Cutting holes in Cabinet for exaust and intake

Hey, I just got a Ikea wardrobe (shown in pic) and I'm trying to figure out how to cut the hole on top (I'm thinking it will be 4ish inches?) for the exaust. I will be using a cpu fan, specs are - 172 x 150 mm in size and 265.1 CFM to 119 CFM in air movement.

I dont have any power tools other than a drill. Any ideas?

also I'm thinking the passive intake will be like 1 1/4" using PVC with an elbow. the other issue is the back of the wardrobe is that super thin particle board shit thats on book cases.. maybe i'll just go in the side

does that all sound ok?/any suggestions on doing it?

you can trace a circle and just drill a shitload of holes around the tracing until it pops out!

dude, yes!

is 4" about the size of your exaust?

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Originally Posted by Oh So Grow So

is 4" about the size of your exaust?

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it has two radioshack fans that are 3" and 4". the 3" is at the top used as an exhaust and the 4" is being used as an intake on bottom side. if i were building it probably would have reversed that.

every nook of the inside painted flat white. the back panel has a bead of caulk going around the entire perimeter. actually every seam on the inside was caulked!

oh, and the front "windows" were covered with cardboard! :hippy:

btw: if i decide to embark on another grow i might make some mods... haven't made up my mind yet....

buy a hole saw ... available in several sizes ... there is a center drill part, that holds the circular saw, like this: Milwaukee 3 In. 4/6 Hole Saw - 49-56-0171 at The Home Depot ... then,, you only need an electric drill :smokin:

bungle, if i were you i'd put both those fans on exhaust and have passive intake holes at the bottom

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Originally Posted by onequickmove

bungle, if i were you i'd put both those fans on exhaust and have passive intake holes at the bottom

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Yep.

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Originally Posted by the image reaper

buy a hole saw ... available in several sizes ... there is a center drill part, that holds the circular saw, like this: Milwaukee 3 In. 4/6 Hole Saw - 49-56-0171 at The Home Depot ... then,, you only need an electric drill :smokin:

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GENIUS. Thanks! thanks everyone!

Mr. B, if you do any mods post a thread for em! I want to know how this operation can be improved apon :smokin:

ps: funny, but i'm searching for grow cabs on craigslist and that one from ikea is pretty darn popular!

btw: craigslist is my best friend for furniture, and awesome grow cab possibilities!

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Originally Posted by onequickmove

ps: funny, but i'm searching for grow cabs on craigslist and that one from ikea is pretty darn popular!

btw: craigslist is my best friend for furniture, and awesome grow cab possibilities!

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my house has 3 of 'em! although, only one has been converted. ;)

I know this is an old post, but I wanted to say that yesterday I was reading about growing in a box so I went to ikea's website to see what I could use and had my eye on the same cabinet!

I was searching the forums to see if anyone had details about using a cheapo cabinet like that and sure enough I came across this post with a picture of the cabinet I had in mind.

Did you ever end up using it? I'm curious about if it worked out. My plan is to spraypaint the entire inside of it and then mylar over everything including the white vinyl the entire insides. Then put the cabinet up against the wall about 4 inches away from the corner of the room so that I can put my intake plumbing in that crack and maybe a box or trashcan in front of it for steath, then drill the hole on top for exhaust, put my carbon filter on top of the cabinet and cover it with a shoe box that has the side facing the corner cut out.

bummer, I just noticed the "banned" tag :confused:

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Originally Posted by MedicineIsGood

bummer, I just noticed the "banned" tag :confused:

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Yeup I noticed the same thing, I wonder what he did wrong...