I don't know much about moisture meters. Another way to characterize wood moisture content is to use a temperature - reletive humidity - moisture content chart, and to know approximately how long a panel of spruce requires to come to equilibrium with its surrounding atmosphere. Someone posted a link to some type of US Forest Service technical document on wood technology. It had a very nice chart showing the relationship between temp, RH, and MC. I saved the link.....but now it is nowhere to be found. Could whoever it was please repost?????? And how long does a piece of 1/2" thick unfinished spruce require to equilibrate moisture with its surrounding environment? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>; <mpt@talklist.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 1:08 AM Subject: moisture meters > Greetings once again, > I am spending much time of late thinking through the soundboard > making and installing process. It seems to me that even though the Sitka > I have purchased and may one day actually receive has been kiln dried. I > do not know what it's moisture content will be and how whatever level it > is presently at will affect my efforts. It occurs to me that I might > want to obtain a moisture meter to test the wood throughout the process. > Are there any recommendations as to either the need and or the model or > style meter one should buy? I'm looking for the most bang for my buck. > (aren't we all) I hope to use it for many other woodworking items as > well. Do any of you have opinions on how well the needle-less ones work > vs. the traditional needle type? Any light you could share would be > helpful. > > Greg > -- > Greg Newell > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > >
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