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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: homersimpson on June 30, 2012, 08:03 pm

Title: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: homersimpson on June 30, 2012, 08:03 pm
I bought a scale for £10/$15 off amazon and it was 0.1g scale. It didn't even work to 1g properly despite the 20 5* feedback and 1* of some other person.
I want a scale that is obviously 100% to the gram 100% to the 0.1g and 98% correct to the 0.01 gram mark.

I don't mind doubling my money up to £20/$30 but I don't really want to pay any more :( Drugs seem more appealing :(.
If it came down to it and I really can't get a reliable one for that price then I could (not happily) go up to £40/$60 but don't really want to.
I don't deal I just want it for the 50-300mg range mainly especially for substances such as AMT etc.

Please help me out :(. Also I'm from the UK
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: Globian on June 30, 2012, 08:19 pm
Myco MZ-100. They're £10 on amazon or £8-9 on ebay, I've had 6 pairs of scales before, 4 of which were the MYCO MZ-100s, The reason being that they are the most accurate cheap scales I've had, I've had so many sets because I either broke them or sold them, But yeah you can't go wrong with them :)
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: homersimpson on June 30, 2012, 09:01 pm
Yeah I've seen it around a few times thanks for the suggestion :) would you risk an OD on this scale if the OD range was more than 0.10mg difference though?
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: homersimpson on June 30, 2012, 09:20 pm
I'd expect microgram for that much.
Eyeballing it is then.. :/
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: cacoethes on July 01, 2012, 08:19 am
Unfortunately, cheap pocket scales aren't worth a shit beyond a couple tenths of a gram.  To get high precision and accuracy  you need to drop a couple hundred bucks on a good set of laboratory scales.

Eyeballing it is. :)
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: lucymylove on July 01, 2012, 11:14 am
Unfortunately, cheap pocket scales aren't worth a shit beyond a couple tenths of a gram.  To get high precision and accuracy  you need to drop a couple hundred bucks on a good set of laboratory scales.

Eyeballing it is. :)

Bullshit, I've bought my 0.001 g scale on deal extreme and it's really awesome. I checked it with precise weights (), and it's showed 1 mg more, thus it's having 0.002g scaling precision

look for 0.001 g scales on DX
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: Hiding on July 01, 2012, 12:29 pm
I use an American Weigh 20 (AMS-20) milligram scale. If you calibrate it right and leave it on a flat surface, it's pretty consistent with +-2mg window. It handles 100ths and 10ths very well. It is now $27 on clearweb but I have seen them slightly cheaper and also very much more for the same scale. It is not made in america but it's not bad for the price/accuracy trade-off.

Clear web link:
http://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Gemini-20-Portable-Milligram/dp/B0012TDNAM

I use it to weigh estimations of 25i for my friend to make his blotters. It seems pretty successful for most milligram RCs. It would be fine for most street drugs.
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: Hiding on July 02, 2012, 08:14 pm
i used to have that scale, unless you epoxy a dime in between the weighing tray and they bowl it's very inaccurate, and even then it's useless for sub 100mg amounts. too many times i've accidentally done 75+ mg of 2cb using that scale.
Consider returning it for another one? I haven't found anyone who uses it that says anything > 5mg +- variation.

I know the issue you're talking about with the tray, because of the recessed area but I find it to be quite accurate. I have had very good success and comparison success with it.
It usually tares within 2mg to the calibration weights and I have had very good success with comparing others' weights on it and within 5mg +-.

If you can't clearly see the difference between 30mg and 75mg, maybe the scale isn't the problem. Since the OP asked for a scale accurate to hundredths (0.01) this scale would be something I suggest for sure.

I recently sent out ~58mg (median of 3 measurements) of an RC to someone who weighed it upon arrival with a 'school scale' and it came out to 59mg. I'll take 1-5mg +- variation but definitely not 50-100mg variations.

It has been effective in my experience, sorry you have problems with it but that doesn't mean it's useless to everyone.

What is your suggestion? Price aside, what do you suggest?
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: Limetless on July 02, 2012, 08:20 pm
you can't get a good one for that price, the good ones cost hundreds of dollars and come with their own heavy weighing table

This info is completely accurate as usual.

Indeed. Mine does 0.001 and you can link it to your comp for ultra accuracy (fuck knows how it works but it's magical) and it costs £300 and that was relatively cheap.
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: homersimpson on July 02, 2012, 10:25 pm
I wonder if vendors would be interested in weighing out doses on drugs that a little makes a big difference. Then putting the smaller dosage checked bags in 1 bag... Depending on the quantity of course. For a certain amount of bit coins.
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: Limetless on July 02, 2012, 10:52 pm
I wouldn't do that unless you paid me ££
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: homersimpson on July 03, 2012, 12:02 am
Yeah! What i'm ordering from you atm I don't need dosing up but for future drugs I might possibly pay you and others to do this if you/they will
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: Addy on July 03, 2012, 03:44 am
While we're on the topic of scales, where would you guys suggest buying one? A friend of mine gave me his old one, but it broke recently. I'd rather not hunt for one on the clearnet, especially though amazon/ebay. In the unlikely event of a raid/investigation, it would take all of ten minutes to link my PayPal to a purchase of a scale. Sure, there's nothing illegal in just that, but you really can't be too cautious. They'd throw "intent" around in court, I'm sure.

Are there any nation-wide USA stores that sell decent scales?
Title: Re: I need a GOOD 0.01 scale - Suggestions?
Post by: Limetless on July 03, 2012, 04:18 am
Guys just Google it mate, here I have done it for you. These are the kind you want if ya gunna be taking anything under say 50mg - http://www.scalesmart.co.uk/laboratory-balances-lab-scales/precision-balances. Mine look like top left middle vaguely but are much jazzier/loads of features.