neophytesmoker

Thanks, for our patience because it sounds like this is a very stale question asked by us newbie’s; and I really appreciate Colt45’s comment about humidification systems that are “unable to reduce humidity”. What brand of beads do you use, or are the all pretty much the same? Thanks

Used chemistry lab equipment might be a good source for inexpensive refrigeration. One possibility is to use a little plate chiller like the one linked to below for $40 on eBay, a heat sink like the MF35, which also sells for around $40, and a couple of 5" to 7" fans to make a heat exchanger. Another idea is to use a heat pump from a refrigerated recalculating water bath, and use it to circulate chilled water through a automotive heater core. Heat Sink http://www.conradheatsinks.com/products/fl...0_350.html#MF35 Plate chiller http://cgi.ebay.com/ESA-Gel-slab-dryer-or-...id=p3286.c0.m14 Refrigerated Recalculating water Baths http://cgi.ebay.com/A57207-Brinkmann-Instr...id=p3286.c0.m14 http://cgi.ebay.com/Erweka-EM-Heating-Cool...id=p3286.c0.m14 http://cgi.ebay.com/Remcor-Cornelius-Liqui...id=p3286.c0.m14 Keith

Greetings, my name is Keith and as my screen name, neophytesmoker, suggests, not only have just come to appreciate the cigar smoking experience, but this is also my first post on the Friends of Habanos Forum. I started out with a 100 Cigar Humidor that I bought on Craig list for $75, I then built a cabinet style humidor, out of 3/8” MDF with a 1 /4” Spanish Cedar Lining, with Ebony Veneer; both of these came to a stable 68% relative humidity within a week. My latest creation is a 48”h X 22w X 16d, constructed out of 1 ½” Spanish Cedar, I used an Epoxy adhesive because I was concerned about the stability of veneer applied directly to the Spanish Cedar, so there is no ambient air exchange through the Cedar. I have a Hydra LG unit, and have a two 5” fans connected to a rheostat that run at a low rpm. My problem is that every time I open the Humidor the Hydra turns on, and the humidity level spikes to around 74%, and then gradually decreases over the course of a couple of days to 67%. This has been occurring for almost 3-weeks, and I do not know if this is something that is inherent to the electronic humidifiers, or if the wood has simply not reached its equilibrium moisture content. The last cigar I had was not in a box, and it was a little more “wet” that I prefer, but was still a very nice smoke. Being a neophyte to the cigar world, I wish to express my thanks to the Friends of Habanos for your advice and suggestions, and allowing me to be a little bit wiser than I was today. Thanks, Keith