Tuesday, July 8, 2008

weekly diy: usb cd fan


Ah, finally a useful function for the CD. Now, instead of using them for entertainment while you hurl them against walls to watch them shatter, you can cut them up, stick 'em on a cork and blow yourself (insert Tobias grin here).

Its very simple really; you cut a CD into fan-like appendages (as shown in the above picture), heat it so you can bend them off-axis, find a small motor or battery-charged fan, and connect the two with a cork. If you have a USB cord, cut one end of the cord off, strip the wires and connect them to the battery unit of the motor. Done deal.

Materials needed: Michael Bolton CD, cork, candle, small motor/battery-powered fan.

Tools needed: Solder, soldering iron, wire cutters.

Total out of pocket (not including tools): ~$10

Check out the instructional video here, or the Instructables.com article here.

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