This is a project I've taken on a couple times, but never with the intent to do a photo writeup.
I've done three humidors prior to this, and the guys that have them say they work perfectly, so I figured I'd share my process with everyone.
I received a glasstop humidor from a fellow BOTL, Agentskull as a noob gift and my intent was to "fix" it and pay it forward.
I bought another humidor, essentially the same one but without the glass top. I'm starting with this one as it's slightly more simple than the glasstop and hopefully I can learn a bit while doing it, before I apply everything ive tried into my final project.
Pretty standard cheap China humidor
Step 1 - Separate lid from box. 4 Phillips head screws and it's off.
Step 2 Peel the felt texture paper off the backing of the base.
Step 3 "Punch" the base out. Well, literally, make a fist and punch the base out from each corner. Doesn't take much force, but concentrate the force on the edges so you don't break the super thin pressboard base.
Here you can see just how thin the "Spanish Cedar Lining" is.... It's a super thin veneer that really doesn't provide the benefits of Spanish cedar.
Step 4 Lid Disassembly
You'll want some sort of wedge to open a gap in the "Smart Seal" lid *i.e. No Seal Lid* This can be a chisel as shown, a nail, screwdriver, whatever. Pull back the slat on the lid that has the nails closest together and stick the wedge between the seal piece and the lid.
"smartseal"
See the two pin nails in the pic below, this is the piece to start with.
Use a slim file as shown, or a bare hacksaw blade, to cut through the pins.
Step 5. Once you've cut through the pins on the first slat, remove it and set it aside. You can label its position on the backside of the slat if you don't have the space to lay it out in reassembly position.
After you remove all the slats, take a pliers and pull the pins and pin remnants from the lid and slats.
I've done three humidors prior to this, and the guys that have them say they work perfectly, so I figured I'd share my process with everyone.
I received a glasstop humidor from a fellow BOTL, Agentskull as a noob gift and my intent was to "fix" it and pay it forward.
I bought another humidor, essentially the same one but without the glass top. I'm starting with this one as it's slightly more simple than the glasstop and hopefully I can learn a bit while doing it, before I apply everything ive tried into my final project.
Pretty standard cheap China humidor
Step 1 - Separate lid from box. 4 Phillips head screws and it's off.
Step 2 Peel the felt texture paper off the backing of the base.
Step 3 "Punch" the base out. Well, literally, make a fist and punch the base out from each corner. Doesn't take much force, but concentrate the force on the edges so you don't break the super thin pressboard base.
Here you can see just how thin the "Spanish Cedar Lining" is.... It's a super thin veneer that really doesn't provide the benefits of Spanish cedar.
Step 4 Lid Disassembly
You'll want some sort of wedge to open a gap in the "Smart Seal" lid *i.e. No Seal Lid* This can be a chisel as shown, a nail, screwdriver, whatever. Pull back the slat on the lid that has the nails closest together and stick the wedge between the seal piece and the lid.
"smartseal"
See the two pin nails in the pic below, this is the piece to start with.
Use a slim file as shown, or a bare hacksaw blade, to cut through the pins.
Step 5. Once you've cut through the pins on the first slat, remove it and set it aside. You can label its position on the backside of the slat if you don't have the space to lay it out in reassembly position.
After you remove all the slats, take a pliers and pull the pins and pin remnants from the lid and slats.
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