I couldn't easily find a tutorial for converting foam humidifiers that you get with a humidor into bead humidifiers when I searched CP, so I decided I'd post a little tutorial on how I did it. I know many of your probably don't need this tutorial, but somebody like me might be able to use it. 
Please leave any comments or suggestions. Thanks!
Note: As BBS has noted, the staples may rust over time. If you're concerned about rust, try sewing this bag together instead of using staples. If you're not too concerned about the rust, then just check your bag for rust whenever you fill it up.
Materials:
Pencil
Heartfelt Beads
Foam Humidifier
Stapler
Flat-head Screwdriver
Scissors
Tide Wash Bag
Step 1:
So obviously you need to bust your foam humidifier out of its box. Here's how mine looked.
Step 2:
Grab a flat-head screwdriver and slide it between the two plastic parts of the humidifier. It's easiest if you slide your screwdriver into the center of one of the long edges of the humidifier. Then, slide your screwdriver up into the corner of your humidifier, and with some gentle plying motion, you should be able to open up your humidifier. Inside you'll see some foam stuff. Pop that out, and then rinse the plastic parts of your humidifier.
Step 3:
Break out your wash bag. I used a Tide wash bag I found at Target. The key here is to find a bag that is durable, allows water through, and will not allow beads through. You don't need a Tide wash bag, per se, but don't go buy yourself a wash bag that has holes large enough for beads to slide through.
Step 4:
Put one part of the plastic onto your wash bag. Lightly mark out a rectangle that is about three times as wide as the humidifier and maybe one a one half times as long as your humidifier. Make sure the mark lightly so the graphite won't stick to the bag later.
Step 5:
Cut out your rectangle. Easy stuff! I rinsed my rectangle with some water and then dried it. I don't know if you have to or not, but I thought I'd try to wash it a bit.
Step 6:
Now fold your rectangle in half the short way. After you do that, take the two free ends opposite of the folded end and fold it backwards towards the folded end a bit. I know: confusing description. Check the picture below!
Step 7:
After you've folded all the way down the rectangle, start stapling the end you just folded backwards. Start a couple of inches from the short end of the rectangle, and staple a string of staples about the same length (or slightly shorter) as your humidifier. You should be stapling through four layers of bag right now. Confused? Here are pictures of the end result.
(Continue in post #2.)
Please leave any comments or suggestions. Thanks!Note: As BBS has noted, the staples may rust over time. If you're concerned about rust, try sewing this bag together instead of using staples. If you're not too concerned about the rust, then just check your bag for rust whenever you fill it up.
Materials:
Pencil
Heartfelt Beads
Foam Humidifier
Stapler
Flat-head Screwdriver
Scissors
Tide Wash Bag
Step 1:
So obviously you need to bust your foam humidifier out of its box. Here's how mine looked.
Step 2:
Grab a flat-head screwdriver and slide it between the two plastic parts of the humidifier. It's easiest if you slide your screwdriver into the center of one of the long edges of the humidifier. Then, slide your screwdriver up into the corner of your humidifier, and with some gentle plying motion, you should be able to open up your humidifier. Inside you'll see some foam stuff. Pop that out, and then rinse the plastic parts of your humidifier.
Step 3:
Break out your wash bag. I used a Tide wash bag I found at Target. The key here is to find a bag that is durable, allows water through, and will not allow beads through. You don't need a Tide wash bag, per se, but don't go buy yourself a wash bag that has holes large enough for beads to slide through.
Step 4:
Put one part of the plastic onto your wash bag. Lightly mark out a rectangle that is about three times as wide as the humidifier and maybe one a one half times as long as your humidifier. Make sure the mark lightly so the graphite won't stick to the bag later.
Step 5:
Cut out your rectangle. Easy stuff! I rinsed my rectangle with some water and then dried it. I don't know if you have to or not, but I thought I'd try to wash it a bit.
Step 6:
Now fold your rectangle in half the short way. After you do that, take the two free ends opposite of the folded end and fold it backwards towards the folded end a bit. I know: confusing description. Check the picture below!
Step 7:
After you've folded all the way down the rectangle, start stapling the end you just folded backwards. Start a couple of inches from the short end of the rectangle, and staple a string of staples about the same length (or slightly shorter) as your humidifier. You should be stapling through four layers of bag right now. Confused? Here are pictures of the end result.
(Continue in post #2.)
Thanks for the feedback!
