I should note that somewhere along the way I took the lid off.
I left it on initially because I was using the weight of the humidor as an extra hand. When the base started getting in my way, it was time for the lid to come off.
In most cases, the screws are already falling out on their own. The humidors are particle board with laminated wood on the inner side and outer side. It is super thin. The mdf board isn't very tough, either.
If you cross into the land of falling out screws, just take notice for now. When you put the lid back on, all you do to tighten the holes up is to jam toothpicks in them and break them off. The piece of toothpick in the hole will tighten it nicely and stop the screws from pulling/falling out.
Okay, it's just weatherstripping. I'll just lay up some pics, cause it ain't rocket surgery. The main thing is the type of weather stripping. Closed cell stripping rocks because it's like memory foam, and after it's compressed it will return to it's original shape. I use different sizes, I believe the brand is Weather King. I get it at Lowe's or True Value. It comes in three colors, brown, gray and white. I use gray and brown.
Laying it out in the corners. I work around the hinges, sometimes I remove them, all depends on what the humi is like.
I try to stagger the ends of the weather stripping when I double it up. I don't think it really makes a difference, but it's more aesthetically pleasing, and it mashes together nicely when the humi is closed. It seems to go a long way toward getting a 100% seal.
The knife is an xacto knife. I have one on every desk, I use them more than any tool I own. I don't think a day goes by when I don't use one.
And now on to water testing...