My scale Vs the scrap yard scale??

Originally Posted by alloy2

Is your scale certified " legal for trade"

It is also important to know where you plan to place the scale. A scale needs a solid, level surface so information on placement location helps the installation process. If a scale is moved to a different location, the scale’s calibration should be checked so a report can be sent to the county stating that the scale is within tolerance.
If you have a legal for trade scale it is important to have the scale periodically checked for accuracy. Depending on how inaccurate a scale is, upon county inspection, the scale could be tagged and taken out of service.

In the event of this, the scale must be repaired or recalibrated within a certain period of time. Once the scale is back intolerance a report will be sent to the county and the scale can be used again. Because of situations like this, it is important to have a reliable scale company that will get your scale back in service to avoid the scale being down for a long period of time.


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I don't use my scale to weigh items for public sale. It's a mail/freight type scale that I bought when I was doing a lot of shipping at my work. I started using it a long time ago because there were a couple places around here that were really crooks and were ripping people off left and right. Thankfully enough people complained and they shut then down. Frankly it shouldn't matter what you weigh the material on. I used regular bathroom scales for a long time and they were close enough to get a basic feeling for what you have in a box or barrel. It's easy enough to check a scale by placing a known amount of weight on the scale an seeing what it reads. That should give good enough results for what I now use it for.

Like I said as long as the weight at their scale is within a reasonable amount I don't usually fuss but 100 lbs is a little much that's 1/3rd of what was in the barrel. For years my weight and theirs were within a couple lbs one way or the other using the same setup. And yes I have checked my scale. I have 5, 5lb stainless steel bars that I use to check the scale it reads dead on 25 lbs every time I check it. I hardly ever add copper to a barrel at more than 25lbs @a time so I figure that should give me a dang good idea to what's in a barrel when it's full.

Originally Posted by mx842

I don't use my scale to weigh items for public sale.

WTF, get it straight. Your using your bathroom scale to compare weight to a scale which is regulated under the weights and measures act.

Dude ... chill out. It's not a big deal.

Lol ... take it from a guy that obsesses over the little unimportant things.

You know ... like figuring out how to stuff 50 lbs of BB into a 12x12x6 box ???

(In the grand scheme of G-d and the cosmos it's really not all that important.)

Originally Posted by hills

Dude ... chill out. It's not a big deal.

Lol ... take it from a guy that obsesses over the little unimportant things.

You know ... like figuring out how to stuff 50 lbs of BB into a 12x12x6 box ???

(In the grand scheme of G-d and the cosmos it's really not all that important.)

Thanks, you are right I'm done with this one.

Originally Posted by mx842

Thanks, you are right I'm done with this one.

Next time search the archived threads there are hundreds of posts regarding scales.

https://www.scrapmetalforum.com/gsea...&sa.x=0&sa.y=0

Originally Posted by alloy2

WTF, get it straight. Your using your bathroom scale to compare weight to a scale which is regulated under the weights and measures act.

''Frankly it shouldn't matter what you weigh the material on. I used regular bathroom scales for a long time and they were close enough to get a basic feeling for what you have in a box or barrel''

Wow......That was a prime example of someone taking a sentence out of context there ol buddy. LOL