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Cozy Amnesia
After my run in with uninvited guests - resulting in a dozen girls going down the garbage disposal and my newly built NGB cab getting chopped into firewood - I'm back and this time I'm going super stealth!
First, as always, I will show you how I built it (lol, this is the 3rd cabinet I've built in 9 months). This time I'm growing in a metal cabinet that is part of a large desk. Lets get started!
Here's the metal cabinet I'll be working with: (don't make fun of my dvd collection
)
I was able to pull out the innards to make it easier on myself, but it needs a top, so I built one out of 1x2s and hardbard:
And then everything is painted white:
Ok, next I needed to cut holes for the intake and exhaust...its at this point I realize that this damn thing is made out of steel! Ripping through steel with hand tools is not easy, as you can see here:
Up next where the light sockets. I have 8 sockets and I'm using 26w CFLs, so that's up to 208 watts! I've only ever used a 150w HPS, so I'm excited to see if CFLs can live up to their charm.
Ok, so now I gotta cover up those nasty port holes. For the intake, I went with the same light trap design as my last grow, where air travels through the whole wall twice, like a U shape. You can't tell from this pic very well, but you can kinda that the opening is at the top:
For the exhaust, I decided to get a little innovative.
The desk/cab is going to be only a few feet from where I lay my head each and every night, so I needed a way to keep my 197/141cfm powerful fan quiet enough for me to sleep. So I built a muffler, check out my signature for the DIY on how I made that. And it really does wonders, its not completely silent but its no louder than just the sound of my Xbox when its playing a game or small portable fan on it's lowest setting. Here's what it looks like all complete:
To make the door lightproof, I installed some of that reflective foam stuff - I don't know what it's legitimate use is, but it worked well for me here. The top is secured with velcro and the rest is held taught against the frame of the cab by the vacuum of the fan.
One more thing to complete my Super Stealth cabinet, a lock (notice that I drilled out the bolts):
I installed a thermometer and a fan to move air around, and its done!
:friends:
First, as always, I will show you how I built it (lol, this is the 3rd cabinet I've built in 9 months). This time I'm growing in a metal cabinet that is part of a large desk. Lets get started!
Here's the metal cabinet I'll be working with: (don't make fun of my dvd collection
)
I was able to pull out the innards to make it easier on myself, but it needs a top, so I built one out of 1x2s and hardbard:
And then everything is painted white:
Ok, next I needed to cut holes for the intake and exhaust...its at this point I realize that this damn thing is made out of steel! Ripping through steel with hand tools is not easy, as you can see here:
Up next where the light sockets. I have 8 sockets and I'm using 26w CFLs, so that's up to 208 watts! I've only ever used a 150w HPS, so I'm excited to see if CFLs can live up to their charm.
Ok, so now I gotta cover up those nasty port holes. For the intake, I went with the same light trap design as my last grow, where air travels through the whole wall twice, like a U shape. You can't tell from this pic very well, but you can kinda that the opening is at the top:
For the exhaust, I decided to get a little innovative.
The desk/cab is going to be only a few feet from where I lay my head each and every night, so I needed a way to keep my 197/141cfm powerful fan quiet enough for me to sleep. So I built a muffler, check out my signature for the DIY on how I made that. And it really does wonders, its not completely silent but its no louder than just the sound of my Xbox when its playing a game or small portable fan on it's lowest setting. Here's what it looks like all complete:
To make the door lightproof, I installed some of that reflective foam stuff - I don't know what it's legitimate use is, but it worked well for me here. The top is secured with velcro and the rest is held taught against the frame of the cab by the vacuum of the fan.
One more thing to complete my Super Stealth cabinet, a lock (notice that I drilled out the bolts):
I installed a thermometer and a fan to move air around, and its done!
:friends:
Peace!
I already bought the cfls and sockets, no need for both.
