jatoxico said:Any recomendations on a reasonable MM? Like to know if my instincts jibe with reality.
DexterDay said:The "General"... Can be found on Amazon and at you local Lowes, HD, etc. Can be had for as cheap as $10, but got mine for $18... Works Good. Easy to use..
jebatty said:I have an expensive Wagner moisture meter which I never use on firewood. I think that's a waste of time and money. Let the firewood season 1-3 years, depending, and then burn it. If you feel a need to measure moisture, I think you haven't seasoned it long enough. Now, I use the moisture meter all the time on lumber for interior finishing and furniture making. The lumber is my own from my own trees which I have felled, sawed, dried, planed and then use for many projects.
wood-fan-atic said:Lowes DOES have them ($30 here on the Isle), but the staff NEVER seems to know where to look. I found mine in the plumbing area.
Bigg_Redd said:jatoxico said:Any recomendations on a reasonable MM? Like to know if my instincts jibe with reality.
Yes. Don't buy one.
HittinSteel said:Bigg_Redd said:jatoxico said:Any recomendations on a reasonable MM? Like to know if my instincts jibe with reality.
Yes. Don't buy one.
I agree....waste of money.
MapleLeafCityBurner said:If its over 20% MC then you'd want to refuse the delivery imo. Optimal burn % is pretty much as low as you can get it, but anything under 10% seems to be a magic number. So if you get seasoned wood from a supplier at 18%, you know you should let it sit another year before using it.
Battenkiller said:MapleLeafCityBurner said:If its over 20% MC then you'd want to refuse the delivery imo. Optimal burn % is pretty much as low as you can get it, but anything under 10% seems to be a magic number. So if you get seasoned wood from a supplier at 18%, you know you should let it sit another year before using it.
That's pure silliness. I defy anyone here to show me an internal MC reading of less than 10% using an accurate meter in wood stored outside for any length of time. In particular, you could store wood anywhere in Ontario for a thousand years in an open shed and it will never drop below 12%MC.
Thistle said:Battenkiller said:MapleLeafCityBurner said:If its over 20% MC then you'd want to refuse the delivery imo. Optimal burn % is pretty much as low as you can get it, but anything under 10% seems to be a magic number. So if you get seasoned wood from a supplier at 18%, you know you should let it sit another year before using it.
That's pure silliness. I defy anyone here to show me an internal MC reading of less than 10% using an accurate meter in wood stored outside for any length of time. In particular, you could store wood anywhere in Ontario for a thousand years in an open shed and it will never drop below 12%MC.
Precisely. Wood is hydroscopic,it takes on whatever humidity is in its immediate surroundings.No wood is ever 'truly' dry.I've seen beams & rafters in various castles,cathedrals & bridges in Europe that were 800 or more yrs old in some cases.They're never less than 10-12%,could be high as 20% if near a water source or the coast.Here in Iowa,any air dried wood you find,even 150 yr old barn timbers are never less than 10% even inside dry winter heated buildings,most what I see is 12%,occasionally 14% in humid summer months.
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