making my own cool tube

would i be able to use this to make my own cool tube? or is there a special type of glass i have to use.

Walmart.com: Wood Base Glass Candle Holder, Espresso : Decor

to expensive...look for hurricane glass tubes or pyrex baking tubes......

nickfury510 said:

to expensive...look for hurricane glass tubes or pyrex baking tubes......

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i was looking at ebay but they are same price as if i would by that thing from wal-mart. would the candle holder glass from wal-mart be okay?

Measure it and your bulb and consider some of the glass has to be overlapped by where the ducts mount to it. I think it's too short which will affect your light spread.

And should your fan stop while the lights on it would probably crack, those aren't made for really high heat like that and they're pretty thin usually. I don't know, you've seen it in person.

Me, I'd wait it out to get the bake-a-round from ebay.

i have seen it done that way b4 it really how u want 2 do i

best of luck with ur cool tube post it when u finish it

davemoney said:

i was looking at ebay but they are same price as if i would by that thing from wal-mart. would the candle holder glass from wal-mart be okay?

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davemoney said:

i was looking at ebay but they are same price as if i would by that thing from wal-mart. would the candle holder glass from wal-mart be okay?

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i got mine at beverlys arts and crafts for around 6-8 each....

thanks for tips! I'll defiantly post it when I'm done. i just gotta wait for that slow ass ups truck to get here with my blower to start.

hell ya man
i cant wait 2 c it

davemoney said:

thanks for tips! I'll defiantly post it when I'm done. i just gotta wait for that slow ass ups truck to get here with my blower to start.

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i got a vase from wallmart and try to cut off the end and it didnt go well....

I REALLY DONT THINT A VASE LIKES HEAT ,ITS NOT MADE 4 HIGH TEMP
WHAT DID U END UP USEING

MEANGREEN69 said:

i got a vase from wallmart and try to cut off the end and it didnt go well....

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go to hobby lobby and buy a hurricane vase. It works and i know from personal expierence it will. Go to hobby lobby they are only like 10 dollars.

DO THEY HOLD UP 2 THE HEAT

Proph said:

go to hobby lobby and buy a hurricane vase. It works and i know from personal expierence it will. Go to hobby lobby they are only like 10 dollars.

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Proph said:

It works and i know from personal expierence it will.

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yes..... it works.

Ive been hear myself . You will be much much happier when you buy a real cooltube and use anything from a 250w till a 1000w ballast

Those old oil lamps is what your looking for to make 1 to buy them second hand is nearly the price of a cooltube

If heats a issue then a cooltube is a must like myself . Using them does take some of the light intencity away also .

i'd rather make one myself, i don't have the cash to buy the luxury of a real cool tube so this is my only option.

the bake a round is only 3/12 diameter and i have a 6" fan going so that means i need 6" ducting....is there some kind of adapter that would make this cool tube fit to my ducting? thanks for the replies!

get one for 80 bux off HTG's store on ebay

HiGHLiFE28 said:

get one for 80 bux off HTG's store on ebay

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wish i could brotha...but i'm a broke college student

davemoney said:

the bake a round is only 3/12 diameter and i have a 6" fan going so that means i need 6" ducting....is there some kind of adapter that would make this cool tube fit to my ducting? thanks for the replies!

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get a duct reducer-increaser

i just heard craigslist has some grow shit so check that out maybe?