So I recently finished my really slow-ass project (started mid-summer) of repurposing a PC case as a grow cabinet. Now that I consider it to be finished (I just need some quality soil and I am ready to start), I thought I'd make a post about how it all went.
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You can google Fractal Design Define XL to see how it looks "by default", this is how it looks with all the HDD case and separator removed. Took a bit of drilling.
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Since I did not like the idea of the backside of the case leaking smelly air like there is no tomorrow, I worked on it a bit. This part is probably hardest to do if you don't have access to the right tools. Luckily I have a friend who works in industrial manufacturing and he helped me cut out a new metal backplate to cover all the stupid holes normally found on the back of a PC case.
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Cut out the exhaust fan grill to fit...
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... this for...
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... this active carbon filter. My original plan was to have a small one inside the case along with just 1 plan. The webstore I purchased the filter fucked up and sent me a filter way larger than the one I ordered and since I couldn't be bothered to send it back, I thought "what the hell, I can still make this work".
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You can google Fractal Design Define XL to see how it looks "by default", this is how it looks with all the HDD case and separator removed. Took a bit of drilling.
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Since I did not like the idea of the backside of the case leaking smelly air like there is no tomorrow, I worked on it a bit. This part is probably hardest to do if you don't have access to the right tools. Luckily I have a friend who works in industrial manufacturing and he helped me cut out a new metal backplate to cover all the stupid holes normally found on the back of a PC case.
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Cut out the exhaust fan grill to fit...
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... this for...
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... this active carbon filter. My original plan was to have a small one inside the case along with just 1 plan. The webstore I purchased the filter fucked up and sent me a filter way larger than the one I ordered and since I couldn't be bothered to send it back, I thought "what the hell, I can still make this work".