raiden
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A decent scale
There comes a time when one's 1 gram resolution scale is not sufficient. I am now in the market for a new one and have around 100-150 dollars to burn.
Would anyone be able to push me in the direction of a company which stocks good quality microgram scales and ships internationally/to Australia.
I was browsing over an article on making a cheap electric one, but I do not trust my hands when making said device.
Many thanks.
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Microgram? You must mean milligram. My microbalance (0.0000001-3.5000 g.) is probably 20 years old, and there is no fucking way that you are going to
get it or anything like it for AU$150 from anyone ever. Unless it is stolen. The only real lab balances that you will likely find at that price are
old Mettler's and Sartorius'. But you want a brand new digital scale, I bet. This would probably limit your options to wares such as those from www.myweigh.com.
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raiden
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| Quote: | Originally posted by S.C. Wack
Microgram? You must mean milligram. My microbalance (0.0000001-3.5000 g.) is probably 20 years old, and there is no fucking way that you are going to
get it or anything like it for AU$150 from anyone ever. Unless it is stolen. The only real lab balances that you will likely find at that price are
old Mettler's and Sartorius'. But you want a brand new digital scale, I bet. This would probably limit your options to wares such as those from www.myweigh.com. |
My mistake, I meant milligram.
Just checking that my late night maths is correct: +/-0.001g that's what I am looking for, right?
Can you testify for the quality of this company?
Cheers.
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raiden
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I am looking at something like this at the moment:
http://www.oldwillknottscales.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWP...
Is this a good price for a milligram scale?
I have noticed that they (0.001g scales) can be had on eBay for much cheaper, but I would say the quality would be subpar at most.
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Don't buy those el cheapo ones from ebay for $10-20 bucks. They don't work - trust me. I bought one for $50 bucks and I sent it back cause it
couldnt measure even a calibration weight consistently 
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Best to wait until you've got AU400-500 and get a decent used one like an Ohaus, Sartorius, Mettler-Toledo, or Denver. Just make sure they're internal
calibration and that the balance is packaged and shipped carefully.
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