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Best way to remove case grill?

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my Antec 300 is coming tomorrow and it has honey comb grills on all 4 of its fans and i want to cut them out to reduce noise. whats the best way to remove them with out damaging the fan mounts and keeping it look clean? i usually use shears to clip them out but they always come out all bent and ugly looking...i was thinking to use a jigsaw any advice? thanks
 
If you use a Jigsaw make sure you use the correct blade for sheet metal, the wrong blade and you will really mess things up. also use some masking tape and tape up your work area to keep the base of the saw from scratching up the case, this will also give you a safe area to mark your cutting lines.
 
I used wire cutters to remove the grill then used a file to take care of the rest.
 
Yep, use a jigsaw. Get a blade with at LEAST 28tpi... I've got a 32tpi blade that I use to cut 3" aluminum and it works wonders.
 
Eyolan said:
I didn't realize the comb caused noise?
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Yes, a fan grill will cause turbulance wich will increase noise. depending on the grill design it obviously differs from grill to grill. The simple round wire grills are about the best there is when your trying to cut noise and still keep your fingers from getting cut..
 
Just yesterday I used a pair of tinsnips on my antec slk3700 to remove two grills, they worked great, and the job took about 4 minutes.
 
Pnanasnoic said:
Just yesterday I used a pair of tinsnips on my antec slk3700 to remove two grills, they worked great, and the job took about 4 minutes.
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^^^ - DING - DING - DING

Humble advice from someone who has worked as a "sheet metal mechanic", forget the nibbler. Snips = > *
 
best and cleanest way is a knockout punch for conduit might be hard to find one to borrow and you don't want to buy it.
 
tin snips or any heavy duty wire cutters would work, and wouldn't leave you with a case full of metal shavings.
 
Get a dremel. It's not a buy, it's an investment.

(In the long run at least)
 
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