I do like Lonelslander's original design, with a 30 degree fan angle it optimizes air flow more directly towards the mainboard.

But I came across 2 major issues printing his fan holder:

1. Screw holes misplaced a little bit, so I can't installed it at all.
2. 3 arms for mounting fan are slightly unfit (I'm using Noctua 4020 fan), it didn't hold the fan tight enough as it supposed to.

*UPDATE: Lonelslander has already correct the placement issue with his v2 original design.

Maybe it is only my individual case. Anyways I make my modification.

1. The location of mounting screw holes are fixed, now it can be installed properly
2. Thickened 2 mounting hole cylinders a little bit to make sure it can hold the screw torque
3. Deleted 3 fan mounting arms and make 4 screw holes for M3 screws. I trust screws more after all. I assume the original design is perfect for fast mounting, minimize mounting materials. But I can't risk any possible vibrations.
4. Thickened fan mounting plate for more structural strength (especially for screw torque)

So here it is. I still highly recommend this design over other vertical designs.

Print Settings

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Creality

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No

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0.2

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I use Cura with tree support, works perfectly

Category: 3D Printer Accessories