Hi Folks:
This post is to announce a new Teleflite publication in eBook format. It
will teach you how to make a high precision laboratory scale with simple
hobby tools and things you can buy at a hardware store.
It's titled "The Homemade Sleeter Centigram Balance". I just posted it on
eBay, and here's the link.
Why should we pay for info that is already free?
Everybody, use this link instead:
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If I made French toast and one side had what looked like a picture of Jesus
on it,
would you pay $30,000 for it? I think that is what it went for on eBay. I
would
not pay that unless I was a billionaire with plenty of cash to waste and
nothing else
to do with my life. Good thing I like to blow things up and shoot coloured
lights
into the night sky, now that is time and effort well spent (not to forget
the satisfaction achieved from doing this all by yourself).
Teleflite? Ah, maybe rec.models.rockets is where you should be. I tried
them, not a
very sociable bunch of people (with a few exceptions who I respect).
rec.pyrotechnics
is MUCH better, friendlier, and just full of good knowledgeable people.
Perhaps you might know where I think you should stick your rocket and launch
it. Perhaps
not. :-)
Tom the Canuck.
If I offended anybody, GOOD. This NG deserves it. Simply act more like what
humans should act like. It's simple, remove your head from your ass and look
around at the world. If you think this is caustic wording just be advised
that most
of your lame replies resulted in my attitude because of the answers I
received from this NG.
DO TO OTHERS WHAT THEY DO TO YOU. Shame on you.
Hello Tom:
Your comment indicates that you don't understand the basics of how precision
scales are made. For example, in a precision scale the distance from the
center bearing to the bearings that support each of the pans must be equal
to within thousandths of an inch. And once the scale is constructed, you
have to perform an "equalization" procedure to calibrate it.
In "The Homemade Sleeter Centigram Balance" I show you how, with simple hand
tools, to make EXTREMELY fine and accurate bearings. Then, with a simple
hand-made jig, I show you how to properly adjust the distance between the
center bearing and the pan bearings. And finally I walk you through the
equalization procedure, and I even show you how to make your own comparison
weights.
The Dan Williams scale in the link you provide is alright for the crudest
weight comparisons, but it's not a PRECISION scale.
In contrast, the Homemade Sleeter Centigram Balance is accurate to 1/100 of
a gram, and that means that it's TEN TIMES AS ACCURATE as an Ohaus triple
beam balance. To better-illustrate what I'm talking, here are some excerpts
from the section describing the equalization procedure.
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"An equal arm balance is a precise piece of equipment, and before you can
use it you have to adjust it properly. Assuming that the bearings have been
properly spaced, the main requirements are that the beam and the pointer
swing freely, and that everything to the left and right of the primary
bearing pull down on the beam with equal force. When these requirements are
met, the balance functions properly. When the cups or the bowls are empty,
the beam rests level, and the pointer comes to rest on the center mark of
the paper scale. When the forces are unequal, the balance tilts to the left
or the right.
When you first assemble one of these balances, it always tilts to one side
or the other because one side is always a little heavier than the other, and
you have to compensate by adjusting the pointer and adding weight to the
bowl opposite the tilt. I call the procedure for doing this "equalization",
and I separate it into five steps that I call: pointer adjustment,
preliminary zero, equal mass creation, equal mass adjustment, and final
zero.
...Now turn off the room air conditioner, and close all the doors and
windows. The balance is very sensitive, and small air currents will make
equalization impossible...
Hint. As you apply the vinyl tape, you'll experience the sensitivity of this
balance for the first time. The slightest touch will set the beam in motion,
and you may find it difficult to make it come to rest. Experience has taught
me that raising a finger slowly and gently under each bowl is the most
effective way to stop the beam's motion."
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David Sleeter/Teleflite Corp.
David Sleeter
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Hello Tom,
How old are you ?
Your critic ,
i.e. you know the price about everything but nothing about the value of
anything reveals a younger mindset.
I believe since you like to blow things, you got fed up on rec.pyro and came
here to continue on with your game.
Lady's and Gentlemen of the jury, that is what I find of Tom the Canuck,
I'm going for a drink and cigar now.
Cranny Dane.
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