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My beam scale saga continues
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<blockquote data-quote="Wiley" data-source="post: 5882750" data-attributes="member: 15835"><p>You probably bought it new and have taken good care of it. If it's repeatable in function, meaning it returns to zero or a pre-set weight every time it's supposed to, then it's a great scale. The <strong>used</strong> one that I bought has had the knife edges of the beam pivot honed or otherwise 'touched up' in what I think was an effort to regain normal function. That is part of what a bonafide scale tuner would do but in a very precise manner. However, the knife edges on my scale aren't honed in a manner that leaves them even to one another, thus there is an ever so slight misalignment from one side to the other and I believe that to be the root cause on the scale not repeating itself in some instances. Not every instance but sometimes and that's not acceptable in what it's used for. I should have inspected that very part when I got the scale but I was a little overanxious and just started using it immediately. The knife edges on any <strong>used</strong> scale should be inspected to see if they appear to have been honed. Typically this is noticeable as shiny metal vs the factory black finish just like a freshly sharpened edge on a knife blade. This is why I'm now buying a scale from a professional scale tuner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wiley, post: 5882750, member: 15835"] You probably bought it new and have taken good care of it. If it's repeatable in function, meaning it returns to zero or a pre-set weight every time it's supposed to, then it's a great scale. The [B]used[/B] one that I bought has had the knife edges of the beam pivot honed or otherwise 'touched up' in what I think was an effort to regain normal function. That is part of what a bonafide scale tuner would do but in a very precise manner. However, the knife edges on my scale aren't honed in a manner that leaves them even to one another, thus there is an ever so slight misalignment from one side to the other and I believe that to be the root cause on the scale not repeating itself in some instances. Not every instance but sometimes and that's not acceptable in what it's used for. I should have inspected that very part when I got the scale but I was a little overanxious and just started using it immediately. The knife edges on any [B]used[/B] scale should be inspected to see if they appear to have been honed. Typically this is noticeable as shiny metal vs the factory black finish just like a freshly sharpened edge on a knife blade. This is why I'm now buying a scale from a professional scale tuner. [/QUOTE]
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