gardnesd Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 or perhaps talk me out of one??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwatson Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 there is a method of measuring the moisture content in wood with a multimeter if you have one. I happen to have one since i play with electronic stuff from time to time. http://www.ehow.com/how_5203136_make-moisture-meter-wood.html couple of more sites out there for this sort of thing so if you happen to already have one its a way you can go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 GE Protimeter - Surveymaster. I use mine everyday for inspections. Very nice dual mode meter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petersb Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 My birthday was this past weekend and my Dad gave me this meter. Amazon has some reviews on a different General meter here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stahlee Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I use a Mini Ligno. I use it for all my lumber and if air dry, then you should have one. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhell Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 or perhaps talk me out of one??? Laugh if you want but I've had success with the 10 dollar Harbor Freight meter. I bought it just to see if I'd even use it and it actually works pretty good for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardnesd Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Sorry, I don't buy GE products. Brett, have you used yours yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petersb Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Sorry, I don't buy GE products. Brett, have you used yours yet. LOL! Yeah, I have used it! I have checked just about every piece of trim, furniture, piece of wood in practically every room, inside and outside, of the house! Good thing those prongs leave such small pokes in the wood or else our house would look like worms had eaten it. Really, that is a bit of an exxageration, but I have used it to check a bunch of wood around the house and in the shop and it seems to work. At least nunbers show up on the readout when I turn it on and stab some wood. If they are the right numbers or not, I may never know. Either way, it is kind of cool to be able to check out the moisture in wood and think that I would know what those numbers mean to some small degree. I will check some wood for an experiment tonight when I get home if I remember. I have some sapele that I recently bought and I have been bringing the milled parts into the house every night to keep the extra moisture from creeping in and I have a piece that has been out there since I bought it. I will check and see if there is a difference in the moisture content between the "inside" wood and the "outside" wood, and I will let you know what I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petersb Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I will check some wood for an experiment tonight when I get home if I remember. I will check and see if there is a difference in the moisture content between the "inside" wood and the "outside" wood, and I will let you know what I see. Inside wood is 6.5-7% indoor air humidity 65% Outside wood is 9.5-10% outdoor air humidity 90% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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