Comments on: Moisture meters, part 3 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/06/09/moisture-meters-part-3/ inside the woodshop Sun, 23 Jun 2013 04:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/06/09/moisture-meters-part-3/#comment-123347 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 04:43:07 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2453#comment-123347 Scott,

Yea, I guess that could be done. Let’s say you had an 8 foot board of 9″ wide 4/4 cherry, walnut, etc. It would weigh 35-40 pounds. A 1% change in weight would be about 6 ounces. So you would need a pretty accurate scale. If you have the patience to do a lot of weighing, and the humidity was fairly stable in your shop to get a good endpoint, I guess it could work.

Great furniture was made before moisture meters existed (and without scales), so patience and experience can deal with the whole issue. It’s just that moisture meters make things more convenient and reliable.

As I emphasize in the next post, the bottom line is to watch the wood.

Thanks for reading.

Rob

]]> By: ScottV https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/06/09/moisture-meters-part-3/#comment-123345 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 02:27:12 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2453#comment-123345 Nice article. I have also shopped for moisture meters but have never pulled the trigger. Priorities keep my hard-earned ww cash going elsewhere.

Wouldn’t it be sufficient for most woodworkers to simply weigh a sample board once each week or so, and keep a simple log to determine if that board has lost moisture? When it no longer looses weight, it reaches equilibrium, correct?

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/06/09/moisture-meters-part-3/#comment-123293 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:08:46 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2453#comment-123293 Hi Bailey,

Thanks for reading.

My cabinet is secured to the 2×4 base frame with a large screw going through the floor of the case near the back of each corner. The screws go into the front-to-back rails of the 2×4 frame.

When loaded with tools, it is not at all tippy, even with the doors opened straight out at 90° to the front.

The total depth of the closed cabinet, including the doors, is just under 14 1/2″. If I were to do it over, which I will not, I’d probably make it a little deeper.

If I can be of help as you are building it, please don’t hesitate to send me an email.

Rob

]]> By: Bailey https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/06/09/moisture-meters-part-3/#comment-123288 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:38:32 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2453#comment-123288 Hi Rob,

Thanks for writing this blog. I think I have now read every post on here. I am building a tool cabinet roughly based on your Practical Tool Cabinet articles (imitation is the greatest form of flattery, right?). I have learned a great deal from what you have written. I have a question regarding that project, if you don’t mind me getting off topic from moisture meters (the comments are closed for the tool cabinet). Do you (read: should I) worry about your cabinet toppling over? With something so shallow, do you anchor it in place against the wall?

Thank you from a fellow Mass woodworker (Waltham),

Bailey

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