moisture meter

[eggsarascal]

hi all,where can i get a moisture meter,what sort of money do i need to spend to get a decent one,what makes do you use.Thanks Simon

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Machine Mart (Kamasa Mini Meter Code 010915961) Price £16.99 + VAT. It even has a temp reading! I have one and it great for firewood and saw planks.

[Swedish Dave]

Amazon got mine for around £25 ish does the job

[Big J]

Just got a Delmhorst J2000 for the sawn timber. Has the hammer probe and settings for species and temperature. About £370, but maybe a bit OTT for firewood!

[Flyguy]

I got mine from Amazon for £19.95 - seems to work well.

 

However, if you are measuring firewood be sure to measure the INSIDE of the log. Split in half and measure the middle of the freshly exposed face in a couple of places to get a feel for the actual moisture level.

 

Also, measure the middle of your biggest log and a smaller one - if both are the same then they have been well seasoned and reached an equilibrium with the environment in which they were stored. If the small log is significantly lower then they havent been seasoned for long enough....

 

Hope that helps...

 

FG

[18 stoner]

Machine Mart (Kamasa Mini Meter Code 010915961) Price £16.99 + VAT. It even has a temp reading! I have one and it great for firewood and saw planks.

 

Ditto:thumbup:

 

Just remember to take it out of your pocket before putting your jacket in the washer. They dont read moisture THAT high:sneaky2:

 

I got mine from Amazon for £19.95 - seems to work well.

 

However, if you are measuring firewood be sure to measure the INSIDE of the log. Split in half and measure the middle of the freshly exposed face in a couple of places to get a feel for the actual moisture level.

 

Also, measure the middle of your biggest log and a smaller one - if both are the same then they have been well seasoned and reached an equilibrium with the environment in which they were stored. If the small log is significantly lower then they havent been seasoned for long enough....

 

Hope that helps...

 

FG

 

Good post:thumbup1:

[armchairarborist]

got this from ebay for £14 delivered next day:thumbup:

[Farmer Tom]

I've got one of the E-bay ones.

It does the job but seems to eat batteries when switched off.

Take the battery out overnight....

[slack ma girdle]

I got mine from Rob, via Alaskan mills. It has proved to be very reliable, and easy to use. I would say that it is worth the £80, and i hate spending money

[John Hughes]

I got one of these on Ebay, paid about £15 for it , I think they are about £100 new. It has different settings for different species. It seems to work well.

 

MO220 - Wood Moisture Meter

 

John