08-26-2007, 08:47 AM
lol! i saw the title of this thread and immediately had flashbacks of jim and mark in my living room mocking me for my due diligence on door seals.
anyways to whit:
the hardware option is nice but won't work for a number of reasons. the problem lies not with the hardware but with the cabinet and it's construction and layout. i investigated all sorts of hinges and catches and found that most would either obstruct the trays, would not affix to the cabinet properly, the way the door nests in the cabinet or other reasons that escape my mind at the moment.
so we need to break it down.
step 1. from skipper's awesome advice to me many moons ago. (i apologize to him in advance if i butcher this at all in paraphrasing it) What you want to do is put a nice calibrated digital hygro in there if you don't already have one. remove all humidification elements from the antietam. do not open the cabinet for 3 days. make note of the humidity change. as i remember you shouldn't lose more than 2-3%.
step 1a: contact bargain humidors that the top magnet is failing and see what they suggest. their customer service is exceptional. also remember that the flange on the antietam door is quite deep even a somewhat less than perfect seal will be a functional seal.
after you do this report back and i'll let you in on the 2,000 other things i did with mine.
best of luck.
anyways to whit:
the hardware option is nice but won't work for a number of reasons. the problem lies not with the hardware but with the cabinet and it's construction and layout. i investigated all sorts of hinges and catches and found that most would either obstruct the trays, would not affix to the cabinet properly, the way the door nests in the cabinet or other reasons that escape my mind at the moment.
so we need to break it down.
step 1. from skipper's awesome advice to me many moons ago. (i apologize to him in advance if i butcher this at all in paraphrasing it) What you want to do is put a nice calibrated digital hygro in there if you don't already have one. remove all humidification elements from the antietam. do not open the cabinet for 3 days. make note of the humidity change. as i remember you shouldn't lose more than 2-3%.
step 1a: contact bargain humidors that the top magnet is failing and see what they suggest. their customer service is exceptional. also remember that the flange on the antietam door is quite deep even a somewhat less than perfect seal will be a functional seal.
after you do this report back and i'll let you in on the 2,000 other things i did with mine.
best of luck.