Making a file cabinet grow box-suggestions

Burnzy

Burnzy

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Has anyone seen a two door filing cabinet used for a grow box? I think im going to make one and have a 400w mh bulb in there and i was curious if anyone has seen these setups to show me so i can get some ideas on how to build it.
 
Burnzy

Burnzy

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litljohn said:
you could do it but youll have to cooltube that 400 in a place that small.
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Well i was thinking of cutting some holes on the backside of it and having a desktop fan keeping the air moving.... what else do you suggest that size that i could use? I'd like a turnkey so it could be locked most of the time and i dont wanna buy one of these 1500 pre-made ones.
 
Young Macdonald

Young Macdonald

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the bigger space the better but as long as your not growing big bud it should be fine just get a cooltube like he said
 
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gottagrow69

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Burnzy said:
http://www.htgsupply.com/viewproduct.asp?productID=49255

im thinking of getting that and i'm going to have a fan running inside and have some vent's to keep it at proper temps.... what should temps be around in there?
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whats up im actually using a two door 7Foot cabinet with a 400 watt hps on top and cfl on bottom for veg and if you plan on closing the doors you have to get a nice fan to pull that air out and a small one pulling in ill post a pic later today and give you an idea it works so nice
 
Burnzy

Burnzy

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Ya i would appreciate a picture because i don't understand what your saying. I talked to someone and think i'm going down to a 150W hps.
 
Arrid

Arrid

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I cannot remember who did it, but I will find you the link asap.

It can be done.
 
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weedicus

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i'm working on 1 right no with 7 cfls in it. with 2 fans and no holes cut it got up to 155F but i'm working on a new ventilation system, i'll let you know the results. But I don't think you'll be able to do a 400W MH without some serious fans
 
beginningbotanist420

beginningbotanist420

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What tools would younuse to cut into a metal filing cabinet? I don't want to drop like $500 for a plasma cutter, could I use a normal cheapo jigsaw, etc.?
 
Burnzy

Burnzy

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weedicus said:
i'm working on 1 right no with 7 cfls in it. with 2 fans and no holes cut it got up to 155F but i'm working on a new ventilation system, i'll let you know the results. But I don't think you'll be able to do a 400W MH without some serious fans
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Yeah im going to use a 150w hps and i'll see how the temps are and i'll make the fan decition when the time comes.


beginningbotanist420 said:
What tools would younuse to cut into a metal filing cabinet? I don't want to drop like $500 for a plasma cutter, could I use a normal cheapo jigsaw, etc.?
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Yeah i was thinking of using a jigsaw, i would think it would be pretty easy, then for the edges that are sharp just use a file and get it looking nice.
 
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gottagrow69

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sorry if you didnt understant and i didnt take any pics yet for sure tomorrow. ill try to exsplain, my cabinet is 7 ft tall 3 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/2 ft deep. i put one of the drawers in it about half way on the bottom half i bought CFLS and i have some magnetic flouros. on the top i have a 400 watt HPS with a canfan at the verytop pulling hot air out a fan in the middle to blow cool air in and in the CFL room i have just a fan blowing in. in order for me to be able to close the doors on the cabinet i had to get that canfan. the cabinet works awesome i also lined it in reflective tape
 
Burnzy

Burnzy

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Ya a little hard to picture without . . A picture. . Lol. Sounds really nice i can't wait to get one. I'm only using one of those two door ones though
 
Burnzy

Burnzy

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beginningbotanist420 said:
So a jigsaw would cut through a 1/4" or whatever it is of steel?
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IDK what kind of cabinets you use but i havent seen any 1/4 of an inch thick.. You would probably need something more than a jigsaw to cut through that but im not sure i havent used a jigsaw a lot.
 
edubble

edubble

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IMO, In a space that small, you will have better luck with CFLs, there is going to be a lot of heat in a cab that small, getting in and out of the cab can be a problem, light proofing a metal cab like this is a bitch, and cutting through the metal for intake/exhaust was scary. If I had it to do all over again, I'd use a wooden filing cab, go to your local thrift store, mine had like 5 of them and the most expensive was $15.
 
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