On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:23:30 -0600, stanley baer
wrote:



I am in the market for a wood moisture meter to check the wood I have in
storage before I make them into furniture. The ones I have seen for
sale seem to be expensive for what they are. Could I make my own by
making a little handle that holds the two steel pins, and reading the
moisture by using an an ohm meter? I have access to a friend's moisture
meter to calibrate my homemade one with. I was thinking of making a
rough table in case the correlation between moisture and resistance is
not linear.

What do you guys think about this plan (other than that I am too goddamn
cheap).





I think if you find a moisture meter an interesting project, go for it.
If you want to start in on your wood instead, measure the moisture
content by weighing a piece, baking it in the oven until the weight
stops changing, and weighing again.

Steve