filing cabinets

weedicus

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I just completed my first grow, an attic grow with 1 plant. Turned out great and dank, and I have 4 more plants flowering now. However, I live in an old, rickety house and the attic just isn't doing it for me anymore. Its too dangerous eventhough I tried to make it right. Next semester I'll be moving to a new house and I want to continue to grow, but stealth. Now, I'm thinking a perpetual grow using filing cabinets? I could use a 2 drawer for the cloning room, a 4 drawer for the veg, and 2 4 drawers put together for the flowering room. The clone will be cfls all around, the veg cabinet will be 2 150watt hps (already have) with a DIY cool tube. Anyway I think I have the plan down and can build this right, but where can filing cabinets be found? New they're like +/- $200, and I'll be making enough on this last grow for the parts, but now enough to shell out that much for the cabinets.... so yard sales and thrift stores? or has anyone had luck anywhere else

I'll also be using strains that generally grow with just 1 cola (not much room in those things)

Does it sound like it will work or should I think of another plan?
 

Twistyman

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Whatever you can get.. I've got a 18" X 18" x 30" old garage sale roll away stereo cabinet with the glass door(covered) for veg and my grow closet is 22" X 20" X 5' ... works good enough.. old cabinets, china cabinets..etc at garage sale.. here a new 2 drawer filing cabinet is $40.... check walmart for those cheap pressboard utility cabinets/kitchen storage cabn....etc
 

beginningbotanist420

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I just completed my first grow, an attic grow with 1 plant. Turned out great and dank, and I have 4 more plants flowering now. However, I live in an old, rickety house and the attic just isn't doing it for me anymore. Its too dangerous eventhough I tried to make it right. Next semester I'll be moving to a new house and I want to continue to grow, but stealth. Now, I'm thinking a perpetual grow using filing cabinets? I could use a 2 drawer for the cloning room, a 4 drawer for the veg, and 2 4 drawers put together for the flowering room. The clone will be cfls all around, the veg cabinet will be 2 150watt hps (already have) with a DIY cool tube. Anyway I think I have the plan down and can build this right, but where can filing cabinets be found? New they're like +/- $200, and I'll be making enough on this last grow for the parts, but now enough to shell out that much for the cabinets.... so yard sales and thrift stores? or has anyone had luck anywhere else

I'll also be using strains that generally grow with just 1 cola (not much room in those things)

Does it sound like it will work or should I think of another plan?
Well if you have the choice between metal and wood, definitely go wood. Those metal cabinets are bitches to cut through. You need a plasma cutter, or some really good drill bits to drill through that...
 

weedicus

Active Member
Whatever you can get.. I've got a 18" X 18" x 30" old garage sale roll away stereo cabinet with the glass door(covered) for veg and my grow closet is 22" X 20" X 5' ... works good enough.. old cabinets, china cabinets..etc at garage sale.. here a new 2 drawer filing cabinet is $40.... check walmart for those cheap pressboard utility cabinets/kitchen storage cabn....etc
Yeah I'll probably hit up garage sales, because I don't want something cheap. I want it to be real sturdy, be able to look pretty much stock, and lock
 

weedicus

Active Member
Well if you have the choice between metal and wood, definitely go wood. Those metal cabinets are bitches to cut through. You need a plasma cutter, or some really good drill bits to drill through that...
thanks for the info on that, I wasn't aware that the metal ones were actually that tough to cut through...
 
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