Part 2:

Materials needed

1 - 69"x26" Plywood
1 - 63"x22" Plywood (this one may vary)
2 - 69"x24" Plywood
2 - 28"x27" Plywood
1 - 32"x31" Plywood
6 - 28"L 2x2's
2 - 26"L 2x2's
1 - Box of 1.5" nails
1 - Box of 2.5" nails

Step 13:
(Picture 10 & Picture 11)

Take your 6 28" long 2x2's and this is going to become the foundation for the floor of your cabinet. It will keep our plants off the floor as well as provide rigidity and support for the cabinet as a whole.

Take a 28"x27" piece of plywood and center it on the inside bottom of the frame. Nail it to the support studs.

Step 14:
(Picture 12)

Take a 69"x24" piece of plywood and nail it to the inside panel that has an inner diameter/width of 28" (two of your panels will have this inside measurement).

I used nails for this process. it was cheap and easy.

Repeat this process for the other panel that has an inside length of 28".

The panel that is not acting as your door will have an inside diameter of about 29-30". For this we will apply the 69"x26" plywood to the panel.

Now we should have 3 panels looking completed like this: (Picture 13)

Step 15:
(Picture 14)

Now this part along with the making of the door I forgot to photograph. But above is an after picture of what it should look like.

Measure 15" down from the top of your cabinet and mark it with a pen or marker. Take your two 2x2 pieces that you cut to 26" length and screw them into the frame as shown in the picture. This will become the support for the flooring of our mother/clone area. There will not be much weight up top so these 2 2x2's will be fine.

In case you're wanting to make more support between these 2 2x2's then the inside diameter is 25" and you'll want to cut your support beams slightly under that, but these additional supports are not necessary.

Step 16:
(See above picture)


Notice I never put the top on the cabinet. This is because we still have to add the piece that will become the actual floor.

Take your other 28"x27" piece of plywood and lower it from the top of the cabinet onto these support beams. It's a tight fight and you may have to play with it a little.

Once you have it in there should be no nailing or screwing needed. It is such a tight fight that the pressure alone from the frame will keep it in place.

tip: Use a hammer to lightly tap this down onto the support beams.

Step 17:
(picture 15)

Take your 32"x 31" piece of plywood and place it at the very top of the frame. Nail this flat to the top of the frame. If some pieces don't meet perfectly then this is fine.. We will be lightproofing from the inside of the cabinet later anyway.



More steps to come later today (I have the pictures, just have to finish the write up as well as get the door frame measurements.)

Here is a picture of what the near completed cabinet looks like

Cabinet Pic 1

Cabinet Pic 2

Cabinet Pic 3