I have a 1,000 dollar Diamond Crown desktop humidor that will fail any "test" you would put it through, i.e. dollar test, swoosh test, etc. It does however keep great humidity, and seldom fluctuates. As long as you are not loosing humidity or filling your humidifier constatnly, don't worry.
My first inclination would be to agree with Capt, if there is no humidity problem then leave it. If, however, there is a loss of humidity due to this i would try placing one strip of scotch tape the entire length of the side in question and see if that might help, it is not much, but it may be all you need to help close the gap in your seal.
My first inclination would be to agree with Capt, if there is no humidity problem then leave it. If, however, there is a loss of humidity due to this i would try placing one strip of scotch tape the entire length of the side in question and see if that might help, it is not much, but it may be all you need to help close the gap in your seal.
Before I read your suggestion Joe, I thought duct tape strip. It hold up well, super sticky , no odor , thicker, couldn't hurt.. If it is something that bothers you, find a nice new box.. there are great deals on line . Shop around and rest your mind..
You know what they say about great minds kas... they try to fix everything with tape. I thought scotch only because of how thin it is, with any fine milled woodwork you are dealing with some pretty low gap tolerances, so my thoughts would be that duct tape, while able to fix almost everything (including a broken muffler assembly) might very well be too thick for this fix.
I've been pondering on how to seal up a drawer on the bottom of my humi for months, but never asked. Does anyone have any suggestions? The bottom and sides seal up good, but the top doesn't hit anything to seal up.
Kuzi's weatherstripping idea sounds like it might fit that job. It'd be ugly, but if I'm understanding you right, I'm not sure there's going to be a non-ugly option.
I've tried that. Unfortunately, there is no where to seal it. The design hopes that the top of the face of the drawer comes in contact with the bottom of the main humidor body. Pretty crappy design.
Hmmm . . . have you tried that expanding foam? The brand I know is called "Great Stuff." Comes in an aerosol can. Spray it on, it expands and hardens, then you can shape it.
Just my two cents here, but I think expanding foam would be a bad and messy way to try and fix this one. I've got a lot of experience using canned expanding foam, and it is never nice to work with...one time I had dried expanding foam on my hands for two weeks before I was able to get it all off... nasty stuff.
I've been pondering on how to seal up a drawer on the bottom of my humi for months, but never asked. Does anyone have any suggestions? The bottom and sides seal up good, but the top doesn't hit anything to seal up.
Hey Van, have you thought of glueing a thin strip of rubber (like a flap) to the top of the inside of the humidor? Then when you slide the drawer closed the rubber strip would take up the space between the top of your humidor and the top of your drawer. This should work and would not bo too visible so would not look too bad.
Interesting...just got back in town from a three-day trip and noticed my recently-seasoned humidor was coming in at 62% RH, after being pretty solid at 65% for a week or two. Also, my beads were considerably less charged than before (subsequently, I charged them up good). My first thought was my humi may not be sealing as well as it should, then I cam on to this forum and bam, there's someone saying the same thing. Never had heard of the dollar bill test, so I gave it a try.
The sides were very difficult to pull the bill at all, but the front had less resistance, though still a pretty solid grip. Suppose it could be my beads weren't charged high enough before I left, but I'm not sure...have to keep an eye on it for a few days to see what happens.
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Interesting...just got back in town from a three-day trip and noticed my recently-seasoned humidor was coming in at 62% RH, after being pretty solid at 65% for a week or two. Also, my beads were considerably less charged than before (subsequently, I charged them up good). My first thought was my humi may not be sealing as well as it should, then I cam on to this forum and bam, there's someone saying the same thing. Never had heard of the dollar bill test, so I gave it a try.
The sides were very difficult to pull the bill at all, but the front had less resistance, though still a pretty solid grip. Suppose it could be my beads weren't charged high enough before I left, but I'm not sure...have to keep an eye on it for a few days to see what happens.