Our new stealth cabinet!

[TxRooster97]

Hey y'all, me and my buddy Leaky97 aka TokNAway came up with this after seeing the July 06 issue of HT. We wanted something that didn't look obvious and wouldn't draw attention. Any comments would be completely welcome. More pics to come...Happy tokin'!

Here'a a few of the first stages of the build...


Peace! :smokin:

TxRooster97 Reviewed by TxRooster97 on 07-08-2006. Our new stealth cabinet! Hey y'all, me and my buddy Leaky97 aka TokNAway came up with this after seeing the July 06 issue of HT. We wanted something that didn't look obvious and wouldn't draw attention. Any comments would be completely welcome. More pics to come...Happy tokin'! Here'a a few of the first stages of the build... Peace! :smokin: Rating: 5

[TxRooster97]

here's a few more...comments appreciated. Happy tokin'!

Peace :stoned:

[TokeNAway]

Here are some more pics of what Rooster and I got done over the 4th.

The frame is made out of 2x4 framing joists (the pink ones) mainly due to cost. Since the 2x4's are 104" (not the normal 8') we got more wood for less $.

The sides, false front, and back access doors are all 1/2" finished plywood. The the top and two shelves will also be 1/2" plywood. These have been cut, but not put in yet. Still need to cut holes for the ventalation before we install those.

To create the stealth image we were going for, I decided to use some trim and moulding. I used three different types: 1 for the top and bottom edges (front and sides), 1 for the sides of the front (to cover the edges of the plywood), and 1 for the doors (to hide the seams). I used a chop-saw to cut the trim and a brad nailer (air compressor and nail-gun) to put the trim on. The brad nails that go through the trim actually hold the false doors on. This gives the doors a little bit of give when you pull on them, so you get the feel that the cabinet is locked. We added handles, hinges, and a lock to complete the stealth look.

Once the outside was finished we mounted the access doors on the back.

Rooster's old lady was supposed to stain the outside this week (Rooster and I are out of town for work), so I'll wait to see if that got done.

The next step it to finish sealing the inside and then add the top and shelves, lights, ventalation, etc. More pics when we get that done.

[BukDatAss]

Damn nice setup, I might just use that stealth box setup:clap:

[TxRooster97]

Thanks Buk! Hopefully this will work out for us. But I do have a question about lighting. Does anyone think we can be safe from temp probs with a 400w HPS, or should we use something smaller? Maybe a 250w HPS or 2-150w HPS? Any comments would be appreciated very much.

Also, does anyone have any recommendations for what kind of fans to use (brands, purchasing info)? We had a hard time finding timers at home depot, they were set for too long of a time period. Thanks for the help in advance!

Peace! :stoned:

Tha Rooster

[Jdzzl03]

Thats a damn nice cab. I wanted to build one myself but dont have the tools/time to do it. i ended up buying one just like that at homedepot. i am also setting up my lights and vent for this cab to have it ready for my clones by the end of Aug. I have a 400 hps with the hortilux bulb that I will be putting in the cab. I built a home made cool tube using a duct fan off of ebay ($30) and a glass tube I got from michaels for about 5 bucks(look in the candle section) This drastiacally lowered my temps in my other cab so Im assuming that this will be even better in a bigger cab. Im also thinking in addition to the cool tube i am gonna install a small extractor fan at the very top of the cab(bathroom fan). I think they start at $15 at homedepot and go up depending on cfm and noise. Im hoping that the cool tube combined with the top fan should give me more than enough ventillation to keep my temps manageable. I would def say that you should go for the 400w. That cab is huge and anything less would seem like wasted potential. Just make sure that you make a cooltube and pipe out the air and you should be fine. Good luck on the cab. -Diz:rasta:

[E Man]

Hey Rooster & Token

Nice touch with the fake doors. :thumbsup: Just make you use a cool tube or an air cooled hood and have 1 fan to just move air through it. That ought to keep the heat down enough for a fart fan or even a couple of good computer fans to vent the cab. Don't forget 1 inside to simulate the breeze. :rasta: Have a good grow.

[BukDatAss]

yeah you will def need some strong fans plus cool tube or cool hood to keep that nice box closed with the 400hps. I have a box measures about 2x4x7 and I had and still have heat problems. Now I have (1)30w intake (1)250w exhaust (1)30w fan for the home made cool tube and a small fan blowing the plants and I still have slight heat probs my temps are about 87-92 with my door completely shut. My temp used to be 110 with the door shut and just one big fan blowing the plants. Dont worry not everyone has the same problems I did it also depends what kind ot room temp you have and a window would do wonders. Why dont you do a test run without the plants or I'm guessing you dont have the lights yet?

[TheHump]

Damn nice cabinet. You will grow HUGE in there if you get your lighting and heat issues taken care of. A cabinet that size will take a lot to get air moving around in there. You might want to see if you can have a few fans that point more upwards to move the heat to the top.
In regards to what type of lights you are going to put in there, 400 might be as low as you want to go. But since there is a lot of room, you might want to also consider placing some CFLs a little lower in the cabinet to make sure the bottom part of the plants get more light. Heat wonâ??t be an issue as long as you test different fan positions. If you have extra wood, you might want to try out different places to put your fans (diff heights, directions, etc). This way you can cut holes and it wonâ??t matter since it is a test.

Anywaysâ?¦good luck!

[TxRooster97]

Thanks y'all for helping us out with the lights. We weren't sure if 400 was too much. We had talked about using it with cooling tubes but were unsure. Sounds like that's the way to do it. We picked up some nice 30W Sunlight CFL's (135W replacement bulbs) with 2000lumens and 6500K spectrum at our local mega-store for starting out. Guess we'll need more of those. Again, thanks for the info guys, we really appreciate it!

Peace! :stoned:

Tha Rooster