justanother stealth, DIY, 2x 150 HPS bud box, ...bozo style!

[justanotherbozo]

well, finally, i've got my new fruiting chamber close enough to finished that i can
start paying attention to my other responsibilities, lol.

anyway, this thread is to document what i went through to convert this old
'closet' i found in a Salvation Army store, 61'Hx33'Wx18D, into a micro bud
box. ...lol, and it's been a real pain in the posterior!

here's a few pics to get things started.

note the addition of the lock in the last 2 pics.

 

[justanotherbozo]

then, here, you can see i painted the interior and i used a mix of elastomeric
paint and some flat white ceiling paint i had laying around. ...i like the elastomeric
paint because it's cheap at about $16.00 USD per gallon, it's highly reflective
and it's rubberized so waterproof and mildew resistent.

note also that i added some fabric to the bottom for added strength. ...what i did
was to lay a coat of paint on the floor and, while it was still wet, i laid a piece of
landscaping fabric into the wet paint, then, once dry, i put a few coats more, lol.

also, i added a lip across the bottom of the doorway, partly to make light
proofing easier and partly to give myself something to latch the left hand
door to.

 

[justanotherbozo]

...here i see it's a good thing i decided to reinforce the bottom! lol.

 

[justanotherbozo]

here's a few shots of that lip i installed with my solution for locking the
left side door. ...it may not be easy to see but i drilled a hole in that lip big
enough for a plastic bushing which, in this application, now became a collar
for the latch to slide into when in the locked position, my intent was to make
it more durable.

 

[justanotherbozo]

btw, this thing was a real steal at like $65.00 i think! ...when i saw it i knew
it was perfect!

anyway, here's a few more shots with a few missing as i see i don't have pics
of the latter part of this stage, ...note in the first pic here the pieces of wood
screwed to the ceiling, what i did was to fill the space between those pieces
of wood with foam and then i added a piece of 1/2 inch plywood, i wanted to make
sure i had a very solid ceiling to attach things to.

 

[justanotherbozo]

...here you can see the fan\filter combo i'm using, a 180CFM squirrel cage
blower and a Can2600 carbon scrubber.

...in the last pic here you can see that plywood ceiling i spoke of as i install
the first piece of the box i built to house the fan.

i got the idea to use the foamboard and box the fan like this from a friend over
at Green Passion, another site i participate in which is more geared to helping
med users learn to grow. ...anyway, my friends name is tokecrazy and you can
see his muffler box here.

can you dig my 'flange', lol?

 

[been]

:scared0016:

 

[blueleaf]

i just love this dude
:scared0016:

 

[justanotherbozo]

:scared0016:

i just love this dude
:scared0016:

thanks, lol, i can't wait to pull my first harvest from it!

...anyway, here's a few more as the fan housing takes shape.

 

[justanotherbozo]

...and a few more, lol.

 

[Trichy]

Nice!!!! :party0042:

 

[justanotherbozo]

...here, as the fan goes in, you can see how much i was inspired by
tokecrazy's DIY fan box with the only fundamental difference being
that mine is hard-mounted in the cab rather than being suspended
within the cab.

 

[justanotherbozo]

Nice!!!! :party0042:

thanks man.

...anyway, here, as i begin to build the box for the exhaust, you can see one of the
many wrinkles i had to deal with.

note that in pic #3, the wood is split and in pic #4 you can see the result as
i throw in a couple screws from the back.

lol, pic #5 shows the replacement.

 

[justanotherbozo]

...in pic #2 you can see my solution to another small wrinkle, i should have
installed that small piece of wood before i put the frame below it, now i can't
fit the drill, ...lol, oh well, that's what glue is for!

 

[justanotherbozo]

...now here you can see my solution to electricals.

keep in mind that, if you are unfamiliar with electrical stuff, you should at
least have someone else look at your work before you fire it up, or you
might really be firing it up!

electricity is no joke, if you make a mistake here, it could cost you
everything, including your life and family, as well as your home.
so be very sure you have everything right. ...this is a part of the
job where the concept of 'measure twice, cut once' really applies.

 

[justanotherbozo]

as you can see from the pictures in the last posting, no measuring required, lol!

anyway, note that there are 2 switch's, the one on the far right is a kill switch
for the entire cab, the other switch is to control the outlets that will house the
lights, in case i need to shut them off while i work in there, it gets VERY bright
in there, lol.

...now, here's a couple before and after's.

 

[justanotherbozo]

...here you can see the beginnings of my intakes, something i'm in the process of
altering and enlarging, i need to make it more open than it is, so look for an update
next week, lol.

note the the first hole i drilled splintered in back, if you are gonna
work with veneer, be sure you either tape up the back, or score
it, otherwise it will splinter and make for a messy job.

 

[justanotherbozo]

here are the rest of the intakes and, like i already said, this isn't working, with the intakes
as they were built, my temps were in the high 80's, sometimes in the low 90's and, while
they will grow, i want to get my temps down to the high 70's at least, lol.

so, lol, if you are reading this, don't do your intakes like this as you won't be happy!

oh yeah, btw, that black fabric is just landscapers fabric, made to prevent weeds, lol.

 

[justanotherbozo]

...now i start the wiring for the lights, so i can remote the ballasts.

pic #1 shows where the ballasts will be housed and the others show the
box's i'll be putting the ballasts into and the sockets and plugs i'm using
for the lights. ...i wanted them to be removable so i could replace bulbs
without hassle.

and the last three shots, first, the light as it came out of the box and the box
i planned to put the ballast into, ...to the right you can see the first light already
done.

second, the light disassembled, and third, a wiring diagram that helped a lot.

 

[justanotherbozo]

here you can see as i wire up the ballasts.

i know this is frowned on and i hope nobody minds too much, it's just that i really
believe in giving credit where it is due and it was this thread that taught me how
to do this and, as important as electrical safety is, i thought it'd be ok.

if you want more details on how this is done, here is a link to a thread
by Quazi, a DIY wizard over at ICMag and he's classy enough so he posts
the thread that taught him how to do it and i'd recommend you read that
thread as well, you can't have too much info when it comes to electrical's.

How To Remote Ballast a 150W HPS Vapor Tight Light