help a beginner measure mc in wood with confidence

[Farrell]

A concern I would have with that type of meter is calibration accuracy and 
calibration longevity. IMHO, if I were to use such a meter, I would not use 
the absolute dial readout for anything definitive, but rather when the board 
has equilibrated with the hot box environment. I wonder if the short board 
length of the panel in the meter might make for a faster equilibration than 
a regular soundboard panel.

But I do see the utility of such a meter if only the end of your hot box 
opens.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> Thanks Jim,
> I am building my own version of the Nossman meter.
> I am curious however and will experiment at sometime in the future to see 
> how low the mc of a spruce sample can go if placed in a sealed lab style 
> container with a dessicant. Possibly a multi day exposure. I see no reason 
> that zero or <0.5% mc cannot be had without damaging the wood or having to 
> calibrate an oven. Wife complains when I touch the oven for shop stuff.
> This would be a good zero reference for the meter as the sample would 
> retain its - whatever was lost from baking -.
> Gene