Help me brainstorm ideas to mount fans to heatsink?

[Getgrowingson]

Anyone else have troubles coming up with ideas if how to mount a case Fan to a heatsink? I want to do it the cleanest way possible. Anybody have any ingenious ideas!?

 

[240sxing]

It would be easier if you had a picture of the heatsink. But I've mounted fans on heatsinks with a hot glue gun , zipties and the good old fashion screws.

 

[Abiqua]

magnets

 

[SupraSPL]

18LB zips, one on each corner. Keeps the fan tight onto the heasink, assuming the fan size matches the heatsink width.

 

[bicit]

If you've got the tooling, stand off studs are an option

 

[salmonetin]

for my pov ...i prefer rubber screws way....or rubber band way...



Saludos

 

[Getgrowingson]

It would be easier if you had a picture of the heatsink. But I've mounted fans on heatsinks with a hot glue gun , zipties and the good old fashion screws.

Specifically 5.88 Heatsinkusa with 140mm fan

 

[SupraSPL]

They match up well

 

[240sxing]

From the looks you should be able to just thread the screw in between the fins.

 

[Growmau5]

Here is a solution I came up with to mount fans, driver and hide all the electrical while providing a very clean look to the build.

You can get a piece of aluminum or sheet metal from HD or lowes. And harbor freight has an 18" metal brake ( aka bender) for around $20. mine was an open box item for $15.

 

[littlejacob]

Bonjour
Do you believe that with (you know the plastic thing that cops use instead handcuff) we call it serflex,it is better. Because of the vibration.I'm scare that the screw would move untight.
Have a nice day

 

[bicit]

Bonjour
Do you believe that with (you know the plastic thing that cops use instead handcuff) we call it serflex,it is better. Because of the vibration.I'm scare that the screw would move untight.
Have a nice day

 

[Rahz]

With proper torque a nutted screw should hold itself in place... or there is Loctite or other thread locking compound.

 

[alesh]

Bonjour
Do you believe that with (you know the plastic thing that cops use instead handcuff) we call it serflex,it is better. Because of the vibration.I'm scare that the screw would move untight.
Have a nice day

Screws are used with computer fans for decades. I wouldn't worry.

 

[PurpleBuz]

Here is a solution I came up with to mount fans, driver and hide all the electrical while providing a very clean look to the build.View attachment 3468209

You can get a piece of aluminum or sheet metal from HD or lowes. And harbor freight has an 18" metal brake ( aka bender) for around $20. mine was an open box item for $15.

does aluminum sheet bend nicely or do I have to heat\anneal it ?

 

[Growmau5]

@PurpleBuz it bends great. 0.040 thickness is really easy to work with. 0.062 is the upper limit for the little harbor freight metal brake, to get a nice clean bend.

 

[PurpleBuz]

@PurpleBuz it bends great. 0.040 thickness is really easy to work with. 0.062 is the upper limit for the little harbor freight metal brake, to get a nice clean bend.

cool! your pic is looking similar to what I'm working on, but I haven't figured out how to make the top housing. I made a cheesy bracket to sit on the heatsink instead.

I did notice harbor freight has a 30" brake that's only 55