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Valued Member
 United States
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I went to the new Harbor Freight today and couldn't find the scales, got irritated because I spent 30 minutes waiting for a sales staff to help me find the item, and then the associate punched out and wouldn't help me. I went home and bought this one off ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/12076211227....m1439.l2649 |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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that looks ideal for a coin collector.
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Valued Member
United States
313 Posts |
Harbor Freight US Balance#1000XR 11-12 bucks 2xAAA batteries by the registers in a locked case  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5855 Posts |
Just got my 1000 Gram Digital Scale from Harbor Freight Tools in the mail. I have no way of telling if it's accurate or not, but it looks to be exactly what I wanted. Small, lightweight, runs on AAA batteries, lots of different modes (grams, troy ounces, etc.). And the price really couldn't be beat!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
781 Posts |
you can either purchase a calibration weight, or weigh a known coin bullion piece, like ASE. I'm not sure what the allowed variance in weight for an ASE is, but it won't be very much. Edited by jedichef
09/16/2011 1:13 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Is this THE barryg? Harbor freight huh? Looks like I'll be stopping there after work today.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, I'm certainly a barryg. I have no idea if I'm the barryg, however.
Do you do crossword puzzles online?
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry, I should've been a little more specific. Barry Greenstein uses the name barryg on pokerstars. Any which way, let me know how that Harbor Freight Scale is, I've been looking for one, and I've been going there a lot since buying a house.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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United States
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Sorry, I should've been a little more specific. Barry Greenstein uses the name barryg on pokerstars. Any which way, let me know how that Harbor Freight Scale is, I've been looking for one, and I've been going there a lot since buying a house. Nope, not me. Sorry! And the scale seems to work really well. As I said, it's impossible for me to say how accurate it is, but it's convenient and multifunctional. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not sure about flea markets in our area but always try them too for things like a scale. Today, at a local flea market, one seller had about 10 small, scales for items of .01 grams and up. Price was $2 each. Made in China of course but he swore they worked.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Newly minted US nickel weighs 5.0 g Wheat cent weighs 2.0 dwt or 0.1 troy oz |
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United States
781 Posts |
I am dredging this thread up because I am curious if folks are STILL using their Harbor Freight and other lower-cost scales. Did they hold up? Are they still accurate? I am sick of cheap junk from Amazon, ebay, etc and would rather give business to someone else. BUT my web searches don't want to give me any other options! |
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United States
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Canada
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I just received a Brifit scale from my wife for Christmas. It goes up to 200g, so works for everything except my largest medals.
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