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indyrob

You smell like my sausage!
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I got a hutch off of craigslist for $85.00
Spent $15 on tubes of wood putty.
3 1/2 hours sealing all the glass and joints on the inside.

Holding a rock steady 67/62% for the past 2 days.

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The light has got to go, but I want to keep it wired in case I come across a moist-n-aire someday.

Thanks again to Bill and Wilkey for the empties...they really helped clean up all the tupperware I had going on before.
 
nice looking piece.... you got tons of room in there. Is that Spanish cedar against the back wall to help the humidity? If it is, where did you find sheets of it? how are you keeping the temp. down? did you put in a cooling unit? C'mon, Indy, you know how nosey we are. Stop teasing and give up the details! :thumbs:
 
Nice! I have a Moist-N-Aire and while it is OK I wouldn't buy one again, there are better things out there. If you do decide to get one I'd buffer it with a bag of silicone cat litter. I have 8 lbs in my cabinet and that really helped a lot. I'd also keep the light but perhaps change it to an LED to keep the heat down so you could use it more or leave it on for longer periods. I did rope lights around the inside perimeter and even they can warm up the cabinet if left on too long so LED would be the way to go.


I got a hutch off of craigslist for $85.00
Spent $15 on tubes of wood putty.
3 1/2 hours sealing all the glass and joints on the inside.

Holding a rock steady 67/62% for the past 2 days.
The light has got to go, but I want to keep it wired in case I come across a moist-n-aire someday.

Thanks again to Bill and Wilkey for the empties...they really helped clean up all the tupperware I had going on before.
 
That's a realy nice conversion Rob. Especially for the money. Do you use the bottom half for storage as well.Also, how did you get it? Was it somewhat local where you could go pick it up?
 
Nice! I have a Moist-N-Aire and while it is OK I wouldn't buy one again, there are better things out there. If you do decide to get one I'd buffer it with a bag of silicone cat litter. I have 8 lbs in my cabinet and that really helped a lot. I'd also keep the light but perhaps change it to an LED to keep the heat down so you could use it more or leave it on for longer periods. I did rope lights around the inside perimeter and even they can warm up the cabinet if left on too long so LED would be the way to go.


I got a hutch off of craigslist for $85.00
Spent $15 on tubes of wood putty.
3 1/2 hours sealing all the glass and joints on the inside.

Holding a rock steady 67/62% for the past 2 days.
The light has got to go, but I want to keep it wired in case I come across a moist-n-aire someday.

Thanks again to Bill and Wilkey for the empties...they really helped clean up all the tupperware I had going on before.

If you do decide to go LED style, check out the 'case mod lighting' around the net. It runs on low-juice electric, looks cool (or like something from Fast and the Furious') and will generate nil heat.

newegg's got a bit, for example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811994011

Cheers!
Rob
 
nice looking piece.... you got tons of room in there. Is that Spanish cedar against the back wall to help the humidity? If it is, where did you find sheets of it? how are you keeping the temp. down? did you put in a cooling unit? C'mon, Indy, you know how nosey we are. Stop teasing and give up the details! :thumbs:
The back of the hutch is just some wallpaper that was already in the unit. The whole thing is made out of laminate, particleboard and some kind of backerboard...I'm not sure what it is but it's just a cheap unit. My basement stays cool all year long and I do have it up against the western wall of my basement and that side never really gets much sun so that's the coolest side of the house.

Humidity isn't that much of an issue in my basement, I have a room humidifier running almost all of the time. I have a # of beads in there right now (ordering more this week for sure:wink:


That's a realy nice conversion Rob. Especially for the money. Do you use the bottom half for storage as well.Also, how did you get it? Was it somewhat local where you could go pick it up?

Bottom half is all storage...purified water, empty boxes, mailing supplies, caddy and extra cutters. It was a local pick-up only about 20 miles or so. If you haven't tried craigslist before...give it a spin. It's just like the classifieds for your local paper.

Ray...thanks for the advice. I do like the light but I think a rope light is an awesome idea. I'll have to give that a spin.
 
[haven't tried craigslist before...give it a spin. It's just like the classifieds for your local paper.

LOL! I checked it out last night for the first time........................I found a box of ten Montecristo Petit Edmundo for sale.

Only $300.00 :laugh:
 
If you do decide to go LED style, check out the 'case mod lighting' around the net. It runs on low-juice electric, looks cool (or like something from Fast and the Furious') and will generate nil heat.

newegg's got a bit, for example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811994011

Cheers!
Rob
That's pretty cool. If it's molex then it'll probably be a good idea to hookup an old power supply and install a few 120mm fans on there. I know I have a couple of fans and an old 350w. Hell, I know I have a bunch of potentiometers that I can wire the fans through so I can even do a little speed control. :p
 
I don't know if that little blue glow would be enough light. Regular LED ropelight uses only .75 watts per foor verses the 5 watts of the old style. Of course I have the old stuff <sigh> I use it so infrequently that it isn't worth changing.
 
Nice case Rob. I like the idea of having them on display so you can look at them. I have an end-table cabinet and it is difficult to get to those in the back.

Ken
 
Does your glass door on the far right leak? I ask cause it looks taped.. And how many total lb's of beads did it take to stabilize?




I did one and here's the link! It's actually pretty easy, I popped off the back panel and sealed it up with silicone and ran a bead of putty on all glass. It isn't the best conversion, but it works better than I thought. The one area that you need to pay more attention to is the door. It's difficult to get a good seal on something that doesn't have a tight tolerance, so be creative. I used weather stripping at first but my basement is pretty much a huge humidor ( My basement is probably 65 degrees year round and rH is about 63% year round) so I quit using the weather stripping.


Heres my idea...What about doing what they do with cigar boxes or other humi's. Drill a hole on the inside of the door and the frame and glue in magnets. I would think it would help keep the seal tighter. I don't know know if its been done, but my one humi has side doors with magnets built in to them and it keeps the doors tight. JMHO..

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Does your glass door on the far right leak? I ask cause it looks taped.. And how many total lb's of beads did it take to stabilize?




I did one and here's the link! It's actually pretty easy, I popped off the back panel and sealed it up with silicone and ran a bead of putty on all glass. It isn't the best conversion, but it works better than I thought. The one area that you need to pay more attention to is the door. It's difficult to get a good seal on something that doesn't have a tight tolerance, so be creative. I used weather stripping at first but my basement is pretty much a huge humidor ( My basement is probably 65 degrees year round and rH is about 63% year round) so I quit using the weather stripping.


Heres my idea...What about doing what they do with cigar boxes or other humi's. Drill a hole on the inside of the door and the frame and glue in magnets. I would think it would help keep the seal tighter. I don't know know if its been done, but my one humi has side doors with magnets built in to them and it keeps the doors tight. JMHO..

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That would still require there being a close tolerance between the door and the hutch, otherwise regardless of the magnets there would still be gaps to let air out. Now if you were to combine the magnets idea with some rubber stripping then it would be a pretty solid seal.
 
I was taping a box and my daughter was helping....about six months ago! I just haven't taken it off yet.
 
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