DutchDude
Well-Known Member
Hi diy'ers,
There are plenty of DIY threads out there describing this process, I know because I read a lot of them
So, first of all, a big thank you to the previous posters for allowing me to steal your great ideas! I am not going to acknowledge each one individually, but you know who you are.
I thought that there was still room to add mine because you can never have enough pictures, and I tried to give a bit of my own flair to this. It is up to you to decide if this was helpful or not - not forcing you to read it
I will split this in a four posts. The first two posts will deal with the creation of the carbon filter, and the last two will deal with the blower and my integration into my grow space.
Materials for filter:
From Home Depot:
- Hardware cloth (chicken wire 1/4" x 24" x 5') = $9.77
- Reduction collar (8" - 6") = $7.92
- 8" cap = $5.58
- 6" cap = $4.98
- 6" collar = $4.28
- some 3/8" pointy screws (will look on box later, but also see third pic)
- pipe insulation (smallest, 4x1 yard pieces per package, pic further down) = $1.98
From Target:
- Xhilaration footless leggings (tougher than panty hose) = $5
Even though I am happy how the leggings turned out, and they are very easy to work with as long as you roll them up properly, I would consider next time using the aluminum window screening material instead.
From Ebay:
- 10 lbs of carbon (1/2" x 1/4" spaghetti looking pellets, 7 lbs used) = $29.95
I found the middle of the two caps, temporarily screwed them together to create holes.
Now unroll some of the chicken wire, attach it with one screw to the 6" cap, roll it around the cap with about two inches to spare, and cut it to length. Then fold over your newly created cut so the there are no pointy things sticking up and attach it to the cap with about 5 more screws.
Next assemble the collar by sticking the tabs into the holes on the other end, and create a ring. Now fold down that rim that sticks up from the the middle as flat as possible and attach the chicken wire in the same way as you did the cap.
Now insert the end with the tabs into the widest part of the reduction collar and tab it down gently. If you do it too forcefully, then the chicken wire will bend, but it needs to be seated nicely.
Cut off the legs of the leggings, and roll them up (much like a condom
). Stretch it over the closed end (cap) and roll it down towards the reduction collar. Make sure it doesn't get snagged on any pointy chicken wire pieces.
There are plenty of DIY threads out there describing this process, I know because I read a lot of them
So, first of all, a big thank you to the previous posters for allowing me to steal your great ideas! I am not going to acknowledge each one individually, but you know who you are.I thought that there was still room to add mine because you can never have enough pictures, and I tried to give a bit of my own flair to this. It is up to you to decide if this was helpful or not - not forcing you to read it
I will split this in a four posts. The first two posts will deal with the creation of the carbon filter, and the last two will deal with the blower and my integration into my grow space.
Materials for filter:
From Home Depot:
- Hardware cloth (chicken wire 1/4" x 24" x 5') = $9.77
- Reduction collar (8" - 6") = $7.92
- 8" cap = $5.58
- 6" cap = $4.98
- 6" collar = $4.28
- some 3/8" pointy screws (will look on box later, but also see third pic)
- pipe insulation (smallest, 4x1 yard pieces per package, pic further down) = $1.98
From Target:
- Xhilaration footless leggings (tougher than panty hose) = $5
Even though I am happy how the leggings turned out, and they are very easy to work with as long as you roll them up properly, I would consider next time using the aluminum window screening material instead.
From Ebay:
- 10 lbs of carbon (1/2" x 1/4" spaghetti looking pellets, 7 lbs used) = $29.95
I found the middle of the two caps, temporarily screwed them together to create holes.
Now unroll some of the chicken wire, attach it with one screw to the 6" cap, roll it around the cap with about two inches to spare, and cut it to length. Then fold over your newly created cut so the there are no pointy things sticking up and attach it to the cap with about 5 more screws.
Next assemble the collar by sticking the tabs into the holes on the other end, and create a ring. Now fold down that rim that sticks up from the the middle as flat as possible and attach the chicken wire in the same way as you did the cap.
Now insert the end with the tabs into the widest part of the reduction collar and tab it down gently. If you do it too forcefully, then the chicken wire will bend, but it needs to be seated nicely.
Cut off the legs of the leggings, and roll them up (much like a condom
). Stretch it over the closed end (cap) and roll it down towards the reduction collar. Make sure it doesn't get snagged on any pointy chicken wire pieces.
Too late. I built one and its perfec for what i'm doin'
