Cool! I like that! So all I have to do is get an EMC guage to start, to calibrate it with. What I was wondering is if the wood itself responds less well, after repeated cycling, throwing off your calibrations. But one could always re-check that with the EMC guage. And maybe even make a chart, correlating it with RH and room temp. Peace, G --- Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote: > > > Great idea. I only wonder what .000 of movement > equals > > "adequate" drying. > > That's not how it works. It's calibrated to give a > direct MC > reading of the wood, based on dimensional changes > with > moisture changes. The "0" on the dial is 10%MC, > where 0.90 is > 9%, and 0.1 is 11%, etc, so 0.010"=1%MC. You have to > decide > for yourself what MC is adequate, but the gage > minimizes > random guessing as to what the panel MC might > actually be. > > > > And does this thing "wear out" ( > > lose "elasticity" after several cycles )? > > No, because it's not under any greater load than the > spring of > the dial indicator plunger. > Ron N > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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