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What is everyone using to check the moisture in their wood before using? What should the moisture level be?
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Moisture Meter
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Here is a shot of the one that I use, I aim for around 10%. They are quite cheap on Ebay, here is an example:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PRO-4-P...167571&hash=item1c9641ae2d:g:XIMAAOSwh1hZ6WY4
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PRO-4-P...167571&hash=item1c9641ae2d:g:XIMAAOSwh1hZ6WY4
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That's rarely a problem here in the desert, but I have a similar two pin meter. Oddly, this is a much improved version of the original moisture meter for plants that was invented and patented by engineer Harry Wayne, who recently passed away after building a company that made dozens of electronic vision training devices. He was still creating original devices well into his 90s.
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I also use a cheap 2 pin meter. Below 12% is the figure I’ve always heard.
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I use a Harbor Freight and never been wrong.
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how do you know???
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Got 2 of them and they both read the same. How do you check yours?
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I don't use particle board.
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I thought I was wrong once...but was mistaken.
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I use a puddle of water, if they both read 100% they must be good.
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I've always thought that a moisture meter is a fancy way of reading resistance over a specified distance. I wonder if a multimeter could be used as a substitute?
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I would say yes Gary. You could drive two nails in a board and connect the meter to them and get a reading but besides the spacing between them being important, you still need to convert that to a moisture level somehow. If you also had a moisture meter I suppose you could build a graph
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