Homemade Cool Tube Cab

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FiendNZ

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ahh yeah fair enough, and yeah your on the money there, dunno why its illegal and alcohol isn't its odd, i know which one hurts society more >.< nice post btw and cheers for the reply, take it easy mate
 
Dankster4Life

Dankster4Life

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Simple....sleek.....easy to build!!!!!VERY NICE

Keep it simple....:clap::clap::clap::clap:

Good job there HOLE.

This should show alot of peeps that this is not rocket science!!!

+rep brother
 
meridan13

meridan13

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HoLE said:
The Cool Tube

This is a 430 watt Son T Agro hps bulb,,sandwiched between a couple of 4 inch pvc plumbers fittings(one elbow,,and one open ended adapter) inside a Bake a Round Bread Tube I got on-line at She-Bay(where my hunny shops),,a little of the foam insulation is double wrapped and adhered to the tube for air tightedness and fits snugly into each plumber fitting end,,a few screws,hooks and drilling and it's hanging,,feed the wire to the ballast through a pre-drilled HoLE in the top,,and re-connect to the ballast(if ya took it apart,,remember how to put it back ,,write it down,,what wire to what wire,,don't forget the ground)

Keep on Growin

HoLE
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question hole! the open ended pvc, does that just stay open or is it sealed up at all. I bought my pvc and ducting yesterday, just waiting on the bake a round now!
 
captain insaneo

captain insaneo

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The bake a round it totally awesome idea, but if you are a cheap bastard like me, I picked up a cylindrical straight walled hurricane lamp shade from Michael's arts and crafts store for like $8. The pyrex looks like a far more robust option though. Who knew getting dragged to craft stores my mom as a kid would eventually help. I might have to go to my local flea markets /swap meats and keep an eye out for some bake a rounds though.
 
itsgrowinglikeaweed

itsgrowinglikeaweed

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I use a hurricane lamp cylinder that I got at Michael's for 7 bucks. The ducting I already had so my total cost was....7 bucks. :) It works great.
I grow in a tent (with a 400w HPS)that was an oven untill i made the DIY cooltube. I couldn't get my plants anywhere near the light without toasting them. Now i can have my tops as close as 6 inches of the light without a problem. I use an open ended design so its a cooltube/exhaust.
 
BIPOLAR JOINT ROLLER

BIPOLAR JOINT ROLLER

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just wanted to say the cleanliness of that shit is amazing great engineering went into this project... a fellow tradesman perhaps???? just bought a tube(pyrex bread baking tube measures 3 7/8inch round) on e bay for bout 14 bucks another 14 on a pretty quiet 4 inch inline duct fan(homedepot.com has em) some free PVC from a good buddy and soon i will have pics (waiting for the tube) thanx bud some of the best DIY ive seen:peace:bongsmilie:mrgreen:
 
HoLE

HoLE

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BIPOLAR JOINT ROLLER said:
just wanted to say the cleanliness of that shit is amazing great engineering went into this project... a fellow tradesman perhaps???? just bought a tube(pyrex bread baking tube measures 3 7/8inch round) on e bay for bout 14 bucks another 14 on a pretty quiet 4 inch inline duct fan(homedepot.com has em) some free PVC from a good buddy and soon i will have pics (waiting for the tube) thanx bud some of the best DIY ive seen:peace:bongsmilie:mrgreen:
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thxs BIPOLAR JOINT,,,much appreciated:mrgreen: ,,,I am a tradesman,,a roofer,,you should see me re-plywood a house,,better than original,,I have a https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/235618-new-build.html already up and running,,,thxs again
 
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Kushalicious

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Awesome box man.. very nice setup.. that will be my eventual upgrade template now.

You basically have the super beefed up version of my current grow... I'll consider mine the baby version of yours. Made out of cardboard and a 150w instead ;)

I'd love 430 watts.. gah.. that'd make some sick weed. Very jealous..
 
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tyler666

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hole, is that overhead stove range filter light proof?

i know this an old thead but i have a similar fan and i am looking for a way to light proof a passive intake. thanks in advance
 
HoLE

HoLE

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tyler666 said:
hole, is that overhead stove range filter light proof?

i know this an old thead but i have a similar fan and i am looking for a way to light proof a passive intake. thanks in advance
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by using 2 of them,,one on the inside,,and one on the outside,,yes,,they were lightproof,,I have bought newer ones I thought would be better,,but they were not,,,the one's in this thread are good,,,hope this helps
 
400Whps

400Whps

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would a 3 1/2in.by 14in. bake'a'round be sufficient for a normal 400w hps? and I can just take the socket off my hood to use?
I really hope it is.......
 
400Whps

400Whps

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thanks man whoever first thought of the bake'a'round for this was ingenius!
do you have any new pics of it in action?
 
dakin3d

dakin3d

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Damn, bro.... Much props for this set-up. I was thoroughly impressed w/ your improvisation! Just curious... Is it that your 'experienced' or does your job description involve some form of engineering;)
 
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l333t

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that's a nice grow box but i would check the temps under 18/6 since temps might get hotter or and a Thermostat
 
HoLE

HoLE

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dakin3d said:
Damn, bro.... Much props for this set-up. I was thoroughly impressed w/ your improvisation! Just curious... Is it that your 'experienced' or does your job description involve some form of engineering;)
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not too exp-erienced,,only on 6th grow,,and first three failed,,,but I'm a roofer,,and got some skills,,,and a good imagination to see something finished,,looking like I wanted it too,,,and actually working
 
HoLE

HoLE

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l333t said:
that's a nice grow box but i would check the temps under 18/6 since temps might get hotter or and a Thermostat
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thxs man,,temps were not bad,,the fan is 495 cfm in a 2 by 2 by 6 area,,do the math,,all I had to do was crank the fan if it got too warm,,and in my opinion,,18/6 will get you 18/6 buds
 
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