Digital Scale

[SCdigger]

I'm finally going to pick up a digital scale from feebay...but there are dozens of different one's to choose from in that $20 range...is there anything specific I should look for in a scale? Or are they all about the same on there?

[brendan1414]

I wouldn't be afraid of these ones here:

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=dig...=p3286.c0.m359

cheap stuff, but very accurate. i bought one chinese digital scale... and it turned out to be spot on, nice looking and easy to use! I haven't had to replace it yet!

[OldSowBreath]

Same here. I bought a Chinese one off ebay for about 6.00 buy it now, and it works fine.

[diggummup]

Your talking about for shipping or a small type 100 gram to .01 gram scale? I bought a "weighmax" brand 75 lb. capacity scale for shipping. It hasn't failed me yet. It has a lifetime warranty. Got it from these guys- http://tinyurl.com/3e4y5vv

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

I too bought a cheap Chinese digital scale off eBay to weigh my PM's. It works fine (for now). I really want an old set of triple beams made in the USA, but these will work for now.....

[lookindown]

I got one for $7.00......looks great, works great, leather case, backlit, free shipping. I dont know how they sell them that cheap.

[diggummup]

I too bought a cheap Chinese digital scale off eBay to weigh my PM's. It works fine (for now). I really want an old set of triple beams made in the USA, but these will work for now.....

Yeah, you probably mean OHAUS triple beams. You better make sure it's a vintage one because the new ones have gone Chinese. Another one bites the dust.

Ohaus is one of the oldest and most well known scale brands. Jim Ohaus is an icon in the scale industry. Ohaus started with Mechanical balances such as the famous Ohaus Triple Beam. Ohaus was purchased by Mettler-Toledo in 1990. Mettler laid off many of the old Ohaus workers and shifted most Ohaus production to China (Originally all Ohaus scales were produced in the USA). This lowered quality and made many Ohaus fans unhappy because Ohaus became just another “Chinese” brand rather then an American Icon. Mettler appointed a new President of Ohaus – ironically the new President is from China and has taken steps to shift even more Ohaus production to China. However quality is back on the rise now that manufacturing has been moved to the Mettler China factory (earlier Chinese production was outsourced). Ohaus will soon cease (if it hasn't already) all USA manufacturing and basically become Mettler’s “Chinese made” brand of scales. It’s sad to see an old American brand become nothing but a nameplate.

[diggummup]

I got one for $7.00......looks great, works great, leather case, backlit, free shipping. I dont know how they sell them that cheap.

It's spelled... C- H- I- N- A !

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

I too bought a cheap Chinese digital scale off eBay to weigh my PM's. It works fine (for now). I really want an old set of triple beams made in the USA, but these will work for now.....

Yeah, you probably mean OHAUS triple beams. You better make sure it's a vintage one because the new ones have gone Chinese. Another one bites the dust.

Ohaus is one of the oldest and most well known scale brands. Jim Ohaus is an icon in the scale industry. Ohaus started with Mechanical balances such as the famous Ohaus Triple Beam. Ohaus was purchased by Mettler-Toledo in 1990. Mettler laid off many of the old Ohaus workers and shifted most Ohaus production to China (Originally all Ohaus scales were produced in the USA). This lowered quality and made many Ohaus fans unhappy because Ohaus became just another “Chinese” brand rather then an American Icon. Mettler appointed a new President of Ohaus – ironically the new President is from China and has taken steps to shift even more Ohaus production to China. However quality is back on the rise now that manufacturing has been moved to the Mettler China factory (earlier Chinese production was outsourced). Ohaus will soon cease (if it hasn't already) all USA manufacturing and basically become Mettler’s “Chinese made” brand of scales. It’s sad to see an old American brand become nothing but a nameplate.

Man that sucks. Stories like that burn me up.

We should probably be thanking the ChiComs - their poorly produced garbage has fueled the market for vintage American-made goods.

I will now look for a pre-1989 model Ohaus. Thanks for the heads up diggummup

[Shambler]

m e r i t l i n e . c o m

free shipping from China - generally where the ebayers are buying them so just go direct.