Added extra precaution for opening the fan frame, someone broke one & I didn't cover how to do it thought it was self explanitory but maybe not.
I've not been project logging properly lately with changing my camera which is too nice to be in a dusty environment & the tripod is huge & I have limited work space so it all just gets in the way of what I'm doing so to log better I'd be best getting an extra memory card & compact tripod & use my kodak for workshop stuff & save the nice one for out of the workshop, in the winter I hardly took my camera over to the garage as it was sub zero temps & I doubt that's good for the camera, my mp3 sometimes crashes it gets that cold .
Ok excuses out of the way & I'll do this to fill at least 1 blank since everyone seems to like this fan mod & 1 so far is even willing to pay for them, I won't be selling any, I've better things to do, I probably would sell these but have no idea on nice fair pricing for the buyer & for me I'd feel wrong for charging something to make it worth my while & I'd be stupid to do them for virtually free so here is a guide I just made so anyone who either hasn't got the tools or experience you could go get them cnc'd like many modders these days , it's good to share knowledge, keeps modding evolving rather than keeping the how's to yourself .
Custom rims tut for enermax modular type fans (revised).
So you need a good strong pointy pin
Carefully unclip all 4 main connectors.
The carefully unclip the centre holding clips, the rest don't need it as they don't hold as much force.
And do the same for the ones on the other half of the fan, you have to unclip on both sides of the half circle & then they just fall out .
There, shouldn't have anyone breaking their fans while doing this now.
These fans have loads of potential for sweet customisation especially if you can go with CNC as you could add your own cool cut patterns or logo.
The strips come in 2 half circles & measure 182mm x 18.5mm x 1mm I flattened 1 out & kept 1 in good form as an example for this tut.
The cello tape I used was 90mm diameter & think it works better than just a hard object as it allows you to squeeze it to a further form, this setup virtually makes a perfect form for the 120mm fans although with raw material it requires a little extra forming which you can do with strong fingers & a hard surface.
With a raw material it's likely it will need a little extra curving & this works for me.
It also seems to matter where you place the half circles, the enermax ones have a bunch of slots that help it stay in place so if your using a flat material it can be tricky to get both in correctly, they shouldn't be overlapping each other at all & they need to be in every single slot on the bottom & top or the fan blades won't spin because of the slots being bent towards the blades.
Once everything is aligned well you can carefully press the connectors down into place & make sure it's fully closed & that's it, you have a cooler looking fan providing you cut & formed the rim to exact spec .
Modding this fan has opened up loads of awesome ideas for me which I hope to do some time if I can get the right tools.
I took the stickers off the psu .
And got the fans back in there.