oldlady Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 have used my old Ohaus triple beam scale since the stone age. found all kinds of wonderful new stock at the local walmart last week as they get ready for holiday sales. one item that i was excited to buy was a flat battery operated scale that works with pounds and ounces or grams. only $15, it is pretty and it weighs up to 11 pounds!! my scale is great but i hate that i have to stop at 2610 grams. tried it out today setting it for grams and wanted to weigh out 3000 grams of a base glaze i made recently. i wanted to add 4 % color to the base so i needed to know how much to add. that is when i discovered the funny thing. the readout of the new scale is located under the weighed ingredients so it cannot be read. sigh.............................. apparently i need to make a flowerpot shape with a small enough bottom so i can read the numbers. it is going back to the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 lol... what an awful device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Oh no! Guess they didn't quite think through the design feature of that. Send it back and try another! T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 This one has worked very well for me https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NE0FU2/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Using these scales save a huge amount of time over a triple beam. I also have the digital Ohaus that max out at 5,000 grams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiselleNo5 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 I have a scale that goes up to 50 lbs. The readout is offset. It stopped working and no questions, they sent me a new one. I will see what brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewV Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 A small bit of plywood may raise the bowl enough to get a good view of the readout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 This one has worked vey well for me https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NE0FU2/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Using these scales save a huge amount of time over a triple beam. I also have the digital Ohaus that mass out at 5,000 grams I have this exact scale. Works very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyK Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 How about using a tapered weighing vessel that clears the readout...surely you have one on a shelf in your studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 This one has worked very well for me https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NE0FU2/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Using these scales save a huge amount of time over a triple beam. I also have the digital Ohaus that max out at 5,000 grams Thanks for this! I, too, tried the little, flat, battery-powered, $15 scale but it was really not suited to serious glaze making. I like the looks and price (even with the addition of an adapter) of this one! MarkC, have you found a need to recalibrate this scale often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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