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PVCbaseboard
PVCmotherboardwall
6x2diameterPVCstandoffs
6x2selfadhesiveantiskidsurfacepads
Punchedangle
2x31
4x30
4x24
7x18
4x6
2x1
26x161bolts
46x16bolts
83x16nuts
84xwashers
10weatherstriptape
Tools:
ratchet
crescentwrench
Instructions:
1.PlacethePVCbaseboardonaflatsurfacewiththefauxwoodsidedown.The6holeson
theleftsideoutlinethebaseoftheelectronicschamber,andthe10holesontherightside
outlinethebaseofthegrowchamber.
2.Layout2ofthe6punchedanglelengthselectronicssideand2ofthe24punchedangle
lengthsonthegrowsideasshown.
3.Layout2ofthe18punchedanglelengthsontheoutermostsidesofthebaseboardand
anotherontherightsideoftheelectronicschambersideasshown.Securethisbaseframe
withthe1boltsonallnoncornerthroughholes.Usewashersonbothsidesoftheboardand
puttheheadsoftheboltsontheundersideoftheboard.
4.Place1boltsthrough4ofthestandoffsmakingsuretheheadsoftheboltsareonthe
countersunksideofthestandoffs.
5.Insertthesestandoffsthroughthe4outermostcornerholesofthebaseboardwiththe
standoffsontheundersideofthebaseboard.Donotusewashersoneithersideofthebolt.
Makesurethebottomofyourbaseboardmatchesthepicturebelow.
6.SetthePVCmotherboardwallonthetablewiththefauxwoodsidedown.Place2ofthe30
punchedanglelengthsalongthelengthoftheboard.Use1boltswithwashersoneachsideto
securethe30lengthstotheboardthroughthe4aligningnoncornerthroughholes.Orientthe
boltssuchthatheadsareonthepunchedanglesideofthewall.
7.Place1ofthe18punchedanglelengthsalongthetopofthemotherboardwallandusea1
bolttosecurethe18lengthatitscenterthroughthePVCmotherboardwall.
8.Nowalignthemotherboardwallperpendiculartothebaseboard,withthepunchedangle
partssecuredtothemotherboardwallfacingthegrowchambersideasshown.Place1moreof
the18punchedanglelengthsatthebaseofthemotherboardwallonthegrowchamberside.
Securethe18lengthtothemotherboardwalland18lengthontheothersideusing1bolts
withnowashersatthetwobottomcornersandsinglecenterthroughhole.Orienttheboltssuch
thatheadsareonthegrowsideofthemotherboardwall.
9.Settheframeonitssidetoinsertthelaststandoffsand1boltsthroughthebaseboardsuch
thatthebottomlooksasshown.Forthelast2standoffs,donotusewashers.Fortherest,use
washersonlyonthebottomofthebaseboard.Tightenallboltsandstandoffswiththeratchet
andcrescentwrench.
10.Peelthepaperoffthebacksofthe6antiskidpadsandstickthemtothestandoffsas
shown.
11.Putthe1anglebracketsontheboltendsontheelectronicssideofthemotherboardwall.
Orientthebracketsasshownbelow.Secureeachendwith1boltsandnowashers.
12.Usethe230punchedanglelengthsastheverticalpostsontheoutermostelectronics
chamberside,makingsurethattheendofthelengthwiththecutthroughapunchedholeis
towardsthetop.Usetheboltstosecurethebases,withwashersontheoutsidebutnotthe
insideofthepunchedanglecorners.Makesuretheintersectionsbetweenanglepartsare
approximatelyperpendicular.
13.Usethelast230punchedanglelengthsfortheoutermostverticalpostsonthegrow
chambersideoftheframe.Again,useboltswithwashersontheoutsideandnottheinside
ofthepunchedanglecorners.Makesuretheintersectionsbetweenanglepartsare
approximatelyperpendicular.
14.Installthetop18anglepartdepthsonthefarthestleftandrightsidesoftheassemblywith
theboltswithwashersontheoutsideheadsidesofthebolts.Installthetop6widthsonthe
electronicschamberside,securingthetwooutercornerswithboltswithwashersonthetop
side.
15.Placethegrowsidetopwidth24angleparts,makingsuretheyareplacedabovethe18
topdepthpartsbutinsidetheverticalposts.
16.Getatopdownviewoftheassemblynow,byeitherstandingonthetableorbringingthe
assemblydownontothefloor.Securethe6cornerswiththelastbolts,withheadsand
washersonthetopoftheframeandnutswithoutwashersontheunderside.
17.Dosomelastadjustingiftheframeiscrooked.Checkeachcornertomakesureallpairsof
anglebracketareperpendiculartoeachother.Youmayhavetodosomelooseningand
retighteningofbolts.
18.Nowtomakethesealbetweenthemainframeandjacket.Takeyourweatherstrippingand
linethebaseofthePVCbaseboardonthegrowsidewithit.Makesuretheedgeofthe
weatherstrippingisrightalongtheedgeofthebasebutnotprotrudingovertheedgeasthiswill
makeslidingtheclamshelljacketoverdifficultorimpossible.Dothesamealongtheedgeofthe
growsideofthePVCmotherboardwall.
19.Now,weatherstriparoundtheedgeofthePVCmotherboardwallcutoutontheelectronics
chamberside.Thiswillactasthesealwhentheelectronicspanelispressedagainstthe
weatherstrippingandboltedontothemotherboardwall.
20.Takethelasercutfrontupperplateandbackplateandinstallontofrontandbackfacesof
thepunchedangleframeontheelectronicsside,respectively.Usetheboltsandwashers
ontheouterfaceandjustnutsontheinnerface.
21.Find20ofthemagnetsandputVHBtapeontooneside,makingsurethepolarityorientation
isthesameforall20.Tape4ofthemagnetsalongthepunchedanglethatoutlinestheplaceof
thefrontlowerplateand6ofthemagnetsalongthepunchedanglethatoutlinestheplaceofthe
sideplate.
22.Putthefrontlowerplateagainstthepunchedangle,andalignanothersetofmagnetswith
thosetapeddirectlytothepunchedangle.Tapethenewmagnetsontothefrontlowerplate.
23.Dothesamewiththelast6magnetsandthesideplate.
Assemblethekitsection.
Thisisthewetlabsectionthatsitsunderneaththeelectronicsmotherboard.Itcontainsthe
materialsforwaterchemistrybalancingandmanagingayeastreactorandalsoincludessome
safetyequipment.
Yeastreactor:Drillaholeinthelidofthebioreactorbottle.Hotgluetheonewayvalveinto
theopening,makingsurethatthearrowonthevalveispointingupwards,outofthebottle.Cut
2ofthetubingandpushoneendontotheonewayvalveandroutetheotherthroughthe
bottomleftholeintheelectronicspanelthroughtothegrowchamberside.Thebottlebehind
theyeastreactorisfilledwithsugar.
Totherightoftheyeastreactorbottlearethefourfertilizerbottles.Twocontaindryfertilizer
whiletheothertwocontainsolutionsofthefertilizersinwater.Behindthosefertilizerbottlessits
thepHbalancingkit.
Notseenbehindtheboxofglovesareextrapacketsofyeast,measuringspoons,safety
glasses,andpipettes.