Guess the Weight?

[eggsarascal]

Knowing my luck ea bundle would have weighed 305kg

 

It's a good job there is two sorts of luck, Or me and you would have none at all!

[difflock]

Sorry, my scales max out at 300kg.

So 305kg not poss.

The higher payload crane scales wans bes giy pricey.

[difflock]

See

CEM Timber Moisture Meter with Remote Probe - CEM from Digital Meters UK

 

Turned up in the Post this morning.

Nicely packaged in a pouch, batteries inserted an all.

 

So out to my woodpile

All logs nominally 15%, checked end grain(both ends) , after splitting, from the middle of the billet bundle.

Corrected for temp too.

 

Ditto from the vintage stuff in the shed, 15 % (corrected for temp)

 

Which makes sense after our few weeks of unseasonal dry weather with strong sunshine.

Am a happy bunny.

 

Into the house, logs beside the Morso in the South facing living room

Nominally 10% (corrected for temp) some read as low as 8.5 before temp correction.

W

 

Well pleases with my new toy:thumbup::thumbup:

[Woodworks]

Nice looking meter but I am interested to hear about temperature correction. I did not realise the conductivity would vary with temperature. My Protimeter has a correction for species but not temp. Can you give any details?

[gensetsteve]

That sounds like a good metre but I just need 2 readings

 

Piss wet

 

ready to go

[difflock]

The meter is specifically for the timber trade.

It is set to read %age moisture at a notional ambient temperature of 20 deg.

For each 10 deg colder add 1% to the reading.

for each 10 deg above 20 deduct 1% moisture.

So I reckoned on 10 deg C ambient temp (early on) this morning and added 1%.

however, plug in the supplied temp probe and stick in a hole made with a 3mm nail.

then use either the hand held wanderlead moisture probe (if in an akward place) or use the probes on the top of the instrument itself.

And it will calculate much more accurately with an in-built alogrythm.

cheers

m

[gensetsteve]

The meter is specifically for the timber trade.

It is set to read %age moisture at a notional ambient temperature of 20 deg.

For each 10 deg colder add 1% to the reading.

for each 10 deg above 20 deduct 1% moisture.

So I reckoned on 10 deg C ambient temp (early on) this morning and added 1%.

however, plug in the supplied temp probe and stick in a hole made with a 3mm nail.

then use either the hand held wanderlead moisture probe (if in an akward place) or use the probes on the top of the instrument itself.

And it will calculate much more accurately with an in-built alogrythm.

cheers

m

 

I can see the need for timber products and boards. I was thinking kindling and logs would be my need.

[difflock]

A chepo Stihl/Morso branded one then Steve, about £12 or £15.00.

I think this type/spec available from the same firm.

regards,

M