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roco

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Weighing bats at home
« on: August 09, 2010, 05:35:21 PM »

What are the best scales or best way to weigh bats?
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Re: Weighing bats at home
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2010, 05:36:15 PM »

jewellery digital