Digital scale

[Mark_Mark]

alright... I know this has been done a million times. But, I need a digital scale working on my 5.7 project and I need a fast and accurate digital scale. I’m a balanced beam man but I might/do need digital


SUGGESTIONS??? I like high quality tools

 

[Dudedog]

Not high $ (inexpensive actually) my GEM 20 weighs to .02g and seems to agree with my check weights.
Lots of better choices if you want to spend $$$-$$$$

 

[Mark_Mark]

anybody ever used this?

 

[Mark_Mark]

anybody try the EJ-54D2? $400-ish

 

[Mark_Mark]

wow! Gem20 is $23

 

[NMexJim]

http://balance.balances.com/scales/1223/

Let’s get you one of these! And, on sale!!

RCBS MatchMaster ($900)
RCBS ChargeMaster ($230)
Hornady AutoCharge Pro ($329)

 

[Dudedog]

Worth having one to play with detects small weights well. If you hate it you are out the cost of a couple Big Mac lunches. (insert whatever fast food lunch, or if you Starbucks a couple cups of coffee)
Livelife (BDS) had a thread about digital scales here someplace might be worth finding.
Note that trickling into a digital scale is not like a beam scale.

Worst case if you hate it you could always PIF it to someone here.
GEM 20 sensitivity is .02gr or .001g

MAX weight for a GEM20 is 20g, probably better that the AD above that weighs 2kg.

PS used other check weights to test it than the ones it came with, If I am weighing 5-10gr charges I like to have a check weight in that area.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Worth having one to play with detects small weights well. If you hate it you are out the cost of a couple Big Mac lunches. (insert whatever fast food lunch, or if you Starbucks a couple cups of coffee)
Livelife (BDS) had a thread about digital scales here someplace might be worth finding.
Note that trickling into a digital scale is not like a beam scale.

Worst case if you hate it you could always PIF it to someone here.
GEM 20 sensitivity is .02gr or .001g

MAX weight for a GEM20 is 20g, probably better that the AD above that weighs 2kg.

good idea! PIF it cool!

 

[Reloadron]

We have a forum member Jmorris who has done some pretty neat things with beam scales. Take a look at this thread. He has shared with me the actual part numbers he has used but I of course misplaced them. What you get which is as important as good accuracy is repeatability and repeatability is a key game changer. Get a good beam scale and add a slotted optical detector along with a modified powder trickler and you have a good start.

Look for other post by him with scales.


Ron

 

[Dudedog]

We have a forum member Jmorris who has done some pretty neat things with beam scales.

I need to change that just a hair
We have a forum member JMorris who has done a BUNCH of pretty neat things...

 

[Reloadron]

I need to change that just a hair
We have a forum member JMorris who has done a BUNCH of pretty neat things...

That does better cover it. Pretty sure the slotted optical sensor was an Omron part, just not sure. He is always happy to share in what he comes up with. Just a really nice guy. Your change was most welcome.

Worth noting his mods are not expensive at all.

Ron