diff --git a/code/game/machinery/poweredfans.dm b/code/game/machinery/poweredfans.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index f10c7cb32a..0000000000
--- a/code/game/machinery/poweredfans.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/obj/machinery/poweredfans
-	icon = 'icons/obj/poweredfans.dmi'
-	icon_state = "mfan_powered"
-	name = "placeholder big fan"
-	desc = "A large machine releasing a constant gust of air."
-	anchored = TRUE
-	density = TRUE
-	var/buildstacktype = /obj/item/stack/sheet/metal
-	var/buildstackamount = 5
-	CanAtmosPass = ATMOS_PASS_NO
-
-/obj/machinery/poweredfans/mpfan
-	name = "micro powered fan"
-	desc = "A handmade fan, releasing a thin gust of air."
-	layer = ABOVE_NORMAL_TURF_LAYER
-	density = FALSE
-	icon_state = "mfan_powered"
-	buildstackamount = 2
-	use_power = ACTIVE_POWER_USE
-	idle_power_usage = 1
-	active_power_usage = 3
-	CanAtmosPass = ATMOS_PASS_NO
-
-/obj/machinery/poweredfans/deconstruct()
-	if(!(flags_1 & NODECONSTRUCT_1))
-		if(buildstacktype)
-			new buildstacktype(loc,buildstackamount)
-	qdel(src)
-
-/obj/machinery/poweredfans/wrench_act(mob/living/user, obj/item/I)
-	if(flags_1 & NODECONSTRUCT_1)
-		return TRUE
-
-	user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[user] disassembles [src].</span>",
-		"<span class='notice'>You start to disassemble [src]...</span>", "You hear clanking and banging noises.")
-	if(I.use_tool(src, user, 20, volume=50))
-		deconstruct()
-	return TRUE
-
-/obj/machinery/poweredfans/Initialize(mapload)
-	. = ..()
-	air_update_turf(1)
-
-/obj/machinery/poweredfans/power_change()
-	..()
-	update_icon()
-
-/obj/machinery/poweredfans/update_icon()
-	//if(state & NOPOWER)
-	if(powered())
-		icon_state = "mfan_powered"
-		CanAtmosPass = ATMOS_PASS_NO
-		air_update_turf(1)
-		return
-	else
-		icon_state = "mfan_unpowered"
-		CanAtmosPass = ATMOS_PASS_YES
-		air_update_turf(1)
-		return
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/poweredfans/fan_assembly.dm b/code/game/machinery/poweredfans/fan_assembly.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a36a322c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/game/machinery/poweredfans/fan_assembly.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly
+	name = "fan assembly"
+	desc = "A basic microfan assembly."
+	icon = 'icons/obj/poweredfans.dmi'
+	icon_state = "mfan_assembly"
+	max_integrity = 150
+	var/state = 1
+	var/buildstacktype = /obj/item/stack/sheet/plasteel
+	var/buildstackamount = 5
+	/*
+			1 = Wrenched in place
+			2 = Welded in place
+			3 = Wires attached to it
+	*/
+
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly/Initialize(mapload, ndir, building)
+	. = ..()
+	if(building)
+		setDir(ndir)
+
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly/Destroy()
+	return ..()
+
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly/attackby(obj/item/W, mob/living/user, params)
+	switch(state)
+		if(1)
+			// State 1
+			if(istype(W, /obj/item/weldingtool))
+				if(weld(W, user))
+					to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You weld the fan assembly securely into place.</span>")
+					setAnchored(TRUE)
+					state = 2
+					update_icon()
+				return
+		if(2)
+			// State 2
+			if(istype(W, /obj/item/stack/cable_coil))
+				if(!W.tool_start_check(user, amount=2))
+					to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You need two lengths of cable to wire the fan assembly!</span>")
+					return
+				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You start to add wires to the assembly...</span>")
+				if(W.use_tool(src, user, 30, volume=50, amount=2))
+					to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You add wires to the fan assembly.</span>")
+					state = 3
+					var/obj/machinery/poweredfans/F = new(loc, src)
+					forceMove(F)
+					F.setDir(src.dir)
+					return
+			else if(istype(W, /obj/item/weldingtool))
+				if(weld(W, user))
+					to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You unweld the fan assembly from its place.</span>")
+					state = 1
+					update_icon()
+					setAnchored(FALSE)
+				return
+	return ..()
+
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly/wirecutter_act(mob/user, obj/item/I)
+	if(state != 3)
+		return FALSE
+
+	new /obj/item/stack/cable_coil(drop_location(), 2)
+	I.play_tool_sound(src)
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You cut the wires from the circuits.</span>")
+	state = 2
+	update_icon()
+	return TRUE
+
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly/wrench_act(mob/user, obj/item/I)
+	if(state != 1)
+		return FALSE
+	user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[user] disassembles [src].</span>",
+		"<span class='notice'>You start to disassemble [src]...</span>", "You hear wrenching noises.")
