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08-22-2006, 10:29 AM #3OPMember
Noob-built cabinet... The result
Now all I had to do was attach the supporting column to the middle of the door and attach the doors.
I then painted everything inside and out, first with the primer and then with real paint on the outside - I didn't do the inside since I was planning to use black-and-white foil anyway.
When moving the cupboard to the bedroom, the first wheel broke of - it now stands on three wheels and a supporting piece of wood. Oh well...
I tackered the foil to the inside and attached foam tape to all the edges.
Electrical appliances:
This is where I had serious difficulties. First the materials didn't arrive in time, then I realized that I knew nothing of electrics... I ended up asking an electrician I knew to set up my ventilator with a dimmer - for my darkroom, you know, because of all the chemicals.
I wanted to support the vent with rubber bands etc, but it just didn't work - so now it is attached using the metal frame it came with.
The vent: [attachment=o83014]
Mounting the lamp: [attachment=o83013]
For the lamp as well as the vent, I just drilled holes into the wall, worked the cable through and attached the cable to the appliance within the cupboard.
And this is my cupboard right now:
[attachment=o83015] [attachment=o83016]
Erros I made:
- No decent measuring when cutting the frame - kind of uneven in places.
- Wheels too small
- Hinges not exactly mounted
- Forgetting things over and over again, meaning I had to go to the DIY >5 times.
Still to be done:
- Decent locking mechanism for the door
- light trap for the passive intake
- Put in carbon filter
- Get moving ventilation
I need to increase the passive intake, I guess, since my temperatures are too high - increased intake plus moving vent should take care of that.
And for the ones that are interested in what I am growing... I bought Female Seeds, 2x Northern Lightx Ice plus 2x pure Ice. The ladies where set in jiffies on the window sill for 1 1/2 weeks and then moved into the cab - high time because they were growing too thin and tall.
I moved them to real pots on Friday, into prepared soil. They were under 24/0 for 3 days and now moved to 18/6 yesterday. They are getting root juice with every watering (they drink a lot right now) and then I'll see what else they'll need down the line.
And hopefully, one day, I'll be able to put them under 12/12 and harvest... :rasta:
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