[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
>>
>> ______________________________________________
>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com
>> Meteorite-list mailing list
>> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>>
>
>
> -- 
> .........................................................
> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
> ..........................................................
>