Hello all,
Just wanted to share with you my first project. Keep in mind this is my first woodworking project ever. I took an old bathroom vanity and converted it into a humidor. The vanity was made of MDF, which I stripped the paint, primed, and then painted. It took two coats of primer and three of paint to get a good color. I lined the inside with 1/4 inch Spanish Cedar. I made the shelves/traits with 1/2 inch SC. I used wood glue to attach the SC. I put some weatherstripping to cover gaps created by the doors. Overall, I am very happy with how it came out. Enjoy the before and after pics.
I am using one pound of 70rh beads. I humidity is holding steady between 68 and 70. I am, however, concerned with temperature. I live in Connecticut and I have electric baseboard heating at home and we only heat up the house when we are home. So for most of the day, the house is pretty cold in the winter. The temperature inside the humidor fluctuates between 59 and 63 degrees. Is that too cold???????
I saw a chart indicating that to recreate a "70/70" environment, the humidity would have to be close to 100% for temperature at 60 degrees. How accurate is that? I mean, if the humidor is going to average 60 degree temperature, does the humitity really have to be that high?
I would appreciate input from those in colder climates and how you deal with humidity/temperature in the winter months. Just want to know if the temperature of 60 degrees is too cold. Thanks in advance.
Just wanted to share with you my first project. Keep in mind this is my first woodworking project ever. I took an old bathroom vanity and converted it into a humidor. The vanity was made of MDF, which I stripped the paint, primed, and then painted. It took two coats of primer and three of paint to get a good color. I lined the inside with 1/4 inch Spanish Cedar. I made the shelves/traits with 1/2 inch SC. I used wood glue to attach the SC. I put some weatherstripping to cover gaps created by the doors. Overall, I am very happy with how it came out. Enjoy the before and after pics.
I am using one pound of 70rh beads. I humidity is holding steady between 68 and 70. I am, however, concerned with temperature. I live in Connecticut and I have electric baseboard heating at home and we only heat up the house when we are home. So for most of the day, the house is pretty cold in the winter. The temperature inside the humidor fluctuates between 59 and 63 degrees. Is that too cold???????
I saw a chart indicating that to recreate a "70/70" environment, the humidity would have to be close to 100% for temperature at 60 degrees. How accurate is that? I mean, if the humidor is going to average 60 degree temperature, does the humitity really have to be that high?
I would appreciate input from those in colder climates and how you deal with humidity/temperature in the winter months. Just want to know if the temperature of 60 degrees is too cold. Thanks in advance.
