Raising a beam scale to eye level.

[kyotekiller25]

I use a camera on the scale and a monitor at eye level. This is what reading a beam scale is like in heaven.

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I need this! Do you have a link or product numbers for that set up? I have no idea what I need.

 

[ELR LVR]

I am wnating to raise my 10-10 to eye level (about 10"-13") and was wondering if anyone had some suggestions.

Thats where you stack all your reloading manuals

 

[DaWhit]

Before I went digital.
Scale on top of a cabinet at eye level and had a magnifying glass clamped to a articulating camera arm positioned at the right distance to enlarge the pointer. Worked really well and comfortable for the eyes.

 

[Albany Mountain]

I need this! Do you have a link or product numbers for that set up? I have no idea what I need.

I just use a Sony camcorder camera onto a flatscreen tv. Any digital camera with an usb output or plugin output will work.
Works well enough that when it doesn’t work, I just do something else like mow the lawn, wash the car, push the car to the gas station etc.

 

[Bullzeye]

I need this! Do you have a link or product numbers for that set up? I have no idea what I need.

Any camera made for a pc should work. They are plug n play through the usb port on a laptop.
examples.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pc+camera&crid=2MPPT5FV3KRRS&sprefix=pc+camera%2Caps%2C156&ref=nb_sb_noss_1&tag=accuratescom-20

 

[Bottom Fodder]

Instead of moving the scale up to eye level I move me down ( adjustable leg chair) to scale level

 

[ELR LVR]

I dont get you guys
Let us suggest your eye angle and parallax of reading the zero is off (your head is above the scale )
First if you look at where the pointer lines up with zero at eye level
then raise your head
then mentally and visually re-establish where the pointer is pointing when your head is off angle
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The scale is still ZEROED even though the pointer is maybe pointing one tick mark downward (1/10th)
so use one tick mark down as your new VISUAL of zero
the visual is off zero, but the scale is ACTUALLY zeroed because you already verified by checking at eye level
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Now with your head raised at your seated height -
when your charge weighs what APPEARS to be 1/10th low
You know this is actually zero
Let your eyes read 1/10th low but know you are on zero
How is this hard?
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it don't matter what angle or direction your eyes look... FROM
as long as you know the spot where the pointer is pointing AT, is actual zero
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its kind of like using holdover

 

[Longtrain]

I put some adjustable shelves on the wall behind my loading bench and set one so the scale was right at eye level. Made it quicker to read and adjust any trickling needed. Simple fix that really helps.

 

[209jones]

I have an NMRA bench, the top has a flipout shelf the scale sits on at eye level

 

[SeabeeKen]

I sure miss my 304 scale!!

 

[Rickhem]

I super glued a stainless wire to the balance beam. My old eyes can see it just fine.

I'm surprised nobody has commented on this yet.

I hope you didn't actually glue it onto the end of the beam. Adding mass, even a something very small, changes calibration. And the further away from the fulcrum, the more influence it has.

If you set your scale to "zero", does it still balance?

 

[markm87]

Mine sits in the cabinet over my dryer in my laundry room. I just open the cupboard door and use the scale when I need it.