Box fans don’t last very long in my house. The pattern is always the same. After a few weeks or months, these poor fans succumb to one tragedy or another, from chewed cords and broken knobs to tragic falls and spray-painting accidents. I’m always purchasing new box fans, and accumulating a graveyard of injured and deceased fans in my garage. But what can be done to rehabilitate these box fans and give them new life? In a recent video, YouTuber FliteTest demonstrates how to transform four box fans into a functional drone.
Alexis Gajewski has over 15 years of experience in the maintenance, reliability, operations, and manufacturing space. She joined Plant Services in 2008 and works to bring readers the news, insight, and information they need to make the right decisions for their plants. Alexis also authors “The Lighter Side of Manufacturing,” a blog that highlights the fun and innovative advances in the industrial sector.