[meteorite-list] Digital scales?

[Linton Rohr]

Thank you, Mike.
I found some options in his listings...
100g capacity in .01g increments or 500g /.1g
Interesting timing on your response, as I just finished checkout on your 
site. :^)
Linton

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
To: "Linton Rohr" <lintonius at earthlink.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Digital scales?



> Hi Linton,

>

> I use two scales - one for micromounts that weighs down to 1mg and has

> a maximum of 10g.

>

> For heavier stuff, I use a digital kitchen scale that weighs from 1gr

> to 10 pounds.

>

> Both are eBay finds with no recognizable brand-name.  I find that both

> are accurate enough for my purposes.  I paid $20 for the little

> milligram scale and $25 for the kitchen scale.  I don't recall what

> vendor I bought the small scale from, but here is a link to the seller

> I got the kitchen scale from.  The vendor is a good one - packed the

> scale very well and shipped it out quick.

>

> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260395354925

>

> You might try checking his store for a similar scale that is more

> sensitive that doesn't go all the way up to 10#.  I like this one

> because it has a bowl that makes it easy to dump large quantities of

> small specimens onto the scale and then back into a bag or other

> container.

>

> The more expensive scales don't offer that much more and are more

> expensive to replace if they fall onto the floor and break.

>

> Best regards,

>

> MikeG

>

>

> On 4/23/09, Linton Rohr <lintonius at earthlink.net> wrote:

>> Greetings listees.

>> I'm wondering if anyone has an extra digital scale they'd like to sell

>> OR one they would like to recommend.

>> I currently only have an old Ohaus Dial-o-gram triple beam. Not bad, 

>> but...

>> I'd like to have something that can handle 250-500 grams with a readout 

>> of

>> .01 grams, if available.

>> A pocket or small desktop unit would be ideal.

>> I've been looking around a little bit, and the plethora of options is a 

>> bit

>> overwhelming.

>> Thank you and good evening.

>> Linton

>>

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