Lance, I've not personally used any of the pinless moisture meters; I have used the pin type. That's what we use in our shop. But... None of these meters measure accurately below 6% or so. Even at 6% the readings get a bit shaky. For soundboard work you're better off storing these things in a temperature & humidity controlled room and monitoring both the temperature and humidity. From these numbers you can determine the moisture content of the wood stored under these conditions. We maintain ours so the the EMC is a consistent 6% to 6.5%. Del --------------------------------------------------------- Lance Lafargue wrote: > Dearest List, > I am shopping for a decent moisture meter that will give me more control > over my woodworking and soundboard repairs. Any suggestions on reasonably > priced/reasonably accurate meters? Pin or pinless? Does it matter? I've > checked in Fine Woodworking, but there are lots to choose from. > > Also, I've been drying soundboards/shims down to 42% with damp chasers, > then unplugging the H-2 for one more day. How dry should the board be? I > use the Spurlock jig/bit to repair boards. Thank you one and all. > Lance Lafargue, RPT > New Orleans Chapter > Covington, LA. > lafargue@iamerica.net
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