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Ldmroofing 02:56 PM 01-17-2013
Just finished this last nit. Measures 48" tall by 20" x 20"
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Has fans and kitty litter under fans

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Ldmroofing 02:58 PM 01-17-2013
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Fully lined with Spanish cedar and drawers and shelf too.
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Dave128 03:04 PM 01-17-2013
Did you make that thing yourself? That looks pretty nice!
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chippewastud79 04:12 PM 01-17-2013
With such a nice cabinet, you may want to get something a bit more reliable than kitty litter to regulate the humidity in it. :-)
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pnoon 04:13 PM 01-17-2013
Originally Posted by chippewastud79:
With such a nice cabinet, you may want to get something a bit more reliable than kitty litter to regulate the humidity in it. :-)
:-)
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Bax 04:25 PM 01-17-2013
Originally Posted by chippewastud79:
With such a nice cabinet, you may want to get something a bit more reliable than kitty litter to regulate the humidity in it. :-)
...and less smelly :-)
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Sadden 10:30 PM 01-17-2013
Www.hcmbeads.com
www.heartfeltindustries.com

Pick your poison. both are leaps and bounds above kitty litter.

Nice humi for sure.
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Ldmroofing 01:55 PM 01-18-2013
Yes I made myself.
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Remo 01:58 PM 01-18-2013
Put some beads in it, looks great !!!
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irratebass 02:00 PM 01-18-2013
Very nice Brain :-)
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Confuzed 02:19 PM 01-18-2013
Nice job. I have a bunch of walnut, cherry, maple, padauk, purple heart, and spanish cedar, etc. layin' around. I thought about building one myself so I'd have some extra room. Did you use repurposed glass or did you purchase new?
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SpanishForTatoo 06:04 PM 01-18-2013
Kitty litter......really? Please tell us you're kidding.
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Bondo 287 06:15 PM 01-18-2013
Looks like a winner to me ! Nice Job

May I suggest - replace your first run of KL media in about three weeks. Or at least in a few weeks pull the tray and give it a sniff.
It will absorb any vapors off the fresh build like finish coatings or glues. You actually want it to do that anyway.

I wouldn't throw $100 worth of beads in there for at least 30 days.
And I use HCM
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RobR1205 07:00 PM 01-18-2013
Originally Posted by Sadden:
Www.hcmbeads.com
www.heartfeltindustries.com

Pick your poison. both are leaps and bounds above kitty litter.

Nice humi for sure.
Can't speak to the reliability of heartfelt beads since I've never tried them, but I will say that purchasing the HCM beads was one of the best investments for my cigars and my new cabinet humidor. The humidity has stayed constant for the past few weeks. I'm extremely impressed and pleased with the results. Just some food for thought.

But man, that's quite a work of art! I'm jealous of your wood-working skill!
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Remo 07:03 PM 01-18-2013
Rob, tell him about your empty humidor pic :-) :-)
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RobR1205 07:05 PM 01-18-2013
Originally Posted by Remo:
Rob, tell him about your empty humidor pic :-) :-)
I'll keep it simple: JUST DON'T DO IT! The inmates around these parts go crazy at the site of an empty humidor... :-)
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Ldmroofing 10:54 AM 01-19-2013
Justin bought new glass. Filling as we speak. And for kl, I paid 4.99 for 4 pounds. How much is 4 pounds of beads? That's a lot of cigars. Opinions about both are warranted but I chose kl.
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pnoon 12:33 PM 01-19-2013
Originally Posted by Ldmroofing:
Justin bought new glass. Filling as we speak. And for kl, I paid 4.99 for 4 pounds. How much is 4 pounds of beads? That's a lot of cigars. Opinions about both are warranted but I chose kl.
The debate will always be there.
For me, it is not about opinions but about science. That and if KL were just as effective, museums would be using it to preserve their valuable artifacts - not beads.

Considering the money I have invested in my cigars, beads are the only choice for me.
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Fordman4ever 12:41 PM 01-19-2013
sweet looking humi.

I second what peter says.
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Sadden 01:46 PM 01-19-2013
Straight from hcm's site.

In order to get the same humidity buffering benefit from kitty litter as from HCM beads, a person would need to use 9 to 14 pounds of kitty litter as compared to one pound of HCM beads. At $50 for a pound of HCM beads and $28 for 14 pounds of kitty litter, it appears at first to be a "value". The problem is, in order for the Kitty litter to work as well as one pound of HCM beads, it needs to be arranged so as to provide 910 square inches of surface area as opposed to 65 square inches of surface area for HCM beads. Are you willing to spare that kind of space in your humidor?
Even at that rate, the kitty litter is far slower reactively than are HCM beads. They can handle the buffering and provide the volume needed, but they take much longer to recover the RH of the conditioned space.
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