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I made a battery powered fan that attaches to a baseball cap. I made it so wearers'/users' faces can stay cool.

1. tinkercad
2. Stockton Heat hat glue gun
3. Ryobi hot glue gun
4. soldering iron
5. fan blade
6. 3D printer
7. sponge (for cooling soldering iron)
8. fan motor
9. battery pack

The first thing I did in the process to make my hat–fan–clip was I went to Tinker CAD and took the measurements of a hat, brim, and the motor I was using to design a clip that would fit both. I forgot to account for sliding in the motor. After that I had forgotten to give space for the fan so it wouldn't hit the brim. I corrected that. So with the final product, it had the space for the for the brim and the motor could slide in (three prints later).

I had the print uploaded to the 3-D printer. The 3D printer was an AnyCubic Kobra X. It took about 38 minutes the first two times then an hour the third time.

I soldered the wires to the fan with a soldering iron, so it wouldn't break apart as easily and could last longer.

I put a dot of hot glue in the middle of the battery pack then press it to the top of the clip and let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes.