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08-24-2005, 10:46 PM
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Use bolts to hold aluminum fans in place?
Basicaly im buying 5 100% aluminum fans for my case this time, my current case has 1 aluminum fan witch came with metal screws.. so i used paper clips to atach it, my friend said i could drill screw holes, but i dont feel like bothering with a drill, ill just mess it up, plus why would they make a fan and give me screws i have to drill holes for myself?
So could I use some 1/8th thick 1.25 long bolts with nuts to hold them in? and could I find these at my local hardware store? i looked at some bolt sites, but no one seems to make 1/8th thick bolts or nuts.. Or is there an easyer way? |
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08-25-2005, 08:26 AM
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08-25-2005, 10:38 PM
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yeah the holes on the fans are flat on the inside and i dont exactly have a drill bit to make screw shaped grooves in it :/
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08-25-2005, 10:45 PM
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You dont need to the sheet metal screws will still screw in, they might be tough to screw in though. But the nuts and bolts work fine, my 2 side fans are held in like that.
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08-26-2005, 04:34 AM
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does having no luck with a pair of pliers count as impossible :P
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09-07-2005, 09:07 PM
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What?....surely you have a screwdriver.
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09-11-2005, 05:31 AM
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What type of Aluminium fans, Evercool? Built a few computers using Evercool 120mm fans, most of them failed around the 14 month mark, went back to the type I have always used Panaflo, 1/8 screws are available at most hardware stores, you may be able to use the phillip headed metal screws, they have what looks like a drill shape on the end of them, I actually use these on the panaflos as there holes are slightly larger than normal, I prefer screws about 5/8 long, rather than long bolts, those evercools have a elongated horribly shaped holes, I had to use long bolts on this type of fan.
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