Yet another humidor project

[Mark Twain]

I want more pictures!:-D

Amazing project. I have a few questions for you. What are you using for humidity control? How did you seal it, and did you cut vents into the bottom of those pull out drawers?

Looks freakin' amazing.

[Colt45]

Awesome!

I'd also like to know what you use, and how it holds humidity. Great job.

[Tony Maduro]

And I'd also like to know what you do for a living! You say you only started smoking cigars well over a year ago? Good lord! You didn't waste no time, did ya? Geez that's a lot of cigars.

Great work on the humidor :-)

[Mark Twain]

Beads should work fine. It maybe a bit of a pain to keep on checking so many of them though. The humidifaction beads are great, but for something this size I'd recommend looking at electronic humidification. Also you might consider buying a few Oust circulation fans for $5 a piece. They keep the air moving in larger areas which is important because RH tends to settle towards the bottom.

You might want to check into the kitty litter silica gel which can be a great alternative price wise for beads. I think 10pds of kitty litter costs $10-20 opposed to 10pds of beads that cost quite a bit. It works just the same if you condition them.

Keep us updated as you build the new cabinet.

[log1k]

Nice project and an even better stash...keep up the good work!

[Smokin Bulldog]

»

» As an aside to Tony Maduro - if you had started smoking cigars quite late

» in life, inherited some money and your wife gave you the go - what would

» you do? Well, I made my choise! :-P Life is short, there are so many

» things to sample, and I want first hand knowledge on the aging process of

» cigars. Preferably all of them...There are no short-cuts to that

» knowledge, are there? :-)

»

»

I like the way you think!!

[Tony Maduro]

» As an aside to Tony Maduro - if you had started smoking cigars quite late in life, inherited some money and your wife gave you the go - what would you do? Well, I made my choise!

I love it! Well said, my friend :-D

[Miami101]

Wow!

I'm a lost for words!........Great Humi...hands down..

[marco polo]

Great collection! My little stash looks pitiful in comparison:-)

[AZsteelman]

son of a ....

muther f....

WOW!

I'm impressed!

[josie67]

Good lord that is an impressive humidor you built there along with an amazing collection of cigars!! Thanks for the great pictures.

[Colt45]

» Bottom compartment contain beads, fan and timer, and tubes will lead to

» vents behind a cover board in the back corners. I'll let the air flow out

» of vents on every shelf and it will be sucked back into the compartment.

» What do you think - will it work?

Any thought of a bead puck in each corner where you show a vent? Or maybe a

bead tube or bead puck mounted under each shelf?

Once the cabinet stabilized, I'd think maintenance would be minimal?

[kjellfrick]

Any thought of a bead puck in each corner where you show a vent? Or maybe

a bead tube or bead puck mounted under each shelf?

Once the cabinet stabilized, I'd think maintenance would be minimal?

My hope is that the cigars will help stabilize the cabinet... ;-) Seriously, I just think that the timed fan and the vents (crome or brass) will be so damn cool. Bit of a tech freak sometimes...

Don't know if you can find one cheaper, but if you have some time and experience with electronics you should be able to rig a bunch of computer CPU fans together with a timer to save some money. Although I see from your stash that money might not be an issue hehe.

C'mon, I just spent all my money on cigars... I have to go cheap on something! ;-)

I'll probably do just as you suggested - computer fans and a timer. It shouldn't be too difficult.

Another thing that I thought of is to insert LED lights in the bottom of the ledges. They don't burn hot so temperature shouldn't be an issue. If I connect them to a door switch - Kazaam!!! It's really hard not to take the next week off work and finish this project... :-P

[kjellfrick]

Since I started smoking cigars well over a year ago I've run into the storage barrier several times. The number of plastidors increased and increased and...

Being fond of old furniture and having a few on hand the idea of a home built cigar cabinet was never far away. I finally decided to go all the way last fall. An old document cabinet (135x100x40) was suitable for conversion. I fitted a new backside on it, ripped out the wooden jalusie on one side, sanded it down, tinted it in a walnut colour and gave it a coating. The doors were made in a local carpentry business. Not too much work, really!

