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Can someone recommend a reasonably priced scale for measuring rods/pins and such?
Need it for following Wayne's procedure for balancing rotating mass of rods/pistons. The parts came with no disassembly notes from mechanic so I have not idea which rods/pistons came from where on the crank. Thanks
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11-07-2015, 08:55 AM
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Digital postal scale........
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I got one from Staples for less than $40 and very reliable and accurate for the kind of work we do. The reproducibility of the weight readings is very reliable. Mine is the 5 lb. digital postal scale Dymo brand name with 1 gram increments. Tony |
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11-07-2015, 02:25 PM
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Digital diet scales do well to. Measure in both ounces and grams, your option.
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11-07-2015, 02:47 PM
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I got a scale years ago that is digital and goes to the .01 grams. Repeatable and precise. Cost about $100-200 on amazon. I had my hole assembly balanced with in .5 grams by shuffling the parts as needed. The rest will be zero balanced.
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11-07-2015, 06:38 PM
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I have a digital diet scale but it only measures to the nearest whole gram so it might not be accurate enough (or is it?) . I'll checkout Amazon and Staples thank you.
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0.1g accuracy is what you want. Porsche specs like 9-11 grams tolerance. But with a little Tetris style skill you can usually get to within one gram. With a little more work, .5g front to back and side to side is easy. Put the heaviest stuff closest to the flywheel.
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what kind of capacity do I need??
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11-09-2015, 06:38 AM
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The heaviest component will be the pistons. My 3.6 pistons were 550grams if i recall.
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11-09-2015, 07:08 AM
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The 3 beam ones will measure a dust particle ..almost.
They are very very accurate. Sometimes for an item too heavy for the scale i fabricate a small extra weight. Nothing elaborate just hang it on there. usually, you are shooting for all the "same weights" Find the lightest and make all weigh the same . usually.
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I got a digital scale from Harbor Freight that measures from .1 gram to max of 500 grams (I believe). It was less than $15. Note that some places consider these types of scales as "drug paraphernalia" so you do not want to be driving around with one on your dash.
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