I started working on an upgrade camera lens for the robotic arm and also the regular security cameras. These lens are very cheap and easy to buy online. They also give you 3 separate sizes for different options.
Measuring the new lens.
I got a varaity of colors.
Checking the UV coating.
The first mount ended up being for the 3D printer which broke constantly.
This was the first version mounted for the robotic arm. It slipped a bit and a custom mount was later built.
I was vegging out some Amnesia Haze seed and clones for testing purposes. They grew amazingly fast in the tent and I ended up giving them away to a lucky grower.
Vegging out the trees.
In the process of opening up the last plant I split it down the middle. I decided to use cloth string to tie a splint to bring it together.
The split tree.
Splinted Together
Splinted Together
The biggest limiting factor has been the enclosures for the devices. There haven’t been any. Todate there were all boxes or prototypes that needed and upgrade. A 3D printer was purchased from Amazon to be able to customize and buildout the enclosures. By far building out a 3D printer is a highlight I recommend anyone try once.
One of the axis mounts for the slide rails.
One of the tiny parts for the printer
The converted mixer frame into a 3D Printer Bench.
Test printing a cube
A spool feeder was one of the first parts I was advised to build.
Due to space issues and just wanting the beast out of the living area, I broke down the mixer and rebuilt it as a maker bench a few weeks later.
It was time to tear it down. It went quickly and into easy to manage pieces.
Broken casters were a bad design flaw. I needed to use larger ones with more weight load.
I started some clones early October and noticed an issue that seems to occur. If I mix nutrients by hand without gloves then touch a cube mold grows. It seems to happen every time I make this mistake and a reminder to always wear and change gloves when handling the clones.
A mold patch in the perfect fingerprint shape.
Designed and built a simple airflow system using 6″ inline duct fans. These were on the cheaper side from Amazon and are noisy. Future testing will find out if there are insulated models in the economy range.
For the first test I used the HVAC to dry a damp flower.
Ramping down growing cannabis for a while do to it’s time constraint and need to cycle through many early stage veg. Decided to prep the seeds I have for long term storage. Put them in the fridge for 48 hours to start in the back and then in a container in the freezer. They should last up to 6 years that way and it’s important to keep them in the back to prevent the temperature changing as much as possible.
Prepping for long term storage. In reality these canisters will also be wrapped inside a tupperware container.
Around early fall the cool air makes it possible to grow upstairs again without running a full AC. In retrospect if you’re growing craft style I recommend not having the tent in the open living space. It’s a distraction and makes for bad company.
Time to move the tent upstairs.
4 very nice Amnesia Haze. I’ve been told they are super strong by the people that ended up taking them off my hands.
Sorting through the upstairs room.
Putting things into organized piles is key.
The upstairs did make a good spot for my summer clone space.
Organizing all the T5’s I started out with.
Getting the tent setup.
Did a flush of the plants a week later.
The downstairs restored to full health.
Time to break down the mixing machine for now.
The outdoor grow ended up suffering from Bud Rot due to heavy rainfall late bloom. It was decided to harvest that plant early and to monitor the second one for any signs of issues.
Completely rotted inside.
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Hanging to dry.
The plant before cutting
The rotted bud.
