$60.00 4x4x6.5 Flowering Chamber

[cap]

This is something I just built when I was bored. It only cost me $60.00

Material List

9 Pieces - 2"x4"x8' KD
36 Pieces - 2.5" Wood Screws
1 Roll of Black Poly
1 Rol of White Poly
6 Rolls 450" Double Sided Tape
1 Old Shower Rod for holding up Light.



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Assembly Directions

Cut four pieces of 2"x4" to 78".
Cut ten pieces of 2"x4" to 48"

Simply assemble four 4' pieces together to form a 4' square. Do this twice. Make both sections identical.

Assemble upright 78" pieces and tie together both square sections.

Use the remaining two 4' pieces as cross members for support and for holding the light up.

When assembled it should look like this.

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Next thing is to tape up the edges of all three sides, as well as the top "roof" with double sided tape. This stuff works like a charm. Rub your finger over the poly and tape until you get a good bond. The black poly is applied to the outside of the wood frame while the white poly is taped tp the inside framing.
I don't have updated pics with the white poly installed but it serves as a great reflector.

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You can get this stuff nice and tight. See how the roof looks so rigid. All I did was stretch the poly and stick it good!

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The poly is ALMOST a complete light blocker. I used a sheet to seperate it from the veggin/clonin chamber next door. This takes care of any escaping light. I also have a temporary sheet that goes over the front but I only use that when I know I will be home when the light goes on.

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It's important to lay poly down on the ground. I found this makes for super easy clean ups. I've got more than enough room for another light if I wanted and could grow a 5.5' monster in there! The other big advantage is I can rip it apart in about five minutes. Well hope this can help anyone out there on a budget. I've got the CUP coming up so $$$ was a huge issue! Enjoy. Later OH

I have a Vicks Air Purifier and a small fan. I have central air in my house so I can keep it on the cooler side. I built it right under my air duct so in the Summer months I will pipe right in the cold air. Should be a HUGE plus! For the smell I have some small battery operated scent controllers and stink killers. They work great. I replace them monthly for about $5 a piece. Well worth it. Smells like SPRING FRESH in my house. Later OH

[weed4all]

nice cap! real cool chamber for how much it costed you i'm gonna have to make one of these!

[cap]

i did not write any of these DIY threads, just re-posting them here.
note the top where it says "quote" ...thanks for the kind words though, hope it helps

[dizzydank]

thanks cap. these 2 last post on grow boxes will really help my friend.

[cap]

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Killabrown's 400w Box

Hello everyone! You guys doing alright? Hell yeah, grab yourself a bowl, some homegrown, and fire that sucker up! I'm about to show you my new box, and run down how I built, how much things cost, etc...

This thread goes out to john64 over @ OG, for his "cost of growing" thread. I picked up an enormous amount of info there, and I hope I can re-create it the best I can, but he really did an excellent job documenting just how much it costs to build one of these things from scratch. So here we go,

Lets go over some of the things I already had:
400 watt hps light
265 cfm dayton blower
dryer vent
bungee cord
Screw in hangers for light
some hemp rope for hanging light *duh don't use hemp rope, i've switched to chains
Black carbon filter cloth (for covering intake)

Things I had to buy from Lowes: ~130bucks
BUNCH of L brackets for frame, I mean A LOT!
wood screws
1x6 and 1x8 wood for frame, cheapest stuff they have
Metal roofing stuff for air-cooled hood
Triangle brace for hood (no idea what they call this)
4" plumbing grate for hood
2- 4" clamps
Velcro
Staple gun w/ staples
Black poly-wrap
Soil Mix

From hydro store: ~50 bucks
Bat guano
Mylar 2-mil
Advice!!!



Now to construction

First off we took measurements, our cab stands 3ftx4ftx6ft

So you measure out all your wood, line up the L brackets the way you want and drill little starter holes in each corner, so the wood won't split when you start screwing

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Ok so now you got yourself a little frame...now just add some support, measure out the center, where you'll hang the light like so:

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Now add some extra support for where the blower and ballast will be

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Build yourself a little door, make sure you make the door a bit smaller than the frame, so it can open and shut right, we don't have to have it completely light-proof or airtight, that will be taken care of later.

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So now we need to hang the mylar. Take your staple gun and tack that sucker up, we figured out the less staples the better, its best if the mylar hangs freely, you'll see why later.

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By this time I had finished the air-cooled hood, hey looky there!

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Lets mount the blower and light up there and try it out! We screwed the blower directly to the wooden support, made it light/airproof by cutting small pieces of scrap wood and glueing them to the frame. I'll have to get a better picture of this, its hard to describe

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Now we got the ballast to take care of. We just built a little wood shelf, took some of the scrap metal sheeting from the light and screwed it down on top so the ballast could rest on something metallic. Then we just used a single L bracket, a couple screw in hangers and a bungee cord to finish the job...plenty of support to hold that heavy sumofabitch

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Ok almost there! Now we wrapped the cab w/ black poly. We decided to layer it up so there would be no light leaks whatsover. We did this by wrapping the plastic around the sides, then again from the floor around the back, up over the ceiling, and then we just pull it down over the door and attach velcro to the sides so it stays put.

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When the door is shut, the walls suck in, meaning the cab is airtight. The mylar is pulled tight by the pressure, so its ok if there are a few ruffles when your stapling it up.



*EDIT
The total cost depends on what bells and whistles you choose, but lets say for the base model it costs a little under 200 dollars.

Since then we switched the hood to the DIY cool tube which cost about 30 dollars, added co2 regulator tank solenoid flow valve and timer all together about $150.



Also switched growing style to SOG using 5" 1 gallon pots. I try to utilize my space like TICK from OG. I pretty much copied his guide on vegging and flowering...only top nuggets for me from now on. I use the same amount of soil just higher plant #'s, which means higher variety in strains which is what I'm all about.

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i like this one better

[SharkieJones]

Awesome Cap. Thanks for sharing.