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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: vivalarevolución on Sat, 23 August 2014, 07:54:07
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I was wondering if anybody here has any recommendations on postal scales. I need one for weighing packages, now that my roommate has moved away and taken her kitchen scale with her.
Something that probably can handle weighing typewriters (25-30 lbs). A light search of Ebay turns up Accutech and Saga, which seem ridiculously dirt cheap for 50lb weight capacity, but I have my concerns about dirt cheap brands, as always.
Anybody know anything about these things?
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I use this one.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W7IOV4 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W7IOV4)
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I was wondering if anybody here has any recommendations on postal scales. I need one for weighing packages, now that my roommate has moved away and taken her kitchen scale with her.
Something that probably can handle weighing typewriters (25-30 lbs). A light search of Ebay turns up Accutech and Saga, which seem ridiculously dirt cheap for 50lb weight capacity, but I have my concerns about dirt cheap brands, as always.
Anybody know anything about these things?
I've used a dirt cheap ebay on for the last 10 yrs. I say pick one up that goes up to 75lbs. Sometimes I ship items that weigh over 25-30 lbs.
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So dirt cheap is not bad, huh? I kinda want one today, but the ones at the office stores are like twice as much as the same product online.
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past 10lbs cant you just use a bathroom scale?
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past 10lbs cant you just use a bathroom scale?
Tried that. Not accurate enough.
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So dirt cheap is not bad, huh? I kinda want one today, but the ones at the office stores are like twice as much as the same product online.
Yeah, I have a dirt cheap one from eBay (to 85 Lbs, uses a strain gauge). It's always the same weight the USPS give, to within 1 oz, but I always still overestimate the weight by 1 oz just in case.
This is the one I got:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170929840196?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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I got a scale off EBay, but a different one than I originally envisioned. because I have a fascination with mechanical rather than electronic, I opted for a used Polouze 50lb X 2oz mechanical scale. Not exactly the most accurate, but No worries about batteries!
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I got a scale off EBay, but a different one than I originally envisioned. because I have a fascination with mechanical rather than electronic, I opted for a used Polouze 50lb X 2oz mechanical scale. Not exactly the most accurate, but No worries about batteries!
Sweet! Can't beat mechanical. I hope it has the precision you need.
My scale is powered by batteries or alternatively is powered via USB so I don't worry about batteries either.
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So dirt cheap is not bad, huh? I kinda want one today, but the ones at the office stores are like twice as much as the same product online.
Yeah, I have a dirt cheap one from eBay (to 85 Lbs, uses a strain gauge). It's always the same weight the USPS give, to within 1 oz, but I always still overestimate the weight by 1 oz just in case.
This is the one I got:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170929840196?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Thanks for helping me narrowing down a specific scale to purchase. Was in dire need of a precision digital scale but stymied by the overwhelming number of options available on ebay.
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i use and highly recommend my myweigh kd8000. also a great kitchen scale
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i use and highly recommend my myweigh kd8000. also a great kitchen scale
purchased. hard to pass up on mkawa's seal of approval recommendations