Which Beam Scale?

[358WCF]

Before biting off on a beam scale I would advise giving serious thought to its location and lighting arrangement. One of the major drawbacks to the beam scale is the ability to repeatably see the indicator without parallax. This can be overcome by some of the inexpensive digital scales, even the Chinese ones on Amazon. One of the drawbacks of the cheaper ones is the small display.

Especially for people with eye issues eye fatigue is an issue that should be considered.

With the bench I'm using now, I solved the parallax thing by putting the scale at eye level on top of a 12"Hx30"L wooden cabinet with sliding doors that I used to store cassette tapes (remember them?) in. It sits on the rear edge of the bench out of the way. When not in use the scale lives almost dust free inside the box along with various other tools. Along with the ceiling lights, there's an "architect's" lamp mounted to the wall which can move all over the bench as needed to able to see.

The RCBS trickler was too light for easy one hand use. Filled the hollow bottom with 5 minute epoxy & some #8 lead shot. Still a little bit light but much, much better than it was.

 

[BULLET 05]

Lee would be my recommendation...let the beatings begin, lol

Lee Safety Balance Beam Mechanical Powder Scale 100 Grain Capacity

The Lee Safety Magnetic Powder Scale is designed so that it will never need adjustment. The beam is made from a very tough phenolic metal alloy base....

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I'll start. Absolutely not. This one is on the bottom of the list. No hard feeling though.

 

[old_heli_logger]

I'll start. Absolutely not. This one is on the bottom of the list. No hard feeling though.

No problem at all; I've had good luck with mine.

 

[BoydAllen]

Watch the video.

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[BoydAllen]

Different video of system. Yes I know it’s messy.

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[Doom]

This is just one example. It solves all the problems. You don't need a fancy webcam. Mine are manual focus, the latest well under $20.

Yep. Just pointing out one of the issues. Personally I don't use a beam scale but I wouldn't hesitate to use one if it fit.

One of the nice features of the beam scale is a good responsive one that can indicate the addition of 1 or 2 kernels doesn't have to be accurate since as reloader the exact weight is irrelevant, only the repeatability. AND they don't drift!

 

[wright brothers]

Someone mentioned embossed scale vs a sticker.
I have a stickered one that was subjected to heat. I'll dispose so it does not end up as a "good deal".
Meanwhile, my old Lee rocks on.
Have cheapo digital too, life on the edge lol.