Building materials (excluding covering)

[ironchef48]

I got a Triton T2 scale at American Science and Surplus- it was only about $30- It works great and measures accuratly to .1gand upo to 300g. At an invitational they were only using a scale accurate to 1g- so this was a great way to know I was at the right mass.

[kjhsscioly]

How can a scale be accurate to one gram? did it round down or up?

[lllazar]

Well im assuming if the actual mass were <x.5 then it rounds down and if >x.5 then it rounds up. Where x is just an integer. But that's really bad especially considering how specific the scale should be for something like this event.

[thewinner]

Yeah, accuracy to the nearest gram is nowhere near enough. I would recommend a 0.01g scale, as they are not too much more expensive than 0.1g ones and will help you minimize weight.

[kjhsscioly]

I am pretty sure i bought my scale for 12 dollars online, with a 1/100th accuracy and a 100 gram limit. Really, that should bee all you need for this kind of event.

[illusionist]

I am pretty sure i bought my scale for 12 dollars online, with a 1/100th accuracy and a 100 gram limit. Really, that should bee all you need for this kind of event.

could you post a link to that?

[kjhsscioly]

It has been a while since I bought mine, but chia might be able to tell you.