DIY: How to Make a USB Powered Fan From Compact Discs and a Few Cheap Parts

This Instructable takes us into pure McGyver territory. With a motor, USB cable, two compact discs and a paper or plastic tube, Instructables user msolek creates a nice little USB powered fan. As far as build projects go, this is actually pretty simple and as the parts are all rather inexpensive, you can probably afford to make a few mistakes along the way.

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