I guess we can't edit a post? Anyway, I have built my first cab. I used a Sterilite cabinet, cut a square hole in the top shelf to drop a bathroom fan into, cut a round hole in the back to duct the exhaust and run the cords out of, hung hooks from the second shelf and suspended an "Exo Terra" three-lamp cfl hood with reflectors from chains. I also cut a hold in the center of the second shelf, and one at the bottom rear of the cabinet for air to come in. I have two daylight lamps at 23 watts each and one Repti-Glo 10.0 26w lamp which supposedly is blue-spectrum with loads of UV-B. I think this should work okay with scrog or sog if I keep the lights within two or three inches of the plants. I'm just wanting to produce a little smoke for myself, so if it's a failure I only lost about $37.00 (The cost of the Exo-Terra Hood). I will still use the cabinet but with a small HPS or MH floodlight, or if I can't get that, maybe four of the Exo-Terra two-lamp units would fit in my cab. I'll post pics as soon as I get some. Also I think a good upgrade would be to build my own fixture that could handle as much as 65w CFL lamps. Somehow I just have a sneaky feeling HPS is a serious fire hazard. I have this idea that if your cooling system fan were to go out and you were asleep your cabinet would catch fire. All in all I got out with around $100 in expenses. I will start with bagseed and see what I can get from that before I would ever spend the money and take the risk of ordering genetics. Beans are already in soil.
JD1stTimer Reviewed by JD1stTimer on . Portable Cabinet I am wanting to build a portable cabinet either from scratch or starting with something already made (IKEA possibly?). I am just wondering if others have built their own cabinets and how well your ideas worked out, any mistakes or pitfalls with methods, and whether you would go with the same basic plan again. I have a very limited budget for time and money, and I honestly can't afford to do a lot of experimentation. I need to do this just once and have it work. Buying ready-made systems Rating: 5