"Ed Cessna"
> I'm considering buying a moisture meter. Has anyone seen a
> review/evaluation/comparison of moisture meters. Any direction will be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Ed
I use one for monitoring a humidor from Radio Shack.
It's about 20 bucks and very accurate, has the temperature
also, plus it keeps the high and low measurements of each
until you reset. You can put it in a sealed bag with moist salt
to check accuracy, should be running at 70% humidity.
Fletis Humplebacker wrote:
> I use one for monitoring a humidor from Radio Shack.
> It's about 20 bucks and very accurate, has the temperature
> also, plus it keeps the high and low measurements of each
> until you reset. You can put it in a sealed bag with moist salt
> to check accuracy, should be running at 70% humidity.
Fletis:
I think he's asking about meters that read the moisture
content of the wood, not the amount of moisture in
the air. The former is a moisture meter, the latter
is a hygrometer.
There have been articles in most of the woodworking
magazines on moisture meters, types, range of meters,
accuracy etc. They come in "pinless" and "pins" - one
drives pins into the wood and uses the change in
resistance to moisture content relationship to give
a reading.
DAGS on Wagner, Lingomat (or is it Lignomat?) for
info on two of the most common brands.
charlie b
If I had a choice I'd monitor and control my storage area. The correlation
between EMC and RH is well known, and the equipment's cheaper.
"charlie b" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Fletis Humplebacker wrote:
>
> > I use one for monitoring a humidor from Radio Shack.
> > It's about 20 bucks and very accurate, has the temperature
> > also, plus it keeps the high and low measurements of each
> > until you reset. You can put it in a sealed bag with moist salt
> > to check accuracy, should be running at 70% humidity.
>
> Fletis:
>
> I think he's asking about meters that read the moisture
> content of the wood, not the amount of moisture in
> the air. The former is a moisture meter, the latter
> is a hygrometer.
>
> There have been articles in most of the woodworking
> magazines on moisture meters, types, range of meters,
> accuracy etc. They come in "pinless" and "pins" - one
> drives pins into the wood and uses the change in
> resistance to moisture content relationship to give
> a reading.
>
> DAGS on Wagner, Lingomat (or is it Lignomat?) for
> info on two of the most common brands.
>
> charlie b
Yes, I do assume good practice. That's why I said it was a choice.
Never have been able to change the MC of a board with a meter. Seldom found
much difference between any two boards in a pallet. Must be different up
there.
"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:16:51 -0500, "George" <george@least> wrote:
> >If I had a choice I'd monitor and control my storage area. The
correlation
> >between EMC and RH is well known, and the equipment's cheaper.
> >
>
> You assume that the wood in question has been in your posession long
> enough to have stabilized to ambient conditions. In many cases, this is
> not true; if one purchases lumber there is a chance that it has not been
> dried to equilibrium moisture content -- this is when a moisture meter
more
> than pays for itself by potentially saving a project.
>
> No, I don't have one yet; yes, I've been lucky so far, although I always
> allow for movement.
>
[email protected] (Ed Cessna) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I'm considering buying a moisture meter. Has anyone seen a
> review/evaluation/comparison of moisture meters. Any direction will be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Ed
David Marks uses the Mini Ligno's with the pins.
Alan
It was good enought for me to order one. My wood turned out to 6%.
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:16:51 -0500, "George" <george@least> wrote:
>"charlie b" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Fletis Humplebacker wrote:
>>
... snip
>> There have been articles in most of the woodworking
>> magazines on moisture meters, types, range of meters,
>> accuracy etc. They come in "pinless" and "pins" - one
>> drives pins into the wood and uses the change in
>> resistance to moisture content relationship to give
>> a reading.
>>
>> DAGS on Wagner, Lingomat (or is it Lignomat?) for
>> info on two of the most common brands.
>>
>> charlie b
>
>If I had a choice I'd monitor and control my storage area. The correlation
>between EMC and RH is well known, and the equipment's cheaper.
>
You assume that the wood in question has been in your posession long
enough to have stabilized to ambient conditions. In many cases, this is
not true; if one purchases lumber there is a chance that it has not been
dried to equilibrium moisture content -- this is when a moisture meter more
than pays for itself by potentially saving a project.
No, I don't have one yet; yes, I've been lucky so far, although I always
allow for movement.