anyone have a bake a round? cooltube?

i need some help on construction of my diy cooltube. if you have made one lemme know so i can get this thing up and running. + rep

i went to hobby lobby they have the glass cylinders , they are thinner then the bake rounds but you can get them for around 4 bucks

thanks robert, but i allready have a bake a round. i need help with the build i said.

DIY Cool Tube How-To i think this is what yopur looking for

yes roberts those are the instructions i am using. but the tube is way smaller than the 4" pvc end. ill post a pic in a few minutes, stand by....

see how the glass is much smallet in diameter? what to do? if you look at the link you posted, they guy has the larger end of the pvc connected to tube. wtf?

this is how i built mine,i removed the reflecter so i could take the pics,

I've got a DIY bake-around cool tube. Here's a picture of it in it's current configuration:

I also just took some pictures of how I use iy in a DIY horizontal hood:

I use 4" PCV couplings to mount the Bake-Around. The BA doesn't quite fit in the 4" coupling, so I wrapped some foam weather stripping around the end and it fit's snuggly. You can see the black foam at the top of the first picture.

In this picture you can see how I mount the Mogul base to the coupling with a metal elbow:

The other end is connected to a 4" PCV elbow and then to a 80 cfm computer fan:

This all keeps the tube cool enough for me to easily grab and hold on to the tube. This is only a 250 watt light, though:

loolagigi said:

see how the glass is much smallet in diameter? what to do? if you look at the link you posted, they guy has the larger end of the pvc connected to tube. wtf?

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you may find a pvc bushing that will bring you down to that size or check hobby lobby for the right size tube

hmmmm ok, i will figure something out. thanks for the fast replies guys + rep to both

dystppia, if you look at your first and last pic you can see a gap between the glass and pvc. how is it attached? and is it airtight? lemme know because if you look at my pic above its the same.

loolagigi said:

dystppia, if you look at your first and last pic you can see a gap between the glass and pvc. how is it attached? and is it airtight? lemme know because if you look at my pic above its the same.

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Yeah, the glass doesn't fit. I can't take the glass out to show you right now 'cause they just went to sleep. But what i did was to wrap some 3/8" weather stripping - the foam kind that's sticky on one side - around the ends of the tube. You can see the black strip around the end of the tube in the first and last picture.


http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardware-Hardware-Fasteners-Weather-Stripping/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xgtZard7/R-100189634/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053


This allows the tube to fit securly and air-tight in the couplings, and also allows you to easily remove the glass to change the bulb or clean.

OMG you need to talk to rainydayfarmer. He is all about the bakearounds.

heres what i did, hope it works

i drilled out the two rivets and used a hose clamp ,also i cut a strip of cork gasket material to protect the glass . it will try and fall apart after the rivets are drilled out thats why i use metal tape first

super, im ganna try and install it today if i have all the materials. ill post pics when done. thanks robert.

Dystopia said:

I can't take the glass out to show you right now 'cause they just went to sleep.

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Like lil babies
Dystopia I love you and your green thumbs

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/551472-ztelthys-100w-hps-tv-cabinet.html



This is how I set my Bake-a-Round tube up....its nearly finished just need some more 3.8" Alu. ducting...but its kinda hard to find atm lol, Above I have added a link to my Cab build...and it goes into more detail etc... - ZTELTHY

Z where did you find the dimpled sheeting