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New Wine-a-dor Build- UPDATED AGAIN!

B.HOBS

B.HOBS

I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
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Hey everyone. Just wanted to share my new wine-a-dor build with everyone...

I received this unit for Xmas from my girly. I really wanted to get a fridge running before the California desert hot-a** summer. Its a really nice unit with a mirrored glass window, although it is a little small in width. Its good for what I will use it for. It should hold about 100-150 'gars when its finished.

Here is the unaltered unit front:
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Interior:
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Here is where I differed slightly from other wine fridge projects...because of the narrow width of the unit, to save spaceand improve aesthetics I used a
Spanish Cedar veneering with PSA backing instead of planks. It works a lot better than I thought, looks really nice (much better than the plastic :thumbs: ) and
it is still very aromatic. I just bought a 2'x2' panel of veneer then stripped it out using a utility knife. It took maybe an hour at best!
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The finished veneering:
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Im pretty pumped about this project. I have some more 3/16" Spanish Cedar on the way to build myself some custom trays. I am building the trays to include the slides for the shelving slots, so each tray is one cohesive unit, to be as simple and clean as possible. I will be building those next weekend and will post update photos as progress goes along. I also have a pound of 70% beads being ordered tonight, as well as a new digital hygrometer, and watching some Oust fans on eBay to place at the bottom of the unit for some circulation.

The hard part for me will be filling it with stogies! And yes, I know its not big enough! :whistling: :laugh:

Thanks for letting me share !!!

-Billy
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Hey Billy,

That looks fantastic. Those pictures might actually motivate me to line my Vinotemps. Or at least get some wood to replace the crappy wire shelves. Nice work so far and I'll keep an eye out for your updates.

- Tim
 
Very clean looking. I'm very curious how this setup would work for you in the summer, being lined with veneer @ the bottom. I live in Socal also and this past summer I would have to go in every week to wipe down the bottom of my Vino because of condensation. The ambient temps reached 80 degrees in the coolest spot inside my house and caused my Vino to run constantly up until the evenings. I believe someone here was able to redirect the condensation into
a bowl of beads with a simple divider you get from those school binders. Keep us posted, looking great so far.

Strange and Famous
 
StrangeFamous said:
Very clean looking. I'm very curious how this setup would work for you in the summer, being lined with veneer @ the bottom. I live in Socal also and this past summer I would have to go in every week to wipe down the bottom of my Vino because of condensation. The ambient temps reached 80 degrees in the coolest spot inside my house and caused my Vino to run constantly up until the evenings. I believe someone here was able to redirect the condensation into
a bowl of beads with a simple divider you get from those school binders. Keep us posted, looking great so far.
Strange and Famous
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Yes, you can find that thread HERE.
 
Very clean looking. I'm very curious how this setup would work for you in the summer, being lined with veneer @ the bottom. I live in Socal also and this past summer I would have to go in every week to wipe down the bottom of my Vino because of condensation. The ambient temps reached 80 degrees in the coolest spot inside my house and caused my Vino to run constantly up until the evenings. I believe someone here was able to redirect the condensation into
a bowl of beads with a simple divider you get from those school binders. Keep us posted, looking great so far.
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There is a condensation drain in the bottom of the unit, which if you look closely I cut out a segment in the bottom to deal with this. We will have to see how it goes once it gets warmer, but I don't think Ill have any troubles. I live in a 1 bedroom apartment, so its much easier/cheaper to keep it cool during the summer.
 
So, I'm no woodworker, so lemmie get this straight. The veneering is an actual strip of cedar with an adhesive backing? So it's still aromatic and will hold moisture etc?
 
the cedar veneer interior looks tight. cant wait to see the finished project
 
B.Hobbs...once you finish this awesome project, you might have a longggggg customer list to tend to!

Great job.

Cibao
 
So, I'm no woodworker, so lemmie get this straight. The veneering is an actual strip of cedar with an adhesive backing? So it's still aromatic and will hold moisture etc?
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Dr,

You nailed it my friend. Veneers are just a real thin, flat cut of wood, about 1/32"-1/64" thick, but only some come with an adhesive backing. You can buy glue-on veneering, its much cheaper and widely available, but its a little more "inconvenient." It is real wood, so it will emanate the scent of the wood as well as hold moisture, just not to the degree of a thicker plank of wood.

-Billy
 
just a little curious, will the humidity cause the veneer to peel?
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Dont think so....I've been testing this out just by having the unit on, and I really don't think anything could take this stuff off the plastic in the fridge. Its STRONG.
 
Is the veneer readily available? It sounds like a good solution to a lot of cigar storage situations.
 
Very nice. I have a haier one in the office and works great. A few suggestions, get a digital timer. I'm sure you don't want that thing running all day. Probably will draw out all the humidity with that thing running constantly. Plus what I did was rig a small piece of cedar about 2" from the fan so that it does not blow directly on top of my cigars & boxes. Also watch the condesation dripping from the fan onto the bottom. It can dry up and produce white spots. not sure if it's mold or a calcium buildup but something to watch out for.
 
Very nice. I have a haier one in the office and works great. A few suggestions, get a digital timer. I'm sure you don't want that thing running all day. Probably will draw out all the humidity with that thing running constantly. Plus what I did was rig a small piece of cedar about 2" from the fan so that it does not blow directly on top of my cigars & boxes. Also watch the condensation dripping from the fan onto the bottom. It can dry up and produce white spots. not sure if it's mold or a calcium buildup but something to watch out for.
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Keyser,
This unit is a thermoelectric model, and its not too bad at dropping the RH levels inside, as I've tested throughout the week. I thought about a digital timer, which would be useful for energy savings, but when the unit would come back on, it would default to 54 degrees, and I don't want it operating that cool at all. More chance of condensation and longer running times to achieve those lower temps...I don't know if there is a solution for what I'm trying to achieve. Any ideas for running a timer while still having the unit operate at 66 constantly??? Also, I don't know what I will do to help with condensation cleanup. I'm racking my brain right now to come up with something efficient, yet elegant at the same time. We will have to see.

Any ideas you guys have to contribute to my project are greatly appreciated and encouraged, and thank you all for the great feedback so far. I received the wood for my shelves/trays today, so its off to my pop's garage to build them tomorrow! I will have pics on Sunday, and the seasoning will begin...... :thumbs:

Here is the source for the Spanish Cedar Veneer for those interested.

~Billy
 
Billy,
That looks cool. Nice job. Do show us pics when you fill it up.
 
Here are some new pics y'all. This is with the trays I built this weekend. The bottom part of the trays serve as the "wings" for the shelving slots in the fridge. The side panels of the trays extend 1.5" further back to stop the tray before they hit the rear fan, leaving a 1.5" gap for airflow.These are NOT completed as of today. I am ordering more Cedar to make a solid front panel so the front of the trays look more sleek. There will also be a small 5/8" x 3/4" round wooden drawer pull on the front panel. And last, they will need to be sanded to remove any excess glue/imperfections. These are made completely of 3/16" Spanish Cedar, with the actual tray dimensions being 6-7/8" W x 10-1/2"L x 2" D.


Trays in the square drying.
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Semi-Finished Trays inside of cooler.
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I will post one more series of photos when I'm completely finished & up and running. Unfortunately, there will be very, very little cigar porn at this point. :( .... I'm working on that! :thumbs:

-Billy
 
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