Does anyone have a recommendation for a good wood moisture meter that sells for a reasonable price?
Moisture Meter
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Recently got a MM from Harbor Freight (Item 67143) for about $11 + s/h.
Digital readout, very compact.
Mind you, this serves a wood-burner as a calibration tool, for one to fine-tune his/her wood-assessment senses. If you purchase wood, it might also be useful for Q/C of arriving shipment. (You'd have to split sample pieces to measure MC in the core of pieces.)
Anyhow, can't hurt, unless you stick yourself with the probes.
Digital readout, very compact.
Mind you, this serves a wood-burner as a calibration tool, for one to fine-tune his/her wood-assessment senses. If you purchase wood, it might also be useful for Q/C of arriving shipment. (You'd have to split sample pieces to measure MC in the core of pieces.)
Anyhow, can't hurt, unless you stick yourself with the probes.
I was looking at that moisture meter yesterday. It uses 4 watch batteries. Some of the reviews said the batteries don't last that long. I have no idea.
This is the one I use, takes 9 volt battery that lasts about 7 months kept in my storage shed, may last longer if I kept it indoors I guess. Price must have gone up as I don't think I paid this much for it...seems to work well.
http://www.amazon.com/PSI-MMETER2-D...MM/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1301404564&sr=8-18
http://www.amazon.com/PSI-MMETER2-D...MM/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1301404564&sr=8-18
WoodpileOCD
Minister of Fire
I've not tried any others but I bought this one and it seems to do everything I need and it uses a 9v battery. Personally I'd stay away from anything like this that I had to buy watch batteries for.
http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-MMD4E-Digital-Moisture/dp/B00275F5O2/ref=pd_cp_hi_0
http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-MMD4E-Digital-Moisture/dp/B00275F5O2/ref=pd_cp_hi_0
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will711
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I have no complainst about the HF MM. I am on my second year and batteries are still strong. I do not remove them either, that would expand the time between battery changes.
GolfandWoodNut said:
Having used mine only for a few months, I can't address battery longevity. I find that this meter serves me best as a calibration tool, providing correction for my estimates of MC for given wood. As such, I really don't use it that much, and use it less per week, sometimes just out of curiosity.
It's reassuring to test wood that's been sitting near the stove for multi-weeks, and find MC off-scale low. (I use an IR thermometer to verify that none of the wood facing the stove gets above 190 deg. F.) Ever. That wood lights and burns grrrrrrrrreat.
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