+	if(I.use_tool(src, user, 30, volume=50))
+		deconstruct()
+	return TRUE
+
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly/proc/weld(obj/item/weldingtool/W, mob/living/user)
+	if(!W.tool_start_check(user, amount=0))
+		return FALSE
+	switch(state)
+		if(1)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You start to weld \the [src]...</span>")
+		if(2)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You start to unweld \the [src]...</span>")
+	if(W.use_tool(src, user, 30, volume=50))
+		return TRUE
+	return FALSE
+
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly/deconstruct(disassembled = TRUE)
+	if(!(flags_1 & NODECONSTRUCT_1))
+		new buildstacktype(loc,buildstackamount)
+	qdel(src)
+
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly/examine(mob/user)
+	..()
+	deconstruction_hints(user)
+
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly/proc/deconstruction_hints(mob/user)
+	switch(state)
+		if(1)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>The fan assembly seems to be <b>unwelded</b> and loose.</span>")
+		if(2)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>The fan assembly seems to be welded, but missing <b>wires</b>.</span>")
+		if(3)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>The outer plating is <b>wired</b> firmly in place.</span>")
+
+/obj/structure/fan_assembly/update_icon()
+	switch(state)
+		if(1)
+			icon_state = "mfan_assembly"
+		if(2)
+			icon_state = "mfan_welded"
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/poweredfans/poweredfans.dm b/code/game/machinery/poweredfans/poweredfans.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80c38ec61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/game/machinery/poweredfans/poweredfans.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/obj/machinery/poweredfans
+	icon = 'icons/obj/poweredfans.dmi'
+	icon_state = "mfan_powered"
+	name = "micro powered fan"
+	desc = "A handmade fan, releasing a thin gust of air."
+	use_power = ACTIVE_POWER_USE
+	idle_power_usage = 5
+	active_power_usage = 10
+	layer = ABOVE_NORMAL_TURF_LAYER
+	anchored = TRUE
+	density = FALSE
+	CanAtmosPass = ATMOS_PASS_NO
+	var/obj/structure/fan_assembly/assembly = null
+
+/obj/machinery/poweredfans/deconstruct(disassembled = TRUE)
+	if(!(flags_1 & NODECONSTRUCT_1))
+		if(disassembled)
+			if(!assembly)
+				assembly = new()
+			assembly.forceMove(drop_location())
+			assembly.state = 2
+			assembly.setAnchored(TRUE)
+			assembly.setDir(dir)
+			assembly = null
+			new /obj/item/stack/cable_coil(loc, 2)
+		else
+			new /obj/structure/fan_assembly (loc)
+			new /obj/item/stack/cable_coil(loc, 2)
+	qdel(src)
+
+/obj/machinery/poweredfans/wirecutter_act(mob/living/user, obj/item/I)
+	user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[user] removes the wires from the [src].</span>",
+		"<span class='notice'>You start to remove the wires from the [src]...</span>", "You hear clanking and banging noises.")
+	if(I.use_tool(src, user, 30, volume=50))
+		deconstruct()
+	return TRUE
+
+/obj/machinery/poweredfans/Initialize(mapload, obj/structure/fan_assembly/FA)
+	. = ..()
+	if(FA)
+		assembly = FA
+	else
+		assembly = new(src)
+		assembly.state = 3
+	air_update_turf(1)
+
+/obj/machinery/poweredfans/power_change()
+	..()
+	update_icon()
+
+/obj/machinery/poweredfans/update_icon()
+	//if(state & NOPOWER)
+	if(powered())
+		icon_state = "mfan_powered"
+		CanAtmosPass = ATMOS_PASS_NO
+		air_update_turf(1)
+		return
+	else
+		icon_state = "mfan_unpowered"
+		CanAtmosPass = ATMOS_PASS_YES
+		air_update_turf(1)
+		return
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/sheets/sheet_types.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/sheets/sheet_types.dm
index bbd417d682..ffa3bd776b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/sheets/sheet_types.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/sheets/sheet_types.dm
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(metal_recipes, list ( \
 	new/datum/stack_recipe("iron door", /obj/structure/mineral_door/iron, 20, one_per_turf = TRUE, on_floor = TRUE), \
 	new/datum/stack_recipe("pestle", /obj/item/pestle, 1, time = 50), \
 	new/datum/stack_recipe("floodlight frame", /obj/structure/floodlight_frame, 5, one_per_turf = TRUE, on_floor = TRUE), \
-	new/datum/stack_recipe("micro powered fan", /obj/machinery/poweredfans/mpfan, 2, time = 35, one_per_turf = TRUE, on_floor = TRUE), \
 	new/datum/stack_recipe("iron ingot", /obj/item/ingot/iron, 6, time = 100), \
 ))
 
@@ -180,6 +179,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(metal_recipes, list ( \
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(plasteel_recipes, list ( \
 	new/datum/stack_recipe("AI core", /obj/structure/AIcore, 4, time = 50, one_per_turf = TRUE), \
 	new/datum/stack_recipe("bomb assembly", /obj/machinery/syndicatebomb/empty, 10, time = 50), \
+	new/datum/stack_recipe("micro powered fan assembly", /obj/structure/fan_assembly, 5, time = 50, one_per_turf = TRUE, on_floor = TRUE), \
 	new /datum/stack_recipe_list("crates", list( \
 		new /datum/stack_recipe("gray crate", /obj/structure/closet/crate, 5, time = 50, one_per_turf = 1, on_floor = 1), \
 		new /datum/stack_recipe("internals crate", /obj/structure/closet/crate/internals, 5, time = 50, one_per_turf = 1, on_floor = 1), \
diff --git a/icons/obj/poweredfans.dmi b/icons/obj/poweredfans.dmi
index 9e80ce4394..9df1a4f816 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/poweredfans.dmi and b/icons/obj/poweredfans.dmi differ
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index bece0b1c07..87c3731798 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -806,7 +806,8 @@
 #include "code\game\machinery\mass_driver.dm"
 #include "code\game\machinery\navbeacon.dm"
 #include "code\game\machinery\PDApainter.dm"
-#include "code\game\machinery\poweredfans.dm"
+#include "code\game\machinery\poweredfans\fan_assembly.dm"
+#include "code\game\machinery\poweredfans\poweredfans.dm"
 #include "code\game\machinery\quantum_pad.dm"
 #include "code\game\machinery\recharger.dm"
 #include "code\game\machinery\rechargestation.dm"