How To Make a USB Fan

Using wire cutters or a wire-insulation stripper, strip off a half-inch of the protective coating from the two wires.

Cut off one end of the USB cable and strip away two inches of the outer casing. You should see four wires inside – green, white, red, and black. Slice off the green and white wires up to the casing. All you need are the red and black wires.

Strip a half-inch of the protective coating from the red and black USB wires.

Twist the exposed USB wires to the exposed wires from the computer fan – red to red, and black to black.

Wrap the two individual sets of connected wires separately in electrical tape. Then, tape and wrap both sets together to form one cable.

Create a stand for your fan. To start, get about 18 inches of sturdy electrical wire and bend it into a square “U” shape the same width as the fan.

Push each end of the wire through the bottom screw holes in the fan. Bend and push the rest of the wire up, around the fan, and through the top screw holes. Bend the ends of the wire to secure the stand, and cut off any excess. Rest the stand on a flat surface.

Adjust and angle the fan as desired and plug the USB cable into your computer. Ah, feel the refreshing breeze.