Choosing The
Right Meter
First decide whether the pin-
type or pinless meter is right
for your
application. (It is not
uncommon for advanced or
professional woodworkers to
have one of each kind.)
Pinless
Meters are extremely
fast in
operation, and you can
measure enormous quantities
of wood very quickly, just by
sliding the meter sensing pad
along the length of each
board. They use
sophisticated electronics to
sense water inside wood. A
sensing pad is pressed
against the wood sample and
unlike Pin Meters there is no
punctures or damage to
the wood.
These meters are
essential for some applications,
such as testing finished or
antique furniture, fiberglass
boats, building
inspection--or any situation
where the holes from pin-type
meters would not be
acceptable.
Pin Type
Meters... just push the
button on
the front panel and the needle
points to the measured
moisture content. The
pins may be part of the meter
casing (and therefore pushed
by hand) or may be
mounted separately in a probe
(which can be pushed or
hammered with great force)
connected to the meter itself
via a cable. Actually, by using
a pair of nails or
wood screws inserted into
your wood sample, and
hooked up to built-in meter
pins
with wire, you can make your
own "hammer
probe" at zero cost! This
kind of trick also lets you
monitor boards in a stack as
they are
drying.
A good average
moisture reading is obtained if
the pins penetrate to a depth
of one-quarter of the wood
thickness. With a
pin-type meter, the roughness
of the wood surface does not
matter, and even
small pieces can be
measured.
All our meters incorporate
rugged reliable solid-state
electronic components and
modern advanced integrated
circuits. In the critical
moisture range of 6% to
12%, pin-type meters are
accurate to half of one
percent, while our pinless
meters are accurate to one
percent, and we offer a two
year unconditional
guarantee. All models use
standard, readily available, 9-
volt batteries.
Complete information,
instructions, and batteries, are
included with every
meter. |