The irony is that my calculations of how large it needed to be were all wrong. As soon as I started to fill it with cigars i realized that I had run into the barrier again! Well,as luck had it, I am in possession of a large book cabinet, and that will be my next project. Anyway, here are some pics of my first project.

[kjellfrick]

» I want more pictures!:-D

»

» Amazing project. I have a few questions for you. What are you using for

» humidity control? How did you seal it, and did you cut vents into the

» bottom of those pull out drawers?

»

» Looks freakin' amazing.

Thank you. I use 65 % beads in abundance. They sit in plastic trays and tubes all over the place - on practically every compartment and in many of the drawers. Originally there was a lock-down mechanism behind the drawers and there is space for air circulation, so I figured I didn´t need to cut any vents. Thought about it, though...Anyway, with beads everywhere there shouldn't be any great problems with humidity, right? Well, it remains to be seen - the dry season (winter) is soon upon us here in the north.

You can see the locking thingy and the e-profile seals I used in one of the pictures. Seals it nicely, but the wood still drinks some water, so I had to refill the beads after three weeks. Actually, I more or less made this cabinet as a trial, and the next one will be quite a bit more refined (and BIGGER). I've already started on that cabinet, to my wife's chagrin, and this time there will be no barrier! :-D

As an aside to Tony Maduro - if you had started smoking cigars quite late in life, inherited some money and your wife gave you the go - what would you do? Well, I made my choise! :-P Life is short, there are so many things to sample, and I want first hand knowledge on the aging process of cigars. Preferably all of them...There are no short-cuts to that knowledge, are there? :-)

Some more pics.

[kjellfrick]

» Beads should work fine. It maybe a bit of a pain to keep on checking so

» many of them though. The humidifaction beads are great, but for something

» this size I'd recommend looking at electronic humidification. Also you

» might consider buying a few Oust circulation fans for $5 a piece. They

» keep the air moving in larger areas which is important because RH tends to

» settle towards the bottom.

»

» You might want to check into the kitty litter silica gel which can be a

» great alternative price wise for beads. I think 10pds of kitty litter

» costs $10-20 opposed to 10pds of beads that cost quite a bit. It works

» just the same if you condition them.

»

» Keep us updated as you build the new cabinet.

Thanks for your suggestions. This is how I envision the next cabinet:

Bottom compartment contain beads, fan and timer, and tubes will lead to vents behind a cover board in the back corners. I'll let the air flow out of vents on every shelf and it will be sucked back into the compartment. What do you think - will it work?

[Mark Twain]

» » Beads should work fine. It maybe a bit of a pain to keep on checking so

» » many of them though. The humidifaction beads are great, but for

» something

» » this size I'd recommend looking at electronic humidification. Also you

» » might consider buying a few Oust circulation fans for $5 a piece. They

» » keep the air moving in larger areas which is important because RH tends

» to

» » settle towards the bottom.

» »

» » You might want to check into the kitty litter silica gel which can be a

» » great alternative price wise for beads. I think 10pds of kitty litter

» » costs $10-20 opposed to 10pds of beads that cost quite a bit. It works

» » just the same if you condition them.

» »

» » Keep us updated as you build the new cabinet.

»

» Thanks for your suggestions. This is how I envision the next cabinet:

»

» Bottom compartment contain beads, fan and timer, and tubes will lead to

» vents behind a cover board in the back corners. I'll let the air flow out

» of vents on every shelf and it will be sucked back into the compartment.

» What do you think - will it work?

»

»

Very impressive.

Here's an link to some electronic humidification units. [link]http://cigarsolutions.com/accumonitor.html[/link]

Don't know if you can find one cheaper, but if you have some time and experience with electronics you should be able to rig a bunch of computer CPU fans together with a timer to save some money. Although I see from your stash that money might not be an issue hehe. ;-)

Keep us updated.