Expert: Bill Finck Jr. - 6/13/2007

Question
I'm building a coffee table humidor, so far so good.(the building process is a whole other set of stories and questions) My main concern will be getting it to stabilize in both humidity and temperature when I'm done.  Here in Wisconsin, summers can hit 90 degrees F with hiiiiggh humidity, and the winters can hit far into the negatives with almost no moisture in the air.  I can understand how to keep the humidity stable, but what about controlling the temperature?
I've read a little bit about relative humidity.
http://www.automatedbuildings.com/news/jul06/articles/indatsys/Figure2.gif
that link kind of shows how it works.
(note: extensive heating/cooling isn't an end all solution when you're a college kid)

Thanks for any kind of reply.

Answer
Robbie,

Assuming the humidor will be kept indoors, the temperature will remain as constant as it does in your house, which will be fine. There is no reason to try to maintain temperature any closer than you would in your home - humidity is relative to temperature, and a good quality humidifier will compensate for the slight temperate variations.
Bill