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[TopDogZero]

Was not sure where to put this so please fell free to move it.
I was looking at Scythe site the other day and came across this Scythe KAMA-BAY 120mm Fan for 5.25" System Cooling. which seemed kinda cool.
Read some reviews on it, seems there is a fair amount of gap around the frame and the case and it only comes with a 800RPM fan .

I decided to try and make one from some perforated metal and a spare Tricool fan I have around. I mess around in the basement for a couple days on and off and wasn't sure it would work so I did not take any pics of the actual fab, any ways here is what I came up with.

So this is how it fits in the front of my case, because I could make it fit exactly there was no need to actually mount it in the drive bay as it's basically a pressure fit in to my front panel.


A view from the back, I'm using zip ties for now till I figure out some kind of clip to mount the fan.


A side view.


And the final product mounted in case.

[aviduser]

Looks good! Where did u get said "perforated metal?"

[TopDogZero]

Looks good! Where did u get said "perforated metal?"

Just a off cut from my work. Would have liked aluminum because it would be easier to work with, the stuff I used was 16 gauge steel

[Arinoth]

Originally Posted by TopDogZero

Just a off cut from my work. Would have liked aluminum because it would be easier to work with, the stuff I used was 16 gauge steel

Looks great, and if anyone comes into your house and tries to shoot you, you can hold your computer infront of you and have a lower chance of the bullet hitting you, lol

[ADay2Long]

looks very good!

curious to know what you used to bend the metal?

[TopDogZero]

Looks great, and if anyone comes into your house and tries to shoot you, you can hold your computer infront of you and have a lower chance of the bullet hitting you, lol

curious to know what you used to bend the metal?

Thanks, as for bending it is perforated so easy to bend unlike a solid piece. I just used a straight edge and marked it with a utility knife then used a cutting disc to make a sallow past a little less than half the material thickness, then clamp the part down and bent it slowly with rubber tipped pillars, the part will bend at the point of least resistances (the line that was cut) and if you make a really straight line you should get a straight bend.
If you have a longer part to bend, you can use the same process but instead of pillars you could cut a slot in a piece of wood like a 2x4 the length of the part and just wide enough to slid over the part and deep enough to come up near to the bend line. This would allow you to bend the part in one shot.

[ADay2Long]

dang...i used a small anvil and a hammer to do my bending, no wonder it was so hard long and frustrating