Thread: What's up with my scale.

I run the sane scales. I just throw close then trickle on the beam to get bang on. Speedier than just loading the beam

Originally Posted by Gibo

I run the sane scales. I just throw close then trickle on the beam to get bang on. Speedier than just loading the beam

That’s a great trick.

Originally Posted by Gibo

I run the sane scales. I just throw close then trickle on the beam to get bang on. Speedier than just loading the beam

Could just get one of these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JvF3bA1U7s Works with pretty much any beam scale. Surprised someone isn't making a version locally.. @gadgetman @stretch perhaps

Excuse my ignorance but what is a Faraday cage?

Originally Posted by winaa

Excuse my ignorance but what is a Faraday cage?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage

Originally Posted by Tommy

Could just get one of these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JvF3bA1U7s Works with pretty much any beam scale. Surprised someone isn't making a version locally.. @gadgetman @stretch perhaps

I have different sized spoons for dumping powder. Pretty quick system. Just put my powder in a small bowl and scoop and pinch

Originally Posted by Gibo

I have different sized spoons for dumping powder. Pretty quick system. Just put my powder in a small bowl and scoop and pinch

For dispensing a rough amount before trickling the rest on, you could use a gunpowder horn or an old sugar dispenser.

No point spending more money for no gain imo. Good idea though.

Originally Posted by Gibo

No point spending more money for no gain imo. Good idea though.

Next time you see one in the charity shop window you'll "just know" it's meant for you... placed there by a great benevolent cosmic entity.

Like has been said already, electronic balances are quite sensitive to a number of things. Big factors in my soils laboratory environment are; keeping it level, drafts and vibrations. We use an isolated bench to keep the balance on and the more precise ones have a wee case to keep any draft off the sample and weighing pan.

Having a check weight to see how much it wanders is good habit to have too. Can be a projectile or something as long as it's the same one every time. What these chaps have said is all really good advise.

Decent scales with magnetic dampeners are much better at not ‘wandering’

Originally Posted by Gibo

No point spending more money for no gain imo. Good idea though.

Depends on how many you load

Originally Posted by Cordite

Next time you see one in the charity shop window you'll "just know" it's meant for you... placed there by a great benevolent cosmic entity.

Thats what I thought when I saw my last Wife...and look how that turned-out...bloody Cosmos

I dont do more then 50 in a stint, and thats usually prep 1 night, load the next

Originally Posted by Gibo

I dont do more then 50 in a stint, and thats usually prep 1 night, load the next

Same, my reloading is always over a couple nights