links are not allowed as post titles, but you may use them in a text post.

A limited amount of self-promotion is accepted, IF the item you are selling aligns with this criteria:

  1. The item must be made with sustainable or recycled materials.
  2. If electronic in some way, the item must be open-source.
  3. The item must be user-serviceable (if applicable).
  4. You cannot be a large corporation.
  5. The post must be clearly marked with a [Self Promotion] tag in your title.

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We're looking for tower fan models/brands specifically, but you can use this post to talk about whatever :)

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[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

For BIFL you want a full metal cage & blades typically marketed to warehouses. A brushless motor will further extend the life. Buy them used.

A more effective way is a ceiling fan. Hunter isn't a high end brand. But, if without a remote and excessive dust it'll last at least a couple decades.