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17 Responses to “Apothecary Scales vs Digital Scales – For Herbal Medicine”

1. katiatomsk on February 8th, 2011 | 11:59 pm

   

   I am excited to see what all you will be doing with this scale.

2. ceadeses on February 9th, 2011 | 12:01 am

   

   I saw 440 ?

3. FenderGibsonWashburn on February 9th, 2011 | 12:13 am

   

   I used a chemist scale costing several hundred dollars when I was in University and was told the pivot point was exactly like a razorblade. We were warned it could easily be damaged once it’s released into the weigh position. It appears your scale has been well taken care of and is no less accurate. Excellent find on your part.

4. skybirdbird on February 9th, 2011 | 1:07 am

   

   cool… great price… you can really be a mad scientist now…lol

5. VideoGuyNC on February 9th, 2011 | 1:31 am

   

   I was once told that, (in terms of scientific accuracy) no digital equipment is considered reliable. That being said – most of our society would be completely clueless as to how they should even do the mathematics for an analog measurement such as your example. Nothing will ever replace good old analog measurements. Great vid!

6. MrsNewAmericaNow on February 9th, 2011 | 2:46 am

   

   That was a nice find, we have a simple brass scale.

7. galikazoid on February 9th, 2011 | 5:04 am

   

   awesome!!

8. garryentropy on February 9th, 2011 | 7:29 am

   

   scale looks german, from a watch factory, Ive got the same one

9. Dualspec on February 9th, 2011 | 8:00 am

   

   very interesting, thanks for sharing

10. NuggetsOfTruth on February 9th, 2011 | 10:35 am

    

    @garryentropy A-hem, it says made in England on it

11. NuggetsOfTruth on February 9th, 2011 | 10:37 am

    

    @FenderGibsonWashburn It’s slightly out, about 200mg light on the weight side. I tired using the adjusters but there isn’t enough variance in it so i stuck 200mg of folder paper underneath. I might at some stage stick a tiny blob of solder on the arm to bring it within the calibrator adjustments.

12. NuggetsOfTruth on February 9th, 2011 | 10:37 am

    

    Respond to this video…Yeah, when i filmed the close ups it was slightly different. Goes to show how inaccurate digital scales are, nothing changed, i just remeasured for the close up shots.

13. garryentropy on February 9th, 2011 | 10:55 am

    

    @NuggetsOfTruth MUST BE A DOPPELGANGER

14. NuggetsOfTruth on February 9th, 2011 | 11:04 am

    

    @garryentropy Is yours a Schaar? I see them on google images, they look similar.

15. ArthurClairFR on February 9th, 2011 | 6:38 pm

    

    Interesting. By curiosity, I found other scales without electricity but they are much more expensive like the magnetic powder scale.
    The hunters in France sometimes made their own cartridges (cartouche de chasse) and they need a scale very precise for the powder and the shots.

16. SlyToocan on February 9th, 2011 | 7:13 pm

    

    Air temp and humidity, should your balance not be the same temp as the air around it so will play on the measure, also close the sash.

    However, a GREAT show of a piece of craftmanship!

17. NuggetsOfTruth on February 9th, 2011 | 7:17 pm

    

    @SlyToocan Yeah I’m still working it out. I’m going to refurbish the cabinet in the summer as it’s a bit rough around the edges.

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