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Dan_Musicant
 
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Default Cheap 2-pin wood moisture

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:32:44 -0600, g.a.miller
wrote:

:On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:42:18 GMT, Dan_Musicant
:wrote:
:
:I'm looking at the following at Harbor Freight:
:
:http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=2757
:
:It's $20, and I wonder if it's worth the money. My initial purpose for
:it is to find leaks in my attic. I just had total roof job done to my
:very old house and there's a lot of discolored wood up there and have to
:guess if wood is wet or not. I figure the meter might make finding leaks
:a lot easier than digging my finger nail into a piece of wood or rubbing
:it with my hand.
:
:Also, it might come in handy when trying to determine if wood is moist
:or not. For instance, is it ready to prime/paint yet? Might it warp or
:check unless allowed to dry further? Maybe picking out lumber at Home
:Depot, etc.
:
:Thanks for any information.
:
:Dan
:try looging on to handyman.com and compare notes on these
:regaeds
:anthony

How could I find that once I hit the site http://handyman.com/ ?

Thanks.

Dan
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