Stealth Cabinets

stelthy

stelthy

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I dont understand why my pics can't be seen? I mean I can see them but you cant? I hope when I do my update tommoz my pics will be visable?!!

Anyhow the blue air line is by 'Elite' The self adhesive weather strip sounds good :) I will draw up some plans in a bit, and post them tommoz...I wonder if you'll be able to see them or whether its just pics from other sites that wont show.. - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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That's not really the type of magnet s you need... I mean you may well be able to use them . I will post pics of what you ll need in the morning and good news they are even cheaper :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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These are the type of magnets you'll need and you'll need 24 (1 at the top and 1 at the bottom of each door) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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Buckets have arrived :). They look fine, a bit thin like but i suspect there just standard cheapo buckets. One of the lids was all cracked and one of the bungs for the water level pipe was missing so i have emailed him.

I think i can get away with a 30" square hole which should give me 5" either side left and right and 4" either side top and bottom. Just wondering whether to allow any room round them or just make the hole for a snug fit? What do you think?

Also ive been reading that when using these buckets the nut solution should be 1" below the basket, wont this greatly reduce the anout of liquid in the bucket? It will only be half full.

Also can you get back to me on those brackets from screfix please the link should be in a post above. If there suitbale ill order them along with weather strips and some nuts and bolts.
 

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stelthy

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BudBaby said:
Buckets have arrived :). They look fine, a bit thin like but i suspect there just standard cheapo buckets. One of the lids was all cracked and one of the bungs for the water level pipe was missing so i have emailed him.

I think i can get away with a 30" square hole which should give me 5" either side left and right and 4" either side top and bottom. Just wondering whether to allow any room round them or just make the hole for a snug fit? What do you think?

Also ive been reading that when using these buckets the nut solution should be 1" below the basket, wont this greatly reduce the anout of liquid in the bucket? It will only be half full.

Also can you get back to me on those brackets from screfix please the link should be in a post above. If there suitbale ill order them along with weather strips and some nuts and bolts.
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Nice those buckets look great in there, Cut the square so they fit nice and snug :) Yeah try n get him to replace the broken ones! As far as the water level goes it all depends how far into the net pot you place your Rock-Wool cubes. How deep are the net pots??

The air pump will make the water/nuits bubble like mad. When the nuit bubbles pop on the surface of the water droplets will spray up increasing the humidity of the air in the top of the pots and the droplets will mist the rockwool cube :) Air Water and nuits + darkness = rapid root growth.(under the lid) Air Water and nuits + light = rapid plant (veg growth), (above the lid) :)

Yeah those brackets look fine how many do you plan to get?

When do you plan to cut the squares for the pots to sit in? I look forward to seeing your next lot of pics - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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BudBaby

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There 51/4" deep mate and just over 8" wide.

I think those brackets come in a pack of 10, i was just ognna get the one pack and put 4 in each bottom cab in the corners.

I was gonna do the cutting tomorrow but im not sure whether to wait for the brackets first. I think it will be ok, as i say ill still have 5" of wood either side width ways and 4" either side depth wise plus it will be 36mm deep as im cutting through the bottom of the big cab and the top of the small cab.

Are we still gonna bolt it together? Let me know and ill add some bolts onto my screwfix order.

Its all comming together nicely now, im gonna wait until its all done before i order nutes and seeds so i can make sure everything is sound before i start.

Also will these brackets need bolting on or screwing?
 
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stelthy

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BudBaby said:
There 51/4" deep mate and just over 8" wide.

I think those brackets come in a pack of 10, i was just ognna get the one pack and put 4 in each bottom cab in the corners.

I was gonna do the cutting tomorrow but im not sure whether to wait for the brackets first. I think it will be ok, as i say ill still have 5" of wood either side width ways and 4" either side depth wise plus it will be 36mm deep as im cutting through the bottom of the big cab and the top of the small cab.

Are we still gonna bolt it together? Let me know and ill add some bolts onto my screwfix order.

Its all comming together nicely now, im gonna wait until its all done before i order nutes and seeds so i can make sure everything is sound before i start.

Also will these brackets need bolting on or screwing?
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Ok well Rockwool cubes are only 1.5" - 2" deep (small cubic ones) which means if you fill your net pots with Hydro-Clay balls 3 1/4" way up and the add your Rockwool cube and fill the net pot the rest of the way up so the top of the cube is sitting flush with the Clay balls and the top of the pot you can then raise the water level to an inch below the height of the cube.

Yeah get one packet of brackets..That should be enough,providing they are very strong :)

I'd wait until the brackets arrive before doing the cutting, only you'll want to make sure the brackets dont stick out too far! Providing the bracket arms dont stick out more than 5" you should be ok...I'd still wait to be on the safe side though :)

Yeah we should defo bolt it together TOP, MIDDLE & BOTTOM make its as sturdy as possible for when we need to cut!! Drill 4 bolts in the top shelf and bottom shelf of each cab, You'll need to get 16 nuts n bolts and 32washers, get the nuts with the blue plastic in the top of them (anti-slip) these will hold everything tight :)

That's a good call! Yeah get everything spot on and make the final stage something to celebrate (Blunt & Champagne) lol :)

Personally I'd screw in the bracket, Pre drill the holes a tad smaller than the screw's so as not to split the wood and the screws will go in alot easier :)


I've just turned to 12/12 if you wanna check out what I've been up to :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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BudBaby

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Well the brackets are 8" so shall I look for some smaller ones? I'm not sure where to place them. I was thinking in the four corners of the cab, if I do put there 8" is ok but if there to be placed to support where I cut then ill need smaller. Let me know where you think I should put them.

What size bolts do you rekon? Was thinking 6mm?

Forgot to say my pump came earlier too.
 
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http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9281755&fh_location=//catalog01/en_GB/categories%3C{9372015}/categories%3C{9372044}/categories%3C{9372218}/specificationsProductType=brackets/specificationsSpecificProductType=heavy_duty_brackets&tmcampid=4&tmad=c&ecamp=cse_go&CAWELAID=266902286


These look decent. Not sure how few we could get away with. Being 4" i could fit them all the way round, they have special nails aswell so easy to fit:)
 
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stelthy

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BudBaby said:
Well the brackets are 8" so shall I look for some smaller ones? I'm not sure where to place them. I was thinking in the four corners of the cab, if I do put there 8" is ok but if there to be placed to support where I cut then ill need smaller. Let me know where you think I should put them.

What size bolts do you rekon? Was thinking 6mm?

Forgot to say my pump came earlier too.
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Yeah I would go for 4 or 5" brackets, so once they are fitted they will not stick out and cause a problem in the bucket area. You'll need 24 brackets (2 on the back of the shelf and 2 on either side [front + back] in each cab, for both top and bottom shelves).

6MM bolts should be fine....Place them 1 square inch in from each corner of the top and bottom shelves :)

Excellent news on the pump arriving,,I take it the manifolds came with it? How big is the actual pump?

I have thought it through carefully and I think the out-take fans should be mounted side-ways in the main grow cabs, they'll be ultra silent in there and will allow us to just house the carbon filters in the top smaller cabs, insidently the top cabs are/should be where we store all the nuitrients when they arrive and also the air-pump, Do you have the 10/ 12-way power surge protected extension leads yet?

I was wondering what type of timers you wanted to use, there's digital or analogue, personnally I prefer analogue much more straight forward to use.. I really like the 'ENVIRLITE TIMERS' they are very accurate !!... You'll need 4X timers 1 for each Led panel and 1 for each outtake in-line fan.

Hope that helps man, is your sister still giving you a hand? - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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BudBaby said:
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9281755&fh_location=//catalog01/en_GB/categories%3C{9372015}/categories%3C{9372044}/categories%3C{9372218}/specificationsProductType=brackets/specificationsSpecificProductType=heavy_duty_brackets&tmcampid=4&tmad=c&ecamp=cse_go&CAWELAID=266902286


These look decent. Not sure how few we could get away with. Being 4" i could fit them all the way round, they have special nails aswell so easy to fit:)
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I used those brackets in my cab :) I'd stick to use screws to fit them in place, screws bite and are alot better for holding things in place nails are good to begin with but they can/useually work loose over time.. Screws are the way forward :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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BudBaby

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-X-GALVANISED-HEAVY-DUTY-ANGLE-SHELF-SUPPORT-BRACKET-/200464521743?pt=UK_Shelving&var=&hash=item746a8ea9d7

What do you think of these mate? There cheaper than the b and q ones. If i can get away with these then great i just dont fancy spending 75 quid on brackets if these will do. Let me know pal and ill order. I can have these in 4" x 3" which i rekon would be ideal.

I already have 4 timers mate i got with larger fans and filters so ive kept them.

The pump is approx 10" long x 7" wide x 6" deep.

Yeah my sister is still helping. Ill be doing the cutting on my own but she is helping me with the rest of the lining as she is good at it.

How come we need brackets on the top of the shelf also mate? I take it you mean in the actual grow cab itself?
 
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stelthy

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BudBaby said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-X-GALVANISED-HEAVY-DUTY-ANGLE-SHELF-SUPPORT-BRACKET-/200464521743?pt=UK_Shelving&var=&hash=item746a8ea9d7

What do you think of these mate? There cheaper than the b and q ones. If i can get away with these then great i just dont fancy spending 75 quid on brackets if these will do. Let me know pal and ill order. I can have these in 4" x 3" which i rekon would be ideal.

I already have 4 timers mate i got with larger fans and filters so ive kept them.

The pump is approx 10" long x 7" wide x 6" deep.

Yeah my sister is still helping. Ill be doing the cutting on my own but she is helping me with the rest of the lining as she is good at it.

How come we need brackets on the top of the shelf also mate? I take it you mean in the actual grow cab itself?
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Yes those brackets will work perfectly too :) and yeah for the actual grow cab its self :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
stelthy

stelthy

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BudBaby said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-X-GALVANISED-HEAVY-DUTY-ANGLE-SHELF-SUPPORT-BRACKET-/200464521743?pt=UK_Shelving&var=&hash=item746a8ea9d7

What do you think of these mate? There cheaper than the b and q ones. If i can get away with these then great i just dont fancy spending 75 quid on brackets if these will do. Let me know pal and ill order. I can have these in 4" x 3" which i rekon would be ideal.

I already have 4 timers mate i got with larger fans and filters so ive kept them.

The pump is approx 10" long x 7" wide x 6" deep.

Yeah my sister is still helping. Ill be doing the cutting on my own but she is helping me with the rest of the lining as she is good at it.

How come we need brackets on the top of the shelf also mate? I take it you mean in the actual grow cab itself?
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Yes those brackets will work perfectly too :) and yeah for the actual grow cab its self :) - STELTHY :leaf:
 
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