Leak proof totes as cloner

Black 5 gal buckets with lid, man. Cut your holes only 1” sized, and make your own collars out of a foam kneeling board.just drill out a small 1/8” hole in the center of each collar, then cut from the outside edge, in to that hole.
 
Airwalker16 said:
Black 5 gal buckets with lid, man. Cut your holes only 1” sized, and make your own collars out of a foam kneeling board.just drill out a small 1/8” hole in the center of each collar, then cut from the outside edge, in to that hole.
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The neoprene inserts, which are super cheap, work great (and float).
 
JSB99 said:
I'm such a dork! I misread the original message as trying to fix light leaks, not water leaks! Can't believe no one asked me what the Hell I was talking about :lol:
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Ha ha well i thought you where gona go some where with that lol

That why i said i still needed to paint lmao
 
Airwalker16 said:
Black 5 gal buckets with lid, man. Cut your holes only 1” sized, and make your own collars out of a foam kneeling board.just drill out a small 1/8” hole in the center of each collar, then cut from the outside edge, in to that hole.
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Not saying you are wrong cause it works.

But its much more convenient and it seals GREAT. When you make a proper sized hole for 2 inch net cups with the net part cut off
And the neoprene inserts are too nice not to buy.

This from a guy who bought kids floor mats and drilled them with a hole saw between peices of ply

Sure it works but not nice.
 
Cold$moke said:
Not saying you are wrong cause it works.

But its much more convenient and it seals GREAT. When you make a proper sized hole for 2 inch net cups with the net part cut off
And the neoprene inserts are too nice not to buy.

This from a guy who bought kids floor mats and drilled them with a hole saw between peices of ply

Sure it works but not nice.
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I agree. It takes very little effort to go that extra step, and make it even that much better.
 
firsttimeARE said:
I found 1/8" dowels at Walmart. 26 cents for 2ft piece. Not bad.

They didn't have any skewers. Not grill season
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In the future you could use shishkabob skewers. You can buy bags of like 100+ for a buck or so. If you need them taller overlap them an inch or two and use two zip ties. This is how I stake my tomato seedlings.
 
I buy my totes from lowes as well but i havent seen the black lids
They are probably working through the yellows
We get everything last up here:)

I actually prefer the lowes totes because the lid has a different top pattern.

But otherwise i think they arw probably made by the same manufacturer
 
Cold$moke said:
Not saying you are wrong cause it works.

But its much more convenient and it seals GREAT. When you make a proper sized hole for 2 inch net cups with the net part cut off
And the neoprene inserts are too nice not to buy.

This from a guy who bought kids floor mats and drilled them with a hole saw between peices of ply

Sure it works but not nice.
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I can take 32 clones with the size of a bucket.
 
Cold$moke said:
Not saying you are wrong cause it works.

But its much more convenient and it seals GREAT. When you make a proper sized hole for 2 inch net cups with the net part cut off
And the neoprene inserts are too nice not to buy.

This from a guy who bought kids floor mats and drilled them with a hole saw between peices of ply

Sure it works but not nice.
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Hi I bought some homemade 2” neoprene collar like 6 years ago and I been trying to make my own.

did you drill them with the drill in reverse?

I tried it the other date and it came out nice. To make neoprene inserts for a 2” net pot you need a 2 1/8” hole saw with a small pilot bit. The ones that I have, the where made by 2” hole saw except the one on the right side was made by a 2 1/8” hole saw.
The 2” collars sinks on the net pot while the 2 1/8” sits flush with the net pot rim. just check my clones pic with blue collar for reference.

On the other note my cloner is leakproof. I use Rubbermaid Brute totes. they are very sturdy, food grade and most important they dont leak. they cost me $25. Here is the part number:
20 Gal Brute FG9S3100GRAY

Happy growing
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Here is more proof in reverse drilling Neoprene inserts but the pilot bit is to thick.
Green and yellow normal drilling
Red in reverse drilling
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