Making A Scale Stand

[ranger335v]

"20 mins work meant to be temporary------a couple of years back. Works great.. "

Few things are as permanant as a temporary solution that works. Except maybe a "temporary" tax. ??

 

[1SOW]

Nice to see a use for those goofy Federal primer trays.

They pass light into the "scale barn".

 

[iron330]

I'd recommend the heaviest granite surface plate you can afford and locate on a separate bench if possible. Take a look at the B grade Starrett models for example.

 

[fguffey]

Next? Go to the hardware store and purchase add on levels and adjusters for the feet, there is a lever that is available that is round, only one required.

Money wise it would have to be better that what I use, I have a Starrett machinist level.

http://www.amazon.com/Starrett-98Z-...5376&sr=8-4&keywords=starrett+machinist+level

f. Guffey

 

[Walkalong]

locate on a separate bench if possible

I did this years ago. (I bumped my old scale off the bench and broke it. ) Works great.

 

[HOWARD J]

Sometimes I miss the books

 

[red rick]

It doesn't need any leveling where it sits now. My table is level and the stand is level.

 

[ranger335v]

"I'd recommend the heaviest granite surface plate you can afford and locate on a separate bench if possible. Take a look at the B grade Starrett models for example."

I hope you know you're kidding about that.

Beam type reloading scales have a leveling screw on the left end, use it to correct as needed for zero. There is no reason to level a beam scale precisely from front to rear, if it looks level it is level.

 

[twofifty]

It helps is the scale shelf can also hold the trickler.
With my setup I can rest my wrist/edge of hand on the shelf edge as I twirl the trickler. This is very steady.

 

[splattergun]

The alternative to lifting it is to leave it where it is and do what I did. A USB webcam and my laptop. Scale stays at an ergonomic height for the arms, the parallax is removed throught the camera and no Neck / Bachache.

I still really like this simple, elegant techno-solution. Maybe it's time to get a cheap little laptop to devote to reloading.

 

[iron330]

I hope you know you're kidding about that.

Not kidding about anything. Not speaking to level or not. Just speaking to isolation as a component to scale weigh consistency.

 

[Andrew Leigh]

I still really like this simple, elegant techno-solution. Maybe it's time to get a cheap little laptop to devote to reloading.

I have a small pinhole security camera on order (about 1" cube in size). I also have an external 3.25" LCD monitor, from my video days doing nothing, this will reduce the space required and make more place on the bench.

Perhaps some digital photo frames have a NTSC input where a camera can be plugged in.

 

[red rick]

Almost finished product, 5 coats of tung oil, and rubber shelf paper like ranger325v suggested.

I still want to make a plexiglass cover for it like FROGO207 suggested.

 

[Elkins45]

locate on a separate bench if possible

I did that, but adding the separate table just gave me another place to stack stuff. I think I need to add a scale stand to the table too. I like the looks of this one so I may make one for myself.

 

[TexasShooter59]

Almost finished product, 5 coats of tung oil, and rubber shelf paper like ranger325v suggested.

I still want to make a plexiglass cover for it like FROGO207 suggested.

Looks like furniture from here - good job!!!

 

[joneb]

Almost finished product, 5 coats of tung oil, and rubber shelf paper like ranger325v suggested.

Nice job Rick
I find good materials for such projects in cabinet shop dumpsters, just ask permission before you dive in.

 

[mmorris]

Originally Posted by Andrew Leigh
The alternative to lifting it is to leave it where it is and do what I did. A USB webcam and my laptop. Scale stays at an ergonomic height for the arms, the parallax is removed throught the camera and no Neck / Bachache.

That post reminded me that I have wanted to do that for several years (thank you, Andrew), and so I went to the internet and selected the best/cheapest USB webcam I could find ($6.75 in my hand… unbelievable). When I went back and looked, I had ordered the identical camera Andrew had in his picture. Works Great!

Originally Posted by splattergun
I still really like this simple, elegant techno-solution. Maybe it's time to get a cheap little laptop to devote to reloading.

I have a very good scale stand I made that mounts to the wall. Problem with stands is there is no “ergonomic height for the arms” that allows me to see the indicator in correct alignment. I like this solution because it gives me access to THR in the relaoding room, too

Mike

 

[ranger335v]

"Not kidding about anything. Not speaking to level or not. Just speaking to isolation as a component to scale weigh consistency."

You are kidding. Our beam scales are reasonably accurate to .1 gr, not .00001 gr, and virtually any sturdy loading bench is quite sufficent to insure repeatability to half that .1 figure unless a running lawn mower is sitting on the other end.

 

[shooter60]

Got a shelf on my bench for my scales it is a little high but it works great and I do not have to move it it stays in one spot

 

[jolly roger]

Made mine out of butcher block about 12" high and 16" wide and 10 " deep. Then put rubber on each lower. That thing is heavy and will not slide at all. Just a simple "table" with the "legs" the full depth...i.e. no legs just sides.