Jack Fate
Feeling the Heat
One more time ,I get lower readings on cold wood as opposed to room temp wood. By 4+ %
sounds like your gauge is suspect
Your results WILL vary
sounds like your gauge is suspect
Your results WILL vary
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Maybe your batteries are bad.My palm reads 21% no matter what. Now the back of my hand reads 20/21 and then consistently jumps to 41%. So far I'm not seeing anything here that leads me to believe this meter is working correctly.
My HF meter shows my skin at 17%.
You are both very dry and must moisturize immediately.I get 20% for me and the Mrs is 14%.
Wow my tongue measureths fifty thith perthent.
Sounds good, once you get past the skin the resistance goes way down.Think my meter is broken, was only reading 28% on my dry skin, i pushed it about 1/2 way into my hand with the probes. Now it's reading "OL" on the bloody parts. Is this normal? Or is this thing a piece of junk?
Whew.. what a mess, but i'm glad to know my meter is acting normal. How long 'till my hand is dry enough to burn?Sounds good, once you get past the skin the resistance goes way down.
A lot of moisture in your hand kinda like Oak, give it three years. BWS would be proud of ya.Whew.. what a mess, but i'm glad to know my meter is acting normal. How long 'till my hand is dry enough to burn?
If that's coming out of the chimney and the pine burst into flames right away it very well could be, pine that dry can off gas very quickly causing smoke.15% pine when put onto hot coals doesn't smoke like the little engine that could climbing the hill
If that's coming out of the chimney and the pine burst into flames right away it very well could be, pine that dry can off gas very quickly causing smoke.
Well send me a piece and I will check it with mine.No, the dryer pine catches very quickly, the stuff reading 15% just sits and smokes forever.
Thanks everyone for your help. And jokes
Splits that when cold were measuring 8 - 12% measured 13 - 16% after warming up. I still don't believe they are that dry. 15% pine when put onto hot coals doesn't smoke like the little engine that could climbing the hill. I'll bring the MM back to Harbor Freight next time I'm in the big city. This particular one is called a Cen-Tech digital mini ... I bet they have sold other brands over the years.
Little blue one? That's the one I have. Got any wood you are sure is unseasoned that you can split and test?
There is also a species correction needed. I think most are calibrated to Douglass Fur. I don't know if this will work for all brands or if it's brand specific.
WHERE IS MY PRIZESplits that when cold were measuring 8 - 12% measured 13 - 16% after warming up. I still don't believe they are that dry. 15% pine when put onto hot coals doesn't smoke like the little engine that could climbing the hill. I'll bring the MM back to Harbor Freight next time I'm in the big city. This particular one is called a Cen-Tech digital mini ... I bet they have sold other brands over the years.
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