Step 11:
(Picture 6 & Picture 7)

Take a piece of 2x2 and join one of the 28" width panels with one of the 32" width panels.. We are going to do this to help us balance and stabilize the frame as we join it together.

Repeat this with another 28" or 32" panel until you have 3 pieces attacked to each other. Be sure to put the 28" panels opposite of each other.. same for the 32" panels.

Step 12:
(Picture 8)

flip the pieces so one panel is resting on top of the other two panels. begin to drill 3 holes spaced about 18" apart. What we'll be doing here is joining the pieces together and straightening out the warped panels.

If you get to a point where the two ajoining panels don't meet very well then apply pressure/pull/push them together in order to make them flush. Use the screw to draw them into each other. I screwed the head of the screw about halfway into the 2x4 to make sure the panels would be mated flat and that it would hold over time.

Flip this over and add the last panel. Repeat step 12 until the frame is flush together and sturdy.


(Picture 9): and here is the completed frame. Well the outer frame.

Tomorrow I will have steps illustrating the construction of studs at the bottom of the frame for the flooring as well as the construction of the mother/clone chamber.

All the materials here cost under $40 and will give me a 72"x32"x31" custom cabinet perfect for growing cannabis in. :thumbsup:
daihashi Reviewed by daihashi on . HowTo: Build your own Grow Cabinet with Cloning/Mother Area Well it is time for me to redesign my cabinet. My first design was very simple and looked like it was designed by a 5 year old. Not to mention the light leaks and how suspicious it looks. I've decided to go ahead and rebuild/redesign my cabinet and catalog it here as a how to for all other newbies or even veterans to be able to use if they are about as bad as I am with power tools. Rating: 5