[someotherguy]

high everyone, thought maybe it was time for me to
post up a proper thread and as i don't have a 'grow'
going right now i figured maybe i could share how i
built myself a little cloning factory.

first i'd like to say thanks to Burnt Rope and his fine
cloning thread without which this box wouldn't exist!

it was his thread on the simplest cloning method i'd
ever seen that changed my whole way of doing clones
as before i discovered his thread i'd been using a bubble
cloner, and with excellent results i might add getting near
100%.

anyway, here is the link to his thread and if you read
the thread and follow just a few simple instructions,
you will have success, guaranteed!

World class cloner new at walmart

i'd also like to thank Melkor420 for his starting the PL-L
club and all the folks who have contributed to that
excellent thread as well. . .

PLL Club. (if you don't know, now you know)

anyway, once i decided to truly commit to these cloners
i decided to build a home for them so my cloning op would
be housed in it's own little condo.

here are a couple pics of the start of the process and,
as you can see, i started with a basic 2 door 'dormroom'
cupboard that was 35 1/2 inchs high, 30 inchs wide and
16 inchs deep before i began my modifications.



as you can see, pretty standard issue. ...actually, i got
this at a local job lot store for $30.00 so i figured it'd do
the job nicely.

i'd also like to say that i am no carpenter, i'm just a stoner
who had a need and found my own way to fill it, inspired
though i certainly was by many fine threads here at ICMag.

so if you are a skilled woodworker please don't hurt
yourself laughing at my fumbling attempts at 'joinery',
lol.

also, i'll be posting a lot of pics for this in an attempt
to give a 3-d look at my solutions in hopes of inspiring
future noobs to just do it!

when faced with a choice of doing it yourself or doing
without, i say just freeken do it! (just count your fingers
when you're done, lol)

peace, SOG

[someotherguy]

...now, because i was building this for a specific purpose
i knew it would require some modifications, including a new
shelf as the shelves that were included were solid and i was
looking for an open design to allow for air-flow.



as you can see, i didn't do anything fancy, just built an
open shelf strong enough to hold the cloners while being
open enough to allow for air to flow freely.

peace, SOG...

[someotherguy]

...as i began my modifications i quickly realized that
the cab wasn't as deep as i'd like so i decided to put
an addition on the back...



note also that i've labeled everything to make it as
easy to follow along as possible, which is also why
i took so many pictures.

peace, SOG ...

[someotherguy]

i'm having some difficulty's with my wifi so bear with me.

...step one in that process was to cut pieces to extend
the floor and ceiling.



...then i flipped it upside down and installed the ceiling
extension, just a little glue and a few screws.



peace, SOG ...

Sitting patiently to see how this works out.
Nice tutorial so far.

[someotherguy]

Originally Posted by feral

Sitting patiently to see how this works out.
Nice tutorial so far.

thanks man, and thanks for your patience, wifi is a real
pain in the ass although i can't complain about the price, lol.

anyway, extending the top was easy as it didn't need
any additional support, a few screws and some glue
and it would be fine but the bottom was another story,
that would need some additional support and, as i planned
to make the floor water-proof as well, i needed to make
sure it wouldn't flex under load.

here you can see i first installed some support rails
to rest the new flooring on and the rails and the new
piece resting in place before i'd actually installed it.



...and here you can see i decided to go the extra mile
and drill some matching holes for some dowel plugs
for added support, kind of clumsy maybe but so far,
it has held up well.



peace, SOG

[someotherguy]

now, as part of my design i planned a fixed shelf rather
than an adjustable one so i was able to incorporate my
shelf supports as part of the new side walls of the addition.



note in that last pic how the new side wall still leaves
some of the new bottom sticking out, that is partly to
support the back.

peace, SOG

[someotherguy]

...and here is that new back, note that i decided to
use a piece of plywood rather than the cardboardy
shit that came with the unit.



see how the new floor helps support the new back?

now, here's a few shots from the front.



peace, SOG

[someotherguy]

...and here you can see how i dealt with the outside
which i've not finished with, if i didn't live alone i'd
need to make it more stealthy looking as on close
inspection it would be easy to see that modifications
had been made.

anyway, here's a few shots to illustrate.



...and a few more, note the shelf above the intakes,
it's purpose will become apparent directly.



peace, SOG

[someotherguy]

...here you can see i've cut the holes for my exhaust
fans, 2 oversized 12volt pc fans, and my Workhorse8
ballast resting comfortably on that shelf above the
intake.



and here's a few more shots where you can see i took
a standard power strip and lengthened it by splicing
a heavy duty extension cord to it, note that i ran the
wire through a hole in the shelf and that i didn't use
wire nuts, instead i used shrink wrap for a cleaner more
sealed approach. (you can't see the wire run through
the hole but, hopefully it will be visible in a later shot)



...and here are a couple of pics as i reinforced the bottom,
from the bottom, lol.



peace, SOG

(now i have to go upload some more of the pics so
please bear with me if you're interested)