Just wanted to share my experience with turning an entertainment cabinet in to a humidor. I bought this cabinet on clearance from a furniture store. It appears that it was from an entertainmet center, and this peice held the componets for the audio system.
Of course it was not air tight and being made of particle board with plastic wood veneer, it would soon fall apart from the humidity. I have read many warning about turning furniture into a humidor and figured there had to be a way to do it. I decided to effectivly make it a coolerdor by lining it with plexi-glass.
I took exact measurments of the inside and had plexi-glass cut to those dimentions. With plexi-glass glue (it melts the plexi-glass together) I assemble an airtight barrier inside of the cabinet. The cabinet door closes against the edge of the plexi-glass and I used weather stripping to seal it.
I glued small plexi-glass blocks inside to hold the wire shelves. I currently use it to age my cigars and as long time storage at 70%. I use a combination of an Oasis XL, beads, and credos to keep the humidity constant.
I mostly was concerned about the plastic smell, but like a cooler, the smell disappeared and now I only smell spanish cedar and cigars. Also like a cooler I have to open the door to exchange the air once in a while.
The cost was minimal compaired to a production humidor of the same size. I maybe spent $80 for the cabinet, and $60 for the plexiglass and cost of cutting it at a plastics store.
Of course it was not air tight and being made of particle board with plastic wood veneer, it would soon fall apart from the humidity. I have read many warning about turning furniture into a humidor and figured there had to be a way to do it. I decided to effectivly make it a coolerdor by lining it with plexi-glass.
I took exact measurments of the inside and had plexi-glass cut to those dimentions. With plexi-glass glue (it melts the plexi-glass together) I assemble an airtight barrier inside of the cabinet. The cabinet door closes against the edge of the plexi-glass and I used weather stripping to seal it.
I glued small plexi-glass blocks inside to hold the wire shelves. I currently use it to age my cigars and as long time storage at 70%. I use a combination of an Oasis XL, beads, and credos to keep the humidity constant.
I mostly was concerned about the plastic smell, but like a cooler, the smell disappeared and now I only smell spanish cedar and cigars. Also like a cooler I have to open the door to exchange the air once in a while.
The cost was minimal compaired to a production humidor of the same size. I maybe spent $80 for the cabinet, and $60 for the plexiglass and cost of cutting it at a plastics store.
Wish I had one!
