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blindingleaf
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nice write up man, book marked!
also digging that shirt is that alex grey on there?
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PirateSwazey
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lol thanks good buddy!! That's my favorite gif btw!!
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blindingleaf said: also digging that shirt is that alex grey on there?
Sure is... the piece is called "Nature of Mind"
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Imperfect Iam
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Hell yeah pirate, EXCELLENT TUTORIAL! Man you laid it out in laymens terms! That mofo is awesome! Good job my friend, I have got to say I'm jelly for sure!
How has your cont. rate been, I'm sure 99.9 percent PERFECT!
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tombosley8
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thanks for the extreme ease you made this project. I was dredding it but now i'm nearly done and i need your advice on the position of the prefilter on the box.... Couldn't I just leave one side of the box open (or even cut out a hole like you did) and tape the filter on the outside instead of the inside so it would be easy to replace? and should I put it to the side as you did? Idk why but i was about to put it above and decided this could suck contam into my area so the side seems best.
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Edited by tombosley8 (04/22/14 04:03 PM)
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PirateSwazey
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Re: How I Built My Flowhood [Re: tombosley8]
#19884664 - 04/22/14 06:57 PM (9 years, 11 months ago) |
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If you leave a side open on your box then your blower is going to pull unfiltered air.
You are right, you could just as easily tape your filter to the outside of the top box instead of the inside (like I did).
I just put mine inside the top box because it looks better & I ended up throwing on some cheap louvers to cover it so nothing would mess with it.
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elasticaltiger
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Pirate, is this flowhood still working for you? Sorry for the old bump again guys but I found a financier to help me build one of these finally.
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PirateSwazey
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Ya it still works... I did damage some of the fins on the bottom of my filter while wiping down my counter (the HEPAs from Filtera are made of a paper material) which has caused some issues with uneven flow but it still works. If you're going to make your own I would suggest getting a filter with metal fins like a Flander's brand or Astrocell.
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mushpunx
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Since its already bumped Im posting so its in my threads. Its a good write up!
Im building my own hood too, as soon as the filter comes, its in the mail. Its 24 x 18 which is perfect for my purposes. Im wicked excited!
Tiger what size are you going for
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elasticaltiger
Like Tigers in Coitus
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Re: How I Built My Flowhood [Re: mushpunx]
#20764050 - 10/28/14 02:18 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Was thinking 2 x 2 or so to keep it simple but 4 x 2 would also be nice.
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mushpunx
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Yea that would be alright to have it so wide!
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PirateSwazey
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Re: How I Built My Flowhood [Re: mushpunx]
#20768858 - 10/29/14 04:38 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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If I could do it all over again I'd go for the 4x2... just sayin
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Lumiz
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sweet box man im gonna steal the paper towel idea from you though
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GianniRazzo
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Great tutorial!thank you very much! I broke some strips of paper too assembling my flowhood.. I tried repairing it with silicon.i hope it will work Now i've a question... I know how to sanitize the surface work area... But i need to clean the filter too?and if yes.. How? Sorry form my stupid question.. But i tried searching everywhere and i couldn't find any information.
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PirateSwazey
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Hey thanks for the compliment!
No, you don't need to clean the filter
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GianniRazzo
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Perfect!Thank you again!
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Rosen_Rot
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Bumping up an old thread
I just would like to say this has been extremely helpful and I am book marking this! Thank you so much Pirate for this wonderful guide it's helping me build my flowhood and has the whole process so easy!
I'm going for a 24x24 HEPA filter
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PirateSwazey
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Re: How I Built My Flowhood [Re: Rosen_Rot]
#21791929 - 06/11/15 06:45 AM (8 years, 9 months ago) |
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You're welcome bud!
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Soulcrusher
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Hey as a tech I thought I would add something for those who have a used blower around. If not you can get them out of above the range microwaves. Either way check the motors amp rating. You need a specific amount of load for the motor to last more then a few hours lifespan. Too much or little load with raise the amp draw or voltage to the windings, which will kill a motor. Use an amp clamp meter and check/adjust restriiction until you are within 5% at worst of the rated running amps. Do this and the motor should last a lifetime.
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just_MR_B
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Re: How to Build a Basic Flowhood [Re: PirateSwazey]
#26479510 - 02/11/20 02:55 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thank you for the nice write up !
I have a question regarding the speed of the flow. How fast ist your flowing air of your hood and have you measured the speed to veryfy your calculations ?
Cheers
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PirateSwazey
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Re: How to Build a Basic Flowhood [Re: just_MR_B] 1
#26501089 - 02/24/20 08:28 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I gave the particular flowhood from this thread to a friend years ago. I never used an anemometer on it to test the specific CFM coming out, but used it with much success for a couple years until I wanted to upgrade to a bigger filter.
My current flowhood set up uses a blower that I spec'd for the filter, but still required some fine tuning with a speed controller. So I would say, always add a speed controller - they are only $20 and can save a lot of headache.
Happy Shroomin'
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