Scales!

[Josh Smith]

Hi Folks,

My new (to me) scales came today! It's been a looong wait.


Background is a Lyman/Ohaus D-5, and in the foreground is a Redding with oil dampening.


The Lyman at zero...


... and the Redding with a calibration weight.

They both are spot on.

I really like the Redding. Been playing with oil vs speed to zero and precision. I think I've found a mixture of vegetable oil and a smidge of beeswax that works very well. The original stuff I made up was too thick by a bit, but I think I can do better than the vegetable oil. I happened to talk to Dad today and he said that in engineering they had always used 10 weight motor oil or similar, but I want to stay away from petroleum products around gunpowder.

Even with pure vegetable oil, the Redding settles down faster than any magnetically dampened scale I've seen.

Both beat the Lee I have all to heck!

I do believe one or both of these will be replacing my Lyman electronic scale. That thing's just a bit too temperamental for my tastes.

I'm pretty tired today, but after working tomorrow making sights and such, I think I might give them both a spin!

As always, comments are welcome!

Thanks,

Josh

[rsrocket1]

The only thing that could possibly be wrong with vegetable oil is that it could go rancid. That happens when it is exposed to oxygen so it's pretty unavoidable. There really isn't any problem using motor oil with the scale because you aren't spilling or spreading any of it onto the pan or on your fingers while using the scale.

Congratulations on your acquisitions.


Oops, just saw your post on the other forum, maybe you should stick with something that won't hurt the powder if it spreads.

[bruceflinch]

Neat old school scales. I'm kinda old school, but I love my Chargemaster!

[Josh Smith]

The only thing that could possibly be wrong with vegetable oil is that it could go rancid. That happens when it is exposed to oxygen so it's pretty unavoidable. There really isn't any problem using motor oil with the scale because you aren't spilling or spreading any of it onto the pan or on your fingers while using the scale.

Congratulations on your acquisitions.


Oops, just saw your post on the other forum, maybe you should stick with something that won't hurt the powder if it spreads.

Hello,

I've mixed a bit of beeswax in with the oil and am going to put a bit of vitamin E oil in there as well. Should preserve it all very nicely!

Regards,

Josh