thinking of making my own humidor

[mightyred]

Been thinking about the tuppadore thing as my thread from yesterday had a quick browse and noticed something cool. theres a place in the states that makes humidors out of old Ammunition tins. i think this will be pretty cool and a nice little project for me. Anyone else made their own?

[SilentBOb]

Just had a quick search on this, and that would be pretty simple and fairly cheap to do.... Ammo tins are readily available from most military surplus stores around the country, I bought my nephew one last year and it was about ?15.

I'm guessing the the cedar veneer would be most suitable to line the tin. Maybe someone else will be able to clarify that a bit more.

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[mightyred]

seems that way to me i think the right tin would look pretty cool especially filled with large ring cigars like ammo

[Sean]

Ye the wine cooler i have just won am thinking of boarding out with cedar veneer. Only problem can only seem to find 1/4 inch do you think that would be to thick

[SilentBOb]

Is the ammodor going to be the project for you?

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[Trickle]

Have you done a search on here, I'm sure we have talked about this before, we'll not using an ammo tin. I think a stumbling point is getting enough Spanish cedar wood, unless you use the thin strips that come in boxes. But good luck look forward to seeing the results, sound a great Idea!

[cj121]

In the past I've only glanced at these as a potential option, are they air tight-ish?

[SilentBOb]

In the past I've only glanced at these as a potential option, are they air tight-ish?

From the ones I have just seen, they have put a rubber seal around the edge. And with the lever locking mechanism it certainly does look air and watertight.

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[Tucky]

Depends on the ammo box some are watertight as standard.

[cigarmo]

We can buy ammo boxes in the UK?

[mightyred]

A brief look online and they are available here..and some stipulate airtight

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[Budgie Smuggler]

Only problem can only seem to find 1/4 inch do you think that would be to thick

What's quarter inch, about 6mm?

If so I'd have thought that would be perfect, although possibly too thin for shelving, unless you double it up.

[mightyred]

was thinking of just having my sticks in there like ammo but could pop a shelf in i guess

[mightyred]

http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/shop/army-surplus-uk/military-hardware/green-50-cal-h83-ammo-box-shiney-1138822.html

looks perfect to try out this project on

[mightyred]

saying that once lined might be a bit small internally