DubsFan
Well-Known Member
I originally was asking questions about my new to me 250w MH light in the Indoor section. It then turned into a thread about the Mother Cabinet. I decided to create a new thread dedicated to the cabinet. A lot has been done since these photos but I want to get the thread rollin'
I'm an outdoor guy trying some indoor. I've rooted a number of clones. Three different strains. I'll know which ones will be mothers once I get them out from under the T5 and into this cabinet.
The mother cabinet is not big but will be well managed...I think
Here is the light. The bulb is a 250w GE:
I've had this neat old sewing cabinet for years. She needed a few mods as do all cabinets for our needs. I'll post images and explain as I go. I really like this cabinet because of the removable lid on it. It just adds another layer of something cool to mess with. It's build of hard wood instead of MDF or particle board so it's really sturdy.
Here she is. A few handles and maybe a lock for security. She's not too tall. Like 40".
Removable lid.
Countersunk area...probably for a surface mounted sewing machine. I don't know...Currently my plans are to fill this in flush and make here whole.
Lots of shit to remove believe it or not. Counter weights, hinges...the wooden drawers I took apart with care because they are not on rollers and use wooden guides. I could use them later on something.
Here she is all opened up.
Today I caked on the semi gloss hi temp paint. Not for reflective purposes but more for easly clean up if there is a spill.
This is the new cover for that hole. I'll definately set it up so it can be removed later incase I want to mount the light flush on top. For now I'm going to fill the hole. This type of ply wood should bet painted very well. It doesn't like humidity. She will see lots of paint.
Today I painted and built that lid. Now I just need to figure out my set up. The bottom of the cabinet will get a piece of wood to clean up that hole. It's a nice little cabinet.
The lid installed.
I am going to remove the legs even though they look nice. I bought some 3" tall casters with locks so she can roll under my work bench and lock on place.
I got more photos coming. I've got all the woodworking done and all the parts are here for everything...door seals included. I just need to wrap it up. After all the additional work a little touch up paint inside wouldn't hurt. It know it won't yield more, but I'll feel better.
Here are some basic ventilation shots. Am I on the right track? 4" Inductor with 6" passive exhaust. That bulb is friggin' hot so I want this cabinet to breath. I think the fan is rated at 60+CFM...
A terrible shot here...
But imagine the cabinet built and all this mounted...plus some other goodies
For $3.50 I got this nice little thingy where the damper will open when the fan sucks...not bad for $3.50. It will be painted to match the house
I guess if the fan blows hard enough this vent should look like this
That's it for now. my plan is to have everything functioning this weekend.
I'm an outdoor guy trying some indoor. I've rooted a number of clones. Three different strains. I'll know which ones will be mothers once I get them out from under the T5 and into this cabinet.
The mother cabinet is not big but will be well managed...I think
Here is the light. The bulb is a 250w GE:
I've had this neat old sewing cabinet for years. She needed a few mods as do all cabinets for our needs. I'll post images and explain as I go. I really like this cabinet because of the removable lid on it. It just adds another layer of something cool to mess with. It's build of hard wood instead of MDF or particle board so it's really sturdy.
Here she is. A few handles and maybe a lock for security. She's not too tall. Like 40".
Removable lid.
Countersunk area...probably for a surface mounted sewing machine. I don't know...Currently my plans are to fill this in flush and make here whole.
Lots of shit to remove believe it or not. Counter weights, hinges...the wooden drawers I took apart with care because they are not on rollers and use wooden guides. I could use them later on something.
Here she is all opened up.
Today I caked on the semi gloss hi temp paint. Not for reflective purposes but more for easly clean up if there is a spill.
This is the new cover for that hole. I'll definately set it up so it can be removed later incase I want to mount the light flush on top. For now I'm going to fill the hole. This type of ply wood should bet painted very well. It doesn't like humidity. She will see lots of paint.
Today I painted and built that lid. Now I just need to figure out my set up. The bottom of the cabinet will get a piece of wood to clean up that hole. It's a nice little cabinet.
The lid installed.
I am going to remove the legs even though they look nice. I bought some 3" tall casters with locks so she can roll under my work bench and lock on place.
I got more photos coming. I've got all the woodworking done and all the parts are here for everything...door seals included. I just need to wrap it up. After all the additional work a little touch up paint inside wouldn't hurt. It know it won't yield more, but I'll feel better.
Here are some basic ventilation shots. Am I on the right track? 4" Inductor with 6" passive exhaust. That bulb is friggin' hot so I want this cabinet to breath. I think the fan is rated at 60+CFM...
A terrible shot here...
But imagine the cabinet built and all this mounted...plus some other goodies
For $3.50 I got this nice little thingy where the damper will open when the fan sucks...not bad for $3.50. It will be painted to match the house
I guess if the fan blows hard enough this vent should look like this
That's it for now. my plan is to have everything functioning this weekend.
