Cheap scale, anyone know a good way to test it?
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Mr.Untouchable
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Get some weed from someone and measure it. Look at it this way. At least you got something to smoke and toke homie.
Psychedelics and Chronic
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If you're in USA then a nickle is 5.0 grams give or take .2. You can callibrate it with 20 nickles if you need a 100 g weight.
Redrum
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A (non washed a gazillion times) $1 Bill should weigh 1 GramI ordered a $7 scale (300 grams max, 0.1 gram measure) for measuring the bags I buy. Anyways, anyone know a good way to make sure it works properly? I dont have any calibration weights or anything
Thanks
#1accordfamily
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nickel method is very common
Redrum
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For better calibration 2 test weights would probably be better..whats a nickel weigh? 5 grams?
jomal206
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Yes this is the easiest and most convenient way to calibrate either your finger or digital scale
A nickel should weigh 5 grams, hence the name
StaySafe420
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The name comes from the fact that it's made of nickel, the metal alloy.
anywhere311
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i scaled a nickel on my scale and came to exact 5.0 so i guess thats the trick..
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Doctor.Dank
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I know different coins can sometimes weigh different amounts depending on the year that it was made and what it was actually made from. Just get a calibration weight instead. you can buy them at like ebay.com or a site like scaleforweed.com
Dr. Greenhorn
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this.. try weighing a bunch of nickels. there is gonna be a variance. a calibration weight is the way to go.
you don't have a headshop you can buy one from?
cheechako
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That's why they call it a nickel.
Dr. Greenhorn
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5 year old thread, but this is the info that counts, the info posted today.. not all nickels weigh the same. use a calibration weight instead. it's cheap as fuck, and it's accurate..