Kaskadian's 150w HPS Growbox

[Kaskadian]

Evening everyone,

I've got another quick update for you all. Today I glued & nailed the back, sides, top, and bottom. After gluing & nailing the parts, I used homemade vices to squeeze the boards tight to assist in the glue setting. I still need to made a couple of small cuts, but it's starting to come together. You'll notice a few dark marks on the wood in this state; this is primarily drying wood glue. I will be sanding everything down to remove any imperfections, dirt/glue, etc. Not long and I will begin sanding, staining/painting, and afterword I will be getting the goodies installed.

Cheers,
Kas

 

[Claude Hopper]

Loving the craftsmanship and the plywood. Do you know what wood the face of the plywood is made from?

 

[Kaskadian]

Loving the craftsmanship and the plywood. Do you know what wood the face of the plywood is made from?

Thanks for the kind words!

I believe the face of the wood is made from birch. I'm not 100% sure (pretty sure though), but I will confirm next time I stop by the hardware store.



*Edit*
The wood face is indeed birch.

 

[Kaskadian]

I cut the basic outline for the door today. I've decided that this door will actually close up inside of the cabinet to minimize size & help further reduce light/sound leaks. In addition to closing inside of the cabinet, the door will also use internal hinges and I will be building a frame around the opening that the door will back up against (internal). I am also installing a locking system that will not only help keep the door shut from everyone but my wife & myself, but also help the door to be held tightly in place to avoid any cracks letting light out. This is all done to keep things stealthy. The door still needs to be sanded to get a perfect fit, but the wheels are in motion. I will get the internal frame glued/nailed today. Tomorrow I will drill the holes for all of the hardware (fans, cooltube, hinges, lock, etc), and should be able to get started sanding/painting/staining. I will also be installing trim for all the edges, places with nail holes, etc.

Unfortunately I've not had enough time to put multiple hours into this cabinet daily; because of this progress is slow. Stay tuned.

 

[Midwest sticky]

It's coming along nicely.

 

[Kaskadian]

Hey everyone,

This may be the last update for a few days. Today was a decent day for progress; I drilled the holes for the door handle, lock, and installed the internal door frame. The door will be backing up to the internal frame and there will be additional light proofing such as foam between the door & frame. I mentioned before that I plan to install internal hinges; I may have to re-evaluate how I want to do that. It's definitely doable with the internal frame, but I may just opt for external hinges for simplicity sake.

Next up... sanding out imperfections, and staining/painting.

Cheers,
Kas

 

[Kaskadian]

It's coming along nicely.

Thanks for following brother.

 

[kips0n]

Looks VERY NICE AND CLEAN!

im waiting for first grow in this cab

 

[Kaskadian]

Looks VERY NICE AND CLEAN!

im waiting for first grow in this cab

Thanks! It's a work in progress my friend. I'll be sure to post up a grow log when I get everything finished.

Thanks again to everyone who's stopped by.

 

[kips0n]

I'll make you a little taste

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[nadiaben59]

It will be great good luck

 

[Kaskadian]

I'll make you a little taste

Wow, she's stunning! Great job bro!

It will be great good luck

Thanks!

Kas

 

[kips0n]

Wow, she's stunning! Great job bro!

in my signature you can look my relation if you want of course.

 

[Kaskadian]

in my signature you can look my relation if you want of course.

I just subscribed. Sorry I didn't see it sooner!

 

[Kaskadian]

New updates should be coming tomorrow fellas.

 

[TheScrogFrog]

nice little setup you've got going!

 

[Kaskadian]

nice little setup you've got going!

Thanks for the nice comments and for stopping by!

 

[kips0n]

How is going maaaan?

 

[Kaskadian]

How is going maaaan?

Sorry for the late update, I had some unexpected family issues and had to be out of town. I'll try to update this thread as soon as possible.

 

[kips0n]

Sorry for the late update, I had some unexpected family issues and had to be out of town. I'll try to update this thread as soon as possible.

ok so we have to wait