Too_Many_Tools fired this volley in
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Good ideas Ed...I especially like homegrown solutions.

I did essentially the same thing in reverse when we needed a 0.01g
balance at work ASAP, and the one we ordered was a week away.

I built a small lever/fulcrum arrangement from K&S brass stock and sewing
needles that multiplied the force by 10X.

Of course, we were working with a total load of only 2g G.

LLoyd