What do you put under your A&D scale?

[RCE1]

small granite surface plate

 

[rlporter507]

What does something like that run? And where do you find them?

got mine from a counter top place, they let me go through there dumpster. found a nice piece that was about the right width, and a bit deeper. I put a rubber gun mat under the counter top piece so it dont move.

 

[jpjulian]

Countertop shops typically have remnants they will sell or give to you…

I got a piece of polished marble from a counter shop last winter for $20

 

[gmr4]

Granite remnant cut to size..

Thats what i have, piece of scrap granite

 

[SteveOak]

Mine sits on the bench top which is maple from a bowling alley.

 

[Jerry Snyder]

I use a planed plastic cutting board, 1/2 inch thick, with adjustable feet in each corner. This way I can move it, relevel it if I need to.

 

[Bat Rastard]

I put my motorcycle lift under mine. Infinite adjustment. Reloading on one end, bullet press on other.

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Where do you do motorcycle work?

 

[Fire Dog]

Mine sits on a 1/2" thick piece of granite that has rubber pads, which all sits on an old very large heavy duty executive desk (the top being 1.5" thick. (note the computer screen right behind it, which doesn't effect the performance of the scale at all)

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Damn, aside from the granite block that looks just like my desk that also has the computer screen behind it… My computer room does double duty and I just have a heavy base of 1” ply topped with a piece of 3/8” steel that mounts my CO-Ax to the desk with a “G/C” clamp… that wood grain finish is identical to my desk…
Might check with the local Granite countertop maker and see if he has a scrap bin…
I don’t have any issues with the scale but it would raise it up another inch or two and that would be welcome. As I have a conventional floor I have to be careful about moving about in my chair as that can cause the floor to flex slightly and that will disturbed the scale…
Just leave it plugged in 24/7 if possible or at least let it warm up/stabilise for at least 45 min. to an hour to eliminate a source of fluctuations that many report here…
If you are wanting quality than don’t rush…
If that is not an issue, than why bother with a high end setup..?

 

[D Coots]

Where do you do motorcycle work?

They're gone now. Last one was the 47 Knuck.

 

[Straightshooter1]

Damn, aside from the granite block that looks just like my desk that also has the computer screen behind it… My computer room does double duty and I just have a heavy base of 1” ply topped with a piece of 3/8” steel that mounts my CO-Ax to the desk with a “G/C” clamp… that wood grain finish is identical to my desk…

All my brass prep is done on workbench in garage. Cartridge build (priming, charging, seating bullets, etc) is done on this desk.

Might check with the local Granite countertop maker and see if he has a scrap bin…
I don’t have any issues with the scale but it would raise it up another inch or two and that would be welcome. As I have a conventional floor I have to be careful about moving about in my chair as that can cause the floor to flex slightly and that will disturbed the scale…

My desk is really solid (very heavy) and the floor in this home is on concrete . . . no flex.

Just leave it plugged in 24/7 if possible or at least let it warm up/stabilise for at least 45 min. to an hour to eliminate a source of fluctuations that many report here…
If you are wanting quality than don’t rush…
If that is not an issue, than why bother with a high end setup..?

IMHO, that's good advise . . . to leave it plugged in, which is what I do. And, I do find whenever I've had it unplugged it does take ~30 minutes to warm up and the electromagnetic force sensor to stabilize

 

[sgav8r]

Stuck the antistatic mat beneath them. Everything is leveled, ferrite bead on each cord, and wiped down with a dryer sheet. Looks good!

Video: Two Scales One Cup

 

[Fire Dog]

They're gone now. Last one was the 47 Knuck.

You just reminded me of my first two Harleys, a ‘43 WLA, 3 speed forward and one reverse so that it could be used with a sidecar and then a KHK, a 900cc flathead version of the 750 KHR flat track bikes… The forerunner of the Sportster and only made for two years before the Sportster came out with overhead valves…
Wish I still had the KHK today…. Worth a mint now, even the old WWII WLA’s are getting good money. Never had a Knuckle Head but a couple Pan Heads along the way…
Such is Life…

 

[D Coots]

Wasn't that 43 a rare bike as most went to the war effort? I bought a 53K in 1966 for $275 45ci

 

[Janeau]

Mine sit on a wood top workbench. No need for any special treatment - sub plate or anything unless top is steel.

 

[59FLH]

HDF platform with low durometer sorbathane pads for shock and vibration isolation. plugged into a Tripp=Lite line conditioner.

 

[ronemus]

small granite surface plate

I bought a cheap surface plate (2" thick granite) and put foam rubber between it and the bench for vibration isolation. I have a cardboard box with the front cut out around the whole setup to reduce air currents, and 3 of the 4 draft shields are in place. I plug the scale and AutoTrickler into a Tripp-Lite IsoBar for noise filtering. and use an LED lamp on the bench. The scale is on 24/7/365 so it's always warmed up and ready to go. The only drift happens when the furnace runs - the thermostat is in another room so there is some temperature swing; however, it's small enough that auto-zero compensates easily.

Be sure to keep your hands well away during measurement as that alone will cause obvious drift.

 

[RCE1]

I bought a cheap surface plate (2" thick granite) and put foam rubber between it and the bench for vibration isolation. I have a cardboard box with the front cut out around the whole setup to reduce air currents, and 3 of the 4 draft shields are in place. I plug the scale and AutoTrickler into a Tripp-Lite IsoBar for noise filtering. and use an LED lamp on the bench. The scale is on 24/7/365 so it's always warmed up and ready to go. The only drift happens when the furnace runs - the thermostat is in anither room so there is some temperature swing; however, it's small enough that auto-zero compensates easily.

Be sure to keep your hands well away during measurement as that alone will cause obvious drift.

That's pretty much what I do. Small 2" thick granite surface plate. Rubber feet on mine. I use a line conditioner too. I also have an FX-120i and the granite isn't much bigger around than the scale. I have limited bench space and don't want to be setting it up every time I want to use it.

 

[DHD]

2" thick granite surface plate. It's heavy, flat, and really heavy. That particular area of my bench is doubled up glued and screwed 3/4" A/C plywood so borders on ridiculous anyway.