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Ken Mitchell
PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:05 pm 
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For those of you who are using a scale for weighing various smaller components for guitar building (braces, bridges, etc.), can anyone recommend a good scale? OR give general tips for buying one?

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Here's what I use, an Ohaus 750-SO. It's not digital but it's accurate to 1/10th gram and never needs batteries.

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Darryl Young
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If you are want a low cost option, Harbour Freight has a digital scale that has 1/10 gram resolution that is handy. Has a tare function and works nice for mixing epoxy at the right ratios, weighing bridges, etc.

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Darryl Young wrote:
If you are want a low cost option, Harbour Freight has a digital scale that has 1/10 gram resolution that is handy. Has a tare function and works nice for mixing epoxy at the right ratios, weighing bridges, etc.


+1, even has a 5 yeasr warranty and was less than $20.

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If it's this one, it's on sale for less than $10. :p
http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-gram- ... 97920.html

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I bought one on eBay a couple of years ago that looks a lot like this one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/500-x-0-01g-Digital-Jewelry-Scale-Gram-Grain-Carat-/320816089408?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab2210940#ht_1291wt_905

No complaints so far

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Here's what I use, an Ohaus 750-SO. It's not digital but it's accurate to 1/10th gram and never needs batteries.


+1. Additionally, I can tell you that none of the digital kitchen scales I've seen go to a 1/10th gram, they only measure to the nearest gram.
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I went with a Polder Kitchen scale... it might be useful to be able to weigh a complete guitar (up to 3k).

Thanks, guys!

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Got a digital scale at H freight goes up to 5 kilos, larger scale , and sells for 17.95 uses 4 aa batteries which I prefer, here in KC
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That digital scale looks good......but this is the one I have. It has a built-in cover that protects it. On sale for $14 right now.

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http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-pocket-scale-93543.html

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