Thread: Antique Humidor Question

Yep when copper gets that green patina , it stops oxidization --- if you remove the patina, it will start oxidizing again until the patina is uniform.

Copper is probably used for pipes because it can handle wide environmental temperature changes, is malleable, and has low enough melting temperature to be brazed for joint connections ---

Plus it's a little cheaper than gold


Justin

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Yep when copper gets that green patina , it stops oxidization --- if you remove the patina, it will start oxidizing again until the patina is uniform.

Copper is probably used for pipes because it can handle wide environmental temperature changes, is malleable, and has low enough melting temperature to be brazed for joint connections ---

Plus it's a little cheaper than gold


Justin

Didn't I read somewhere that you were a welder and a ship fitter?
That would mean that you would know metals pretty well, wouldn't it?

Originally Posted by JMS

Didn't I read somewhere that you were a welder and a ship fitter?
That would mean that you would know metals pretty well, wouldn't it?

yeah -- I did that for a little while but most from reading on my own

Plus metals are just cool.

But that about saps my knowledge so no more information for you

Justin

This link might help.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.s...68ada05d6ce118

No, copper did not gets green patina.
only brass or bronze gets!

Originally Posted by Yannis

No, copper did not gets green patina.
only brass or bronze gets!

I'm pretty sure it does Yannis --- maybe you know more than I but

http://www.copper.org/resources/prop...ion/green.html

Edit: Plus --- bronze and brass are allows of copper --- it's the copper in brass and bronze that causes the green patina -- copper carbonate

Did a little more carefull inspection of my humidor and actually the copper sheeting doesn't really "line" anything except the door to the compartment and the bottom. It's really an almost free standing 5 sided sheet metal box inside of the cabinet with about 4 to 6 inches of dead space between it and the wooden insides. The top of the "box" is open (No copper sheet top. You can slip your fingers over the edges into the dead space). Just the wooden cabinet top above. So there is space all around the copper box except at the bottom and at the door.

Wildtim, is yours the same?

Plus copper has a germicidal effect -- maybe this is beneficial?


Justin

I know a few cigar smokers and two complaints I hear often is mildew and what I shall call non-specific infestations! I bet your on to something Justin!


By the way, these guys are smoking 10 to 50 year old cigars that they have lovingly taken care of over the years.

Originally Posted by JMS

I know a few cigar smokers and two complaints I hear often is mildew and what I shall call non-specific infestations! I bet your on to something Justin!

Cool ----I don't smoke cigars so I wouldn't know -- but high humidity and wood seems like a pretty good breeding ground for molds and such ---unless you use special woods or something.


Justin

Originally Posted by honedright

Did a little more carefull inspection of my humidor and actually the copper sheeting doesn't really "line" anything except the door to the compartment and the bottom. It's really an almost free standing 5 sided sheet metal box inside of the cabinet with about 4 to 6 inches of dead space between it and the wooden insides. The top of the "box" is open (No copper sheet top. You can slip your fingers over the edges into the dead space). Just the wooden cabinet top above. So there is space all around the copper box except at the bottom and at the door.

Wildtim, is yours the same?

Not quite mine has copper all around the inside of the box, basically a copper box inside a wooden box though the door has no copper sheeting. It is all tightly fitted into the wood box. I'll post a picture if I can.