An Accurate Scale For A Good Price?

petes03

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

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The Hills of Tennessee

• Feb 2, 2014

• #1

I've been wanting to get myself a good scale, that measures in grams, to weigh the bulk tobaccos in my cellar. It would have to be on a pretty tight budget though, and preferably digital. I don't even have a clue as to where to look! Any suggestions?

 

warren

Lifer

Sep 13, 2013

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Foothills of the Chugach Range, AK

• Feb 2, 2014

• #2

Any well supplied cook's store should have just what you are looking for with a decent spread of prices.

 

ocpsdan

Can't Leave

May 7, 2012

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Michigan

• Feb 2, 2014

• #3

Amazon is a great place to start.

 

zack24

Lifer

May 11, 2013

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• Feb 2, 2014

• #4

Picked up a digital scale at Office Max on clearance for $19...

 

mikestanley

Lifer

May 10, 2009

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Akron area of Ohio

• Feb 3, 2014

• #5

Police auctions come to mind. Can't remember the url but there are online police auction sites, similar to eBay. Local departments may still have real auctions too. Although,if you still need to weigh in grams, I would spend your cash on tobacco.
Mike S.

 

dochudson

Lifer

May 11, 2012

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• Feb 3, 2014

• #6

Amazon, Target, cook stores, bed, bath and beyond. for under $20 you can get a scale that reads in either oz or g and a handy feature where you can weight an empty jar & lid combo then zero the scale and weight everything still in jars.

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

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Chicago, IL

• Feb 3, 2014

• #7

If you plan on blending tobaccos, get a scale that reads in fractions of a gram. This way you don't have to mix, for example,

20 grams of a base leaf just to get a 5% proportion of condiment (1 gram) exactly right.
I've seen fraction-reading scales on the web, but I don't know how accurate they are.

 

wlfwalleye

Lurker

Jul 2, 2011

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0

• Feb 3, 2014

• #8

USPS.com 5lb digital scale for $24.99.

Weighs from 0.1ounce to 5lbs or (1 gram to 2 kilograms).

 

woodsroad

Lifer

Oct 10, 2013

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SE PA USA

• Feb 3, 2014

• #9

There are lots of cheap scales on eBay

 

blueeyedogre

Lifer

Oct 17, 2013

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• Feb 3, 2014

• #10

As much as I hate to suggest it check out your local head shop. Most pot heads flunked out of high school but they seem to weigh "stuff" a lot. Most head shops have a variety of scales.

 

woodsroad

Lifer

Oct 10, 2013

11,798

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SE PA USA

• Feb 3, 2014

• #11

Yeah, it's funny...when someone sees a scale nowadays, that's the very first thing that comes to their mind. Drug dealer. I kind of collect scales, there's a half-dozen lab scales around the house, some are fairly old and cool-looking. It all started when I was mixing my own darkroom formulas, then I moved in to homebrewing, now I also make soap and I'm starting to blend tobacco. So I need scales. But I often see that sideways glance when guests visit.

 

phred

Lifer

Dec 11, 2012

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• Feb 3, 2014

• #12

For a tight budget, definitely check out good kitchen scales (Sur La Table or online).

 

petes03

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

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The Hills of Tennessee

• Feb 3, 2014

• #13

Thanks guys! I did a little digging last night and found a few on Target's web site. I might have to go there this week and check them out, if they have them in stock.
@mikestanley. I actually have a good size cellar (for me anyway), probably 25lbs or so. But a lot of it is in jars, so I would like to have an accurate inventory of what I have in those jars.
@dochudson. That is what I was hoping to be able to do! Weigh an empty, zero the scale, then weigh a full jar.