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THC Fiend · 05-20-2007, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plainsman1963

20 nickels would be cheaper...And safer.

A nickel weighs 5 grams.

Or 100 one-dollar bills! His way is less expensive... but my way is WAY, WAY stupider!

I WIN

***Plainsman1963*** · 05-20-2007, 03:37 AM

Y'all need to get a better class of nickels where you're at.

I went through every single one I had and they all came out at 5 grams apiece.

**fight4theright** · 05-20-2007, 01:34 PM

Dollar bills weigh 1G. I just tried with 10 of them...

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/money/bills/one/

I know, I know, enchanted learning....but it was the first site I found to prove my info.

SuperTorch · 05-24-2007, 03:56 AM

Most pawn shops will have calibration weight for their own scales just stop in and ask them Offer to pay a $1, Jewelry stores also most likely wil have a varrying set of calibration weights so you could try them too.

ADIDAS · 05-24-2007, 12:23 PM

I need to recalibrate mine as well. Been wondering what to do, but I think my dad has a vintage scale set that has 100g weights.

5drive · 05-24-2007, 06:08 PM

You really should use the proper weight for calibration, especially if you going to weigh less than an ounce. And all scales don't use 100g weights for calibration. A scale that weighs up to 400g may use a 200g weight to calibrate. My Durascale (accurate to .01g) uses a 50g weight. I would only use coins or dollars on a triple beam scale.

tokinGLX · 05-24-2007, 10:54 PM

something else that you can do that will usually work is just taking the scale into a headshop(or a cornerstore that sells scales) and ask them if you can borrow a weight for a quick calibration.

ADIDAS · 05-25-2007, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5drive

You really should use the proper weight for calibration, especially if you going to weigh less than an ounce. And all scales don't use 100g weights for calibration. A scale that weighs up to 400g may use a 200g weight to calibrate. My Durascale (accurate to .01g) uses a 50g weight. I would only use coins or dollars on a triple beam scale.

Mine uses 100g weights. How is the 100g weight I have not sufficient enough? Are you saying I should use coins (nickels) rather than a 100g weight to calibrate?

5drive · 05-25-2007, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADIDAS

Mine uses 100g weights. How is the 100g weight I have not sufficient enough? Are you saying I should use coins (nickels) rather than a 100g weight to calibrate?

No, I was saying an accurate calibration for a digital scale needs the right weight. Coins and bills, especially in quantity, are going to give you a weight that's not exactly 100g. It's close enough for weighing an ounce, but I wouldn't want to be .5g off on a quarter, for example. And you have to know the proper calibration weight for the particular scale you have. I can't use a 100g weight for my Durascale. It only goes up to 50g. My previous model had a limit of 300g and used a 100g weight. Another model from the same manufacturer goes up to 400g but uses a 200g weight for calibration.

Digitalscale.com has some excellent reviews if anyone is looking for a quality scale.

05-20-2007, 03:37 AM	#12
*Plainsman1963* Advisor Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,246 Groans: 23 Groaned at 7 Times in 7 Posts Thanks: 499 Thanked 1,129 Times in 572 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: -1.000%	Y'all need to get a better class of nickels where you're at. I went through every single one I had and they all came out at 5 grams apiece. __________________ "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." - Claire Wolfe Posting Guidelines

05-20-2007, 01:34 PM	#13
fight4theright Marijuana Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 964 Grams: 3,376.19 Groans: 3 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Thanks: 11 Thanked 57 Times in 37 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Dollar bills weigh 1G. I just tried with 10 of them... http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/money/bills/one/ I know, I know, enchanted learning....but it was the first site I found to prove my info. __________________

05-24-2007, 03:56 AM	#14
SuperTorch Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 594 Grams: 3,238.92 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Thanks: 7 Thanked 34 Times in 17 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Most pawn shops will have calibration weight for their own scales just stop in and ask them Offer to pay a $1, Jewelry stores also most likely wil have a varrying set of calibration weights so you could try them too. __________________ I only smoke legal herbs, when I come to these forums and discuss things like smoking and the high one gets I'm referring to the feeling I get from legal herbs and have no information on what others are smokeing or reffering to. I don't smoke marijuana but do enjoy discussing and talking about legal herbs and the high from different legal smoking methods and all my post should be viewed in that light.

05-24-2007, 12:23 PM	#15
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05-24-2007, 06:08 PM	#16
5drive Slacker Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,166 Grams: 5,462.42 Groans: 5 Groaned at 5 Times in 5 Posts Thanks: 269 Thanked 595 Times in 411 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	You really should use the proper weight for calibration, especially if you going to weigh less than an ounce. And all scales don't use 100g weights for calibration. A scale that weighs up to 400g may use a 200g weight to calibrate. My Durascale (accurate to .01g) uses a 50g weight. I would only use coins or dollars on a triple beam scale. __________________ "Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere." George Washington "The drug is really quite a remarkably safe one for humans, although it is really quite a dangerous one for mice and they should not use it." J.W.D Henderson Director of the Bureau of Human Drugs, Health and Welfare, Canada

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05-24-2007, 10:54 PM	#17
tokinGLX Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 389 Grams: 4,774.45 Groans: 1 Groaned at 2 Times in 2 Posts Thanks: 5 Thanked 104 Times in 71 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: -1.000%	something else that you can do that will usually work is just taking the scale into a headshop(or a cornerstore that sells scales) and ask them if you can borrow a weight for a quick calibration. __________________ united we toke, divided we choke.

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