[meteorite-list] Help please. How to get large pieces Weighed

From: countdeiro at earthlink.net <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:22:28 -0400 (EDT)
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I've found that digital bathroom floor scales will weigh in kilos, or pounds, accurately to a tenth up to 300 lbs. I bought a nice flat one from Wahlgreens drugstore for $15.00...

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536


-----Original Message-----
>From: Fred Bieler <fcb at astronomics.com>
>Sent: Aug 24, 2010 10:58 AM
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Help please. How to get large pieces Weighed
>
>Consider a FedEx shipping location or a retailer who ships via FedEx
>regularly. The electronic shipping scales FedEx supplies to us measure up to
>75 pounds with two decimal place accuracy. I just weighed a letter on one.
>It weighed 0.05 pounds or 8/10ths of an ounce. This agreed with a separate
>postal scale, so the FedEx scale seems to be fairly accurate. They probably
>have higher capacity scales at a FedEx shipping store, as they take parcels
>up to 150 pounds.
>
>Fred Bieler
>Astronomics/Christophers, Ltd./Cloudy Nights
>www.astronomics.com
>800.422.7876
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Galactic
>Stone & Ironworks
>Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 8:13 AM
>To: Steve Dunklee
>Cc: vegasrocker at cox.net; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Help please. How to get large pieces Weighed
>
>Hi Bill,
>
>A feed store is a good place also. And possibly your local vet.
>
>Best regards,
>
>MikeG
>
>
>On 8/24/10, Steve Dunklee <steve.dunklee at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> another place to have large pieces weighed if you dont own a scale would
>be
>> at a certified scale at the supermarket checkout. Or at an agricultural
>> grain mill. They have certified scales for feed and livestock. Most
>> university labs also have scales but most are not certified. Have a great
>> day Steve
>>
>>
>>
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