Vodkaman Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Object To construct a set of weighing scales capable of weighing to 99% accuracy at minimum cost. I designed these scales 20 years ago. This construction allows you to test out accurate weighing techniques for buoyancy, ballast and construction repeatability, without having to shell out dollars for electronic scales, only to discover that the technique is not for you. The following description, with the photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Vman. Thats pretty cool.... What if I already have an accurate digital scale??? I save this to my computer as a reference in case of a thermonucular blast... Ooops, forgot about the electromagentic pulse effects... That idea is "TANGO UNIFORM". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPala Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 How about this ancient design? it was used to weight gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 You have way too mych time to think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smirkplug Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Just for the record, a dollar bill weighs a gram ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Dave - Love to see someone making something out of nothing, I spent years going to the post office weighting coins so I could make a balance, to weigh my little 7 gm lures - I have now hit the big time, and bought a little electronic scale ($18), don't know how I got by without it. Great detailed work here. Smirkplug- does this mean a $1000 note weighs 1 kilogram?????pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Pete. I too finally bought a set of digi scales. Essential equipment to design. But the first six months of my lure quest was done on the above beam scales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Dave. A digital scale... What are you going to do in case of a thermonuclear blast... Did you forget about the electromagnetic pulse effects. How will you weigh lures then??? Ooops, I almost forgot about the original post - never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.dsaavedra. Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Dave - Love to see someone making something out of nothing, I spent years going to the post office weighting coins so I could make a balance, to weigh my little 7 gm lures - I have now hit the big time, and bought a little electronic scale ($18), don't know how I got by without it. Great detailed work here. Smirkplug- does this mean a $1000 note weighs 1 kilogram?????pete where did you get a scale for a dollar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Here are the images I still have on my computer. Here is a link to the spreadsheet, or you can PM me your email address and I will email a copy. I suggest have a play with the spreadsheet to get a feel for what it does. Find a suitable reference weight. Then you can contact me and I will help you through the construction by building in parallel with you. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
