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I am looking to buy a moisture meter, but would like to
see if anyone has any recomendations newer than 1992. I am
interested in knowing the difference between the kind with
2 pins and the newer(?) pinless ones (how they work), any
brand opinions (good and bad), and appoximate prices.
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| Well, I bought one a couple of days ago. I got the Wagner
(forget model number) that they carry at Woodworkers Warehouse
in Nashua. It is pinless and was about $30 more than the model
they had with pins. The pinless also measures down to 4% verses
6% or the pin model.
So far I have found that you must first plane a nice flat spot
to make a complete wood-surface to meter-surface connection. When
I tested the moisture content on a piece of oak I have drying, it
showed 14% on the planed area and 11% on the rough surface. I think
this is because the meter is held above the meat of the wood by the
rough stuff.
The meter is calibrated for a certain type of wood (again can't
remember which) and you simply take the meter reading and look up the
type of wood you are measuring in the table to get an adjusted reading.
For example my oak read 14% but was adjusted to 11-12%.
I believe that an accepted moisture content for this (Nashua) area
is between 8 and 12 percent. Can anyone confirm this?
Steve
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