Sawyer Rob
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Not long ago i bought a moisture meter from Norwood Industries... Then on a nicer day, i had the opportunity to try it out.
I was surprised how small and light it is, and it "easily" fits into any pocket... It has pins, and has a nice cap to go over them so you won't get poked while carrying it in a pocket...
I had a big maple on the mill that i just took a slab off from, so i pushed the pins into the log and took a reading... Once the pins are in, you push a button and it takes a reading. When you let off the button, the reading disappears...
I don't have another moisture meter to compare reading to, but the log has been sitting around a long time, so there wasn't much moisture in the surface, and even less in the end grain, as shown here...
Anyway, i did take several reading of both the side grain and the end grain, and the readings were consistant...
The paper that came with the meter says it has measuring range of 5-50% in wood products, and 1.5-33% in building materials like brick, plaster ect...
I'm guessing that this meter will be more than accurate for my needs and very handy to have around the shop...
Rob
I was surprised how small and light it is, and it "easily" fits into any pocket... It has pins, and has a nice cap to go over them so you won't get poked while carrying it in a pocket...
I had a big maple on the mill that i just took a slab off from, so i pushed the pins into the log and took a reading... Once the pins are in, you push a button and it takes a reading. When you let off the button, the reading disappears...
I don't have another moisture meter to compare reading to, but the log has been sitting around a long time, so there wasn't much moisture in the surface, and even less in the end grain, as shown here...
Anyway, i did take several reading of both the side grain and the end grain, and the readings were consistant...
The paper that came with the meter says it has measuring range of 5-50% in wood products, and 1.5-33% in building materials like brick, plaster ect...
I'm guessing that this meter will be more than accurate for my needs and very handy to have around the shop...
Rob