Stealth Cabinets

BudBaby said:

Ok mate no worries.

My veg light is being posted today, he is waiting on more power supplies for my main light but is sending the veg. It is 40cm x 50cm 140 watt

Im really confident about these lights, i know he has hand made them all and sldered all the LED's on himself.

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Ah thats good news we'll have to run a test on the light take some pics of it to see just how bright it is..Beware dont look straight at it though power LEDs can well damage your eyesight - STELTHY :LEAF:

BudBaby said:

Right ive just been down town and got some screws for the brackets, my sister was busy tomorrow but she said she can give me a hand for a few hours, i cant get to the back of the bottom cabs you see im to big lol. The screws i got were 8g x 20mm. I forgot to take the bracket so had to guess, i probably could have used 10g but these should do the job. I was tempted to get 25mm screws but i dont want them going all the way through the side of the cabs.

Bolts are here also, think ill use the the M6 x 60 as they seem the perfect length but ill have a look tomorrow. Hopefully brackets and bolts will all be done tomorrow then i can get on with the cutting over the weekend.

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Sounds like a plan its cool your getting the work done! its a good sense of achievement isn't there, well get back to work lol you'll be well happy when you have some young ladies in there and you watch them grow its fantastic - STELTHY

BudBaby said:

Thats the first cab all cut and bolted and bracketed. Ill get pics up either later or tomorrow. Only took us a couple of hours. I dont think we needed the brackets but better being safe than sorry.

Should get the other cab done Monday then ill get the bottom cabs all lined on Tuesday. My veg light is hopefully being sent today so i just have the top cabs to sort out now. I think this dyna mat is 2" thick though so im gonna have trouble fitting my filter and odorsok in there.

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Awesome I look forward to your pics Yeah always better to be safe than sorry especially when its something your going to use alot and its going to keep on giving back to you Its probably a good idea to get your fan n filter in 1st I did have a drawing but its gone missing..I'll draw up another and post it later this evening or tommoz morning I decided to re-locate the in-line fans I'll show you when I post the pic soon... So we'll get them fitted 1st then sound proof afterwards - STELTHY

The gap isnt that big mate and to be honest now ive looked again the cabs are that deep you cant even see through to the wall so it will be fine.

The only thing i will say is a wish i had the top cabs 100mm bigger as its very hard to reach the back of the cabs especially when there up top. Im sure we can work round it though.

BudBaby said:

The gap isnt that big mate and to be honest now ive looked again the cabs are that deep you cant even see through to the wall so it will be fine.

The only thing i will say is a wish i had the top cabs 100mm bigger as its very hard to reach the back of the cabs especially when there up top. Im sure we can work round it though.

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Theres 2 solutions,,, A step ladder or the wallet crunching task of re-ordering 2 larger top cabs! ?? Not being there its hard to see how big it all looks, You say you have the filters? could you put them in there and take a pic so I can see just how much room we do have. Try them on their side as well as face down and upload your other pics too Glad the gap isn't noticeable thats cool! - STELTHY

stelthy said:

Theres 2 solutions,,, A step ladder or the wallet crunching task of re-ordering 2 larger top cabs! ?? Not being there its hard to see how big it all looks, You say you have the filters? could you put them in there and take a pic so I can see just how much room we do have. Try them on their side as well as face down and upload your other pics too Glad the gap isn't noticeable thats cool! - STELTHY

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Bigger cabs is out the question mate as i think it would lead to a divorce lol, she doesnt even know how much i have to spend on nuites yet. Ive got step ladders though. Its just the very back of the cabs that are a bit unacessable as there so deep, its not a matter that i cant get high enough its just trying to reach to the back of the cabs.

Here sre some pics, you will have to excuse the order as i can never get them in the right order.

Theres 2 pics of the top cabs, one with filter in and one without.

Anybody have any ideas of what/how many plants/weight could be achieved in a setup like this?
cabinet - HEIGHT =201cm DEPTH =40cm WIDTH = 92cm

Thats looking good.. I take it the 4th bucket fits in there ok too?




Hmm.. I know these filters are smaller than the original ones we had, They are still bigger than I thought they were....
I Thought they were more the same size as these ones :




(Top right) - I would have set it up simerlar to this in the top cab

I'll draw some sketches today and see if I can find a better way to fit them in and install them - STELTHY

Ok mate, the are fairly big and thats the smallest ones they do. The 4th bucket is in there mate but its the one without a lid because it was cracked so im waiting for a replacement.

The fan and filter do fit in the top cab but only just, im thinking if the soundproofing is thick then they wont fit.

I could always cut the bottom out of the top cab which would make it more accessible and give me more room? I had to buy an extra 10 mtrs of mylar anyway so ill have enough to line it and ill have 16 brackets left also which i could put to use if we cut the bottom of the top cabs out.

Not sure if this would make soundproofing possible though.

barney dunlap said:

Anybody have any ideas of what/how many plants/weight could be achieved in a setup like this?
cabinet - HEIGHT =201cm DEPTH =40cm WIDTH = 92cm

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Well thats approx half of the space ive got because mine are 100cm deep so id say 2-3 plants but im not 100% sure.

BudBaby said:

Ok mate, the are fairly big and thats the smallest ones they do. The 4th bucket is in there mate but its the one without a lid because it was cracked so im waiting for a replacement.

