Stealth Cabinet Build (78Hx48Wx24D)

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DenseBuds

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Tomorrow should be the day I can actually begin the build. Did everything right up to the point of actually putting the cabinet together tonight:

  • Next round of clones taken - Check
  • Desk, Tents moved - Check
  • 48" wide wire shelf placeholder for cabinet in place - Check
  • Cabinet Boxes open and ready for action - Check
If all goes as planned tomorrow, we should have it standing before going to sleep.

The amount of new space I'll have for flowering really hit me tonight when I saw that wire shelf sitting there. And that's only like 17" deep. Can't wait!
 

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cruzer101

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Yea and putting it on an angle like that is going to take up a pretty good amount of space dude.

I remember when I first set the new cab. Once it was in place I went and set up my old cab right next to it. When I looked in the old cab I thought, I grew that much weed in this little box? DAM.

T minis 9 and counting...
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cruzer101 said:
Yea and putting it on an angle like that is going to take up a pretty good amount of space dude.
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Ya, i'm not sure that it will stay at an angle like that. Right now I did it thinking that it will afford me some hidden space behind the cabinet. When I finally tear down my current flower tent, I was thinking I could use the 6" fan/filter to clean/exhaust the whole room. We smoke in there and right now it tends to drift through the house because I'm not currently exhausting outside plus we sometimes run the portable a/c when it's hot. Hoping to eliminate the positive pressure.

Will have to see how things play out.
 
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It took a while, but the cabinet is together. Tomorrow I plan to sit and stare @ it a while to finalize my plans before cutting. If all goes well, I should have things up and running this weekend.

Excuse the shitty pictures. The cabinet is so fucking big I couldn't get far enough away from it to take a decent picture :).
 

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cruzer101

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DenseBuds said:
It took a while, but the cabinet is together. Tomorrow I plan to sit and stare @ it a while to finalize my plans before cutting. If all goes well, I should have things up and running this weekend.

Excuse the shitty pictures. The cabinet is so fucking big I couldn't get far enough away from it to take a decent picture :).
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LOL

Its a fucking monster isnt it.

Bravo!
 
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Hey Cruzer - what voltage/speed/power is your drill?? I picked up a 4" hole saw but I'm not sure if my current drill is up to the task. It's a 14.4v.

Thx
 
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cruzer101

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That will do it. I borrowed my friends 14.4v to cut the 4" hole. I came up with a better way to support stuff up top too.

I used the ledge above the doors. I went straight back with a shelf bracket and drilled a small hole in the top and ran a small bolt through. Its holding my light right now. i am going to run two more and suspend the fan I have.
I can take a pic if you want to see.

What have you come up with for a brace? Or are you going to suspend it with strapping tape like I did.
 
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cruzer101 said:
I came up with a better way to support stuff up top too.

I used the ledge above the doors. I went straight back with a shelf bracket and drilled a small hole in the top and ran a small bolt through. Its holding my light right now. i am going to run two more and suspend the fan I have.
I can take a pic if you want to see.
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That would be great, thx.

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What have you come up with for a brace? Or are you going to suspend it with strapping tape like I did.
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Haven't figured that out just yet as the cabinet is currently away from
the wall in the center of the room while I work on it. May end up being one of the later things I tackle. I see what you mean about it being a bit wobbly though. Will have to see how it feels once it's loaded up. We don't have earthquakes to deal with or anything like that, so it'll just depend on how stable it is on it's own.
 
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Just before, I thought to myself "wow, the socket is really in there tight!". :roll: Oh well... I placed a Cool Tube order today. I have a spare 6/4 reducer around here somewhere so it should still work fine with my fan/filter.

I guess I'll get to use that fat MH bulb after all :mrgreen:.
 

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cruzer101

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Ouch,

Hurricane glass works too. They sell it at arts and crafts stores and stores like Michaels or pier one. People use them to put around candles, They are shorter but I think you can find a 4 inch round by 10 long for like $10 or so. May have a bubble in the center but who cares.
 
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cruzer101 said:
Ouch,

Hurricane glass works too. They sell it at arts and crafts stores and stores like Michaels or pier one. People use them to put around candles, They are shorter but I think you can find a 4 inch round by 10 long for like $10 or so. May have a bubble in the center but who cares.
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Thx. I think I'll just go with the cooltube though. My current one has worked well and no worry about breaking it.Plus it let's me use the MH bulb.
 
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Looking forward to watching this come together. I'm looking for a new cab myself but I'm looking for a wood (wood product) cab instead of metal.
 
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TechnoMage said:
Looking forward to watching this come together. I'm looking for a new cab myself but I'm looking for a wood (wood product) cab instead of metal.
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Welcome! I expect to have some progress by wed-thurs. Cool tube should arrive around then. I welcome any questions/suggestions.
 
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cruzer101

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Hey,

I got a shot of the brace I was talking about for the top of your cab.

Its a 2x2 mounted above the doors on that shelf.
I notched for the shelf brackets and I drilled a hole so the doors latch would work.






On the back side I drilled holes in the top and used small nuts and bolts.
It works real good and stealth.
 
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cruzer101 said:
Hey,

I got a shot of the brace I was talking about for the top of your cab.

Its a 2x2 mounted above the doors on that shelf.
I notched for the shelf brackets and I drilled a hole so the doors latch would work.






On the back side I drilled holes in the top and used small nuts and bolts.
It works real good and stealth.
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Cool. Thx!
 
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TechnoMage

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DenseBuds said:
Just before, I thought to myself "wow, the socket is really in there tight!". :roll: Oh well... I placed a Cool Tube order today. I have a spare 6/4 reducer around here somewhere so it should still work fine with my fan/filter.

I guess I'll get to use that fat MH bulb after all :mrgreen:.
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Ouch. Hopefully you didn't cut yourself.
 
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