Beam scale

[sparker]

That was my first scale. What I figured out was that if I lowered my eyes or raised the scale so that they were on the same level, assuming that you zeroed the scale at the beginning of the session, if the pointer was swinging an equal number of divisions up and down, it was balanced. Once I figured that out, things went a lot faster. Some time later, I happened to meet a product rep. for RCBS who sold me a brand new 10-10 out of the trunk of his navy Mercedes, for $40. This was a very long time ago. Finding the magnetic damping much more to my liking I sold the redding to a friend for $20.

Boyd, it’s oil dampened, it settles out to read in 4 seconds. It’s roughly half the time or less than any magnetically dampened scale that I’ve seem

How much?
I need to work with something while mine are being done.

$225 shipped.

 

[Bc'z]

Boyd, it’s oil dampened, it settles out to read in 4 seconds. It’s roughly half the time or less than any magnetically dampened scale that I’ve seem

$225 shipped.

Consider it sold
Let me know how you want payment. Dead presidents or digital makes no difference to me.

 

[Tesoro]

Inexcuseable? No. Worthy of redemption? Yes, we are all worthy of redemption. I don't know a single person who hasn't done something in the past that they regretted later. It's how you handle the situation going forward that defines one's character. Scott's past issues have been well published and discussed on several forums. I've not done business with him and probably won't, but I'm not picking up any rocks to throw.

True but there is a huge difference between committing a regrettable one time action and being a cognizant habitual offender for over more than a year. Dont confuse one with the other. Time will tell. The question is how long is time and in the meantime I'd recommend C.O.D during the 'redemption phase'.

 

[justinp61]

True but there is a huge difference between committing a regrettable one time action and being a cognizant habitual offender for over more than a year. Dont confuse one with the other. Time will tell. The question is how long is time and in the meantime I'd recommend C.O.D during the 'redemption phase'.

Can't disagree with any of your post, I just believe we all are redeemable. I hope everyone that had scales worked on or purchased from Scott was made whole in the end.

 

[BoydAllen]

Consider it sold
Let me know how you want payment. Dead presidents or digital makes no difference to me.

Thanks, from the angle that the picture was taken I can't see the oil damping, but it has been over 40 years since I had the one that I posted about. The poster mentioned how long it took to settle so I thought it was like my old one. Mine was definitely not oil damped. I do remember that. Reading the setup instructions on the box, there is no reference to oil damping. There are a couple of pictures of similar scales on this thread, one oil damped with a glass jar for the oil, and the old brown Redding with a picture of the box. It was the latter that I was referring.

 

[sparker]

Five years ago you would have trouble giving an old Redding oil damped #1 away. How time change.
I love them for the sheer simplicity and trouble free reliability and accuracy.

I have a nice old oil damped Webster #1, it's very well made, sensitive and reliable.

One major difference between the green bodied #1s and the brown bodied #1s is the beam material. The beans on the green bodies are Aluminum. They are incredibly sensitive and dampen out like lightning.

 

[sparker]

Thanks, from the angle that the picture was taken I can't see the oil damping, but it has been over 40 years since I had the one that I posted about. The poster mentioned how long it took to settle so I thought it was like my old one. Mine was definitely not oil damped. I do remember that. Reading the setup instructions on the box, there is no reference to oil damping. There are a couple of pictures of similar scales on this thread, one oil damped with a glass jar for the oil, and the old brown Redding with a picture of the box. It was the latter that I was referring.

My apologies Boyd I wasn’t reading your post correctly.

 

[BoydAllen]

My apologies Boyd I wasn’t reading your post correctly.

No problem. Have a good day.

 

[1066]

One major difference between the green bodied #1s and the brown bodied #1s is the beam material. The beans on the green bodies are Aluminum. They are incredibly sensitive and dampen out like lightning.

Agree - I've converted the later #1's with the aluminum beams to magnetic damping in the past, unfortunately the earlier, heavier beams must have some measure of ferric content that is influenced by the damping magnets.
With the well engraved, low mass beam and the 300 odd full scale range they have all the requirements of a good scale.
There certainly seems to be several different versions of the early Redding #1's as they morphed into the #2.

 

[sparker]

Agree - I've converted the later #1's with the aluminum beams to magnetic damping in the past, unfortunately the earlier, heavier beams must have some measure of ferric content that is influenced by the damping magnets.
With the well engraved, low mass beam and the 300 odd full scale range they have all the requirements of a good scale.
There certainly seems to be several different versions of the early Redding #1's as they morphed into the #2.

Copper dampening vanes I suspect are not 100% Cu. Ask me how I know…

 

[Dgd6mm]

I have been thinking about doing this for folks for years. I can tune a scale as well as anyone. There are about a dozen things to tweak. I have sold a few locally and one here. BUT I would buy good old ones, tune, pretty up and then sell vs: taking in a customer's one and $$ and then not returning calls or emails for 6 months. The M5 is the king.

 

[Cecil S.]

Consider it sold
Let me know how you want payment. Dead presidents or digital makes no difference to me.

Bc'z , I recently purchased the same scale from Scott P and it works as advertised. Great scale.

 

[Bc'z]

Bc'z , I recently purchased the same scale from Scott P and it works as advertised. Great scale.

I'm looking forward to getting it and trying it out.

 

[jds holler]

All this talk of scales is weighing heavy on my mind. nerk, nerk.

jd

 

[sparker]

Well played sir!

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I made a deal with the bathroom scales, don’t bother me and I won’t bother you.

 

[underwoodbits]

A tuned M5/10-05 is the cat’s meow.

I have a tuned M5 from Scott Parker and it works perfect. I paid for it in January of 2020 and did not receive it until December of 2020. It was frustrating waiting that long, but it was also the first year of Covid19 craziness. I would buy from him again and highly recommend his scale tuning.

 

[Tesoro]

I just bought a clean used m5 for a friend off ebay a week ago. 80 bucks delivered in 4 days. I adjusted all the hangars, cleaned it, straightened the .1gr poise, pencil lubed the knife edges ( even and clean), glued on a needle and adjusted the pan shot for 30g check weights with a cut down 35mm plastic canister as the replacement pan. (easier for throwing).
Just with above process it repeats the to the 10th of a 10th and reacts to a single grain of varget. The M5 typically dosent need much but a few tweaks which anyone can do. I always 'zero' my scale with the closest check weight mix i have to the powder weight I will be weighing. Pretty damm simple and fool proof.

 

[sparker]

I just bought a clean used m5 for a friend off ebay a week ago. 80 bucks delivered in 4 days. I adjusted all the hangars, cleaned it, straightened the .1gr poise, pencil lubed the knife edges ( even and clean), glued on a needle and adjusted the pan shot for 30g check weights with a cut down 35mm plastic canister as the replacement pan. (easier for throwing).
Just with above process it repeats the to the 10th of a 10th and reacts to a single grain of varget. The M5 typically dosent need much but a few tweaks which anyone can do. I always 'zero' my scale with the closest check weight mix i have to the powder weight I will be weighing. Pretty damm simple and fool proof.

You do too much sir! I simply rattle my box of chicken bones over the scales and all problems instantly solved!

 

[Tesoro]

You do too much sir! I simply rattle my box of chicken bones over the scales and all problems instantly solved!

There are only a dozen things things you can do to a simple m5 type scale to tweak it to the max. But they were excellent scales out of the box so usually you only have to do less than half of them to get a consistent weigh. All you need to achieve is consistent repeatable reliable weighs and some chicken bone check weights to assure you of this.