The fan and filter do fit in the top cab but only just, im thinking if the soundproofing is thick then they wont fit.

I could always cut the bottom out of the top cab which would make it more accessible and give me more room? I had to buy an extra 10 mtrs of mylar anyway so ill have enough to line it and ill have 16 brackets left also which i could put to use if we cut the bottom of the top cabs out.

Not sure if this would make soundproofing possible though.

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Hi BudBaby This is the sketch I have 99% of my faith in what do you think? - STELTHY

That looks great mate, i like the idea of the divide also as it will mean less soundproofing. Where the internal bend is will i just need to drill a few holes in the side of the cab to let the odorsok breath? Im taking it the odorsock wil be fine by the plants?

My only concern now is getting to the back of the top cabs for the pump.

Also will i be able to soundproof the fane if its in the main cab? I like your design big time it makes perfect sense.

BudBaby said:

That looks great mate, i like the idea of the divide also as it will mean less soundproofing. Where the internal bend is will i just need to drill a few holes in the side of the cab to let the odorsok breath? Im taking it the odorsock wil be fine by the plants?

My only concern now is getting to the back of the top cabs for the pump.

Also will i be able to soundproof the fane if its in the main cab? I like your design big time it makes perfect sense.

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The bend connecting to the odor sock is 4" ?? If so then you'll need to make a 4" hole or what ever size hole the bend and Odorsok are : you'll need to make in the side for the intake, a holesaw is great up to 5" without problems so that will be fine The Odorsok will be fine because unlike my setup the air will be more evenly distributed into your cab. (If I had the room - I'd do this too). If you have the intake nearest the front of the cabs entering just above shelf level that'd be great! And have your exhaust near the back (as much effort as that'll be) the air will be more evenly spread through your canopy and keep the plants supplied with fresh clean O2. Also I think you should have the pumps nearer the front of the top cabs as they will be easier to operate/adjust etc ...I'll do another sketch on how and where to place the pump and air hosing etc Ill show you how to quieten the fan (The in-line fan hole will need to be place 10" or so in from the back of the cab) and we'll use a box style silencer to house the fan in...Although in all honesty those small fans run so quietly I highly doubt you'll have any noise problems at all I'used a small one like that in my old cab..& once the ducting etc is in place the sound they make is so low it'll honestly be nothing to worry about. We can fit a cheap fan speed controller to slow it down if its more loud than you want They are cheap as chips I got one on E-bay - STELTHY

Does it have to be a big hole or can i draw round the 4" bend and drill lots of small holes to cover the area? Does it matter that this hole will be right up against the wall? Im thinking once the fan is on even though the cabs are up the wall it will still draw in fresh air.

The Odorsoc bend needs a couple of inches gap between the wall just to breath well you'll need to cut an actual circle out - (the circumference of the bend), because the bend slots into the hole and needs to fit well to support the inside Odorsok's weights etc.. you can cover the outside of the hole with a small vent cover or even gluegun a small patch of colour coded cloth to cover it up. So providing there is a slight gap between the cab and the wall (on both side : Veg + Flower ; outter sides) the air will have no problem being sucked in and your in-line fans wont stress.

I'll draw a few diagrams after my dinner n post them tommoz morning - STELTHY

Ok mate, there isnt much of a gap to be honest just the thickness of the skirting board and a slight gap between them and i mean slight.

Im hoping i dont have to move them as they are well heavy, 400kg total!!

BudBaby said:

Ok mate, there isnt much of a gap to be honest just the thickness of the skirting board and a slight gap between them and i mean slight.

Im hoping i dont have to move them as they are well heavy, 400kg total!!

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Lol, yeah thats pretty heavy ..Can you do me a favour and take a pic of the ammount of room between the cab and the wall on both sides I am hoping there will be enough room for the airflow we need and use a lighter or summink to show scale in the size of the gap, cheers - STELTHY

Ill post some pics in a min mate.

My veg light is def being posted today and the power supplies are finally on the way to him for my big light.

He has just said though that his LED supplier are making some better LED's that are up to 50% brighter than his current ones. I have the option of waiting approx 4 weeks and having these new/better lights or having what he has now. What do you think mate? If the 4 week delivery time is accurate i dont mind waiting but i dont want to start vegging to find out my big light has been delayed.

BudBaby said:

Ill post some pics in a min mate.

My veg light is def being posted today and the power supplies are finally on the way to him for my big light.

He has just said though that his LED supplier are making some better LED's that are up to 50% brighter than his current ones. I have the option of waiting approx 4 weeks and having these new/better lights or having what he has now. What do you think mate? If the 4 week delivery time is accurate i dont mind waiting but i dont want to start vegging to find out my big light has been delayed.

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I'd wait for the brighter ones did he say what Wattage the new ones were (individual diode Wattage) ?? You are yet to start Vegging yet so I wouldn't worry to much Iam sure it'll get here within plenty of time I look forward to see the pics - STELTHY

Id say there is a 1" gap between the wall and the first cab, as you can see the gap inbetween them isnt very big at all though.

Ill get some info on these new LED's, i can see it taking another couple of weeks to finish my cabs anyway so i may aswell wait for the new bulbs.