[Bigbud585]

Hi gents!

I'm looking into building a smaller veg box in the size of 1m width x .60cm depth and 1.2m high.

I am wondering what types of wood to use for the frame and also outer case.
I'm thinking of insulating it also with cellotex?

I'm doing it this wknd and would love some feedback?

I'm going to run 220w PLL 6500k lamps of 55w each in a reflector.
4" vents fan with 4" CF extraction with 2x PC fan for intake, covered with cooker filter.

Cheers.

[dempton]

I would go to a DIY shop and pick up somthing like 2x2'' - whatever is cheapest, as long as you put it together properly, it should be fine.
Getting it air and light tight might be tricky, so pick up some sealant too perhaps.
Or go to the local tip and have a ganders, theres usually a cupboard or chest of draws - one man's waste is another man's treasure!

[Bigbud585]

dempton, on 13 March 2012 - 10:38 AM, said:

I would go to a DIY shop and pick up somthing like 2x2'' - whatever is cheapest, as long as you put it together properly, it should be fine.
Getting it air and light tight might be tricky, so pick up some sealant too perhaps.
Or go to the local tip and have a ganders, theres usually a cupboard or chest of draws - one man's waste is another man's treasure!

Yea dude the light tight and air tight is what worries me, but I'm sure if I get it all together as tight as poss, it should do ok. I hope :-)

Cheers

[Bigbud585]

weedmonsta, on 13 March 2012 - 10:43 AM, said:

you could buy a small tent for the roughly the same cost as building a grow cab

a 60 cm tent can be got for around 80 quid on greens horticulture

Hey WM!

Yea I've got a .60 tent in the secret Hardin, which is pretty good and fine but I've got some 1m x .60 trays that I want to use so I'm opting for the 1m width grow box.
Plus I've never had a permanent fixture and always used tents and fancy something DIY that I can add too etc.

Bb

[farmer boy]

frame= 2x3 cls (very cheep)
outer case= 9-11mm osb board
line with= 2" cellotex/kingspan

thats what i would be useing

peace out farmer boy

[Bigbud585]

farmer boy, on 13 March 2012 - 08:20 PM, said:

frame= 2x3 cls (very cheep)
outer case= 9-11mm osb board
line with= 2" cellotex/kingspan

thats what i would be useing

peace out farmer boy

Cheers mate.
I opted for 3/4 inch mdf for its soundproofing prop's
Using a 1" batten.

Im starting it tomorow so will take pics.

[Gumbo]

Just me being ultra cautious probably but if you must use MDF for anything dont cut it indoors and probly an idea to wash it down and paint it to seal any dust..The dust is pretty nasty and I wouldnt want that being fan-blown around anywhere indoors.Good luck with the project

Gumbo.

[tengreenfingers]

MDF contains formaldehyde.
It emits formaldehyde for a while after manufacture.
Personally I wouldn't want it anywhere near anything I was going to put inside me (nudge nudge) but I'm probably a bit paranoid about things like that.

This post has been edited by tengreenfingers: 19 March 2012 - 09:47 PM

[Bigbud585]

Cheers for the heads up.
The timber yard I got it from and very cheap compared to BnQ, already cut all panels to size, so it's only drill per holes and screw together. Each panel with be lined with diamond foil and a 6" black and white plastic as a waterproof tray stapled into place, instead of using large trays.
Also we're only talking 220w of PLL lamps being used with 4" extract, so very little heat to cook things up.

This post has been edited by Bigbud585: 19 March 2012 - 09:54 PM

[Bigbud585]

Boxed nearly finished and I'm well chuffed. Only have to cut 4" hole for extraction.

Will post pics soon.

[Joint hogger]

you can get a hole cutter set of ebay for £10 & the cutters go up to 5".

[Bigbud585]

Nice one mate!

Bargain at £8.45 and cuts upto 127mm/5 inch.

[dempton]

id like to see this when done, im thinking of custom building somthing to fit under the stairs.
Pics please!

[Bigbud585]

dempton, on 28 March 2012 - 09:46 AM, said:

id like to see this when done, im thinking of custom building somthing to fit under the stairs.
Pics please!

I'll get them on as soon as I can find out how to upload from my iPad to the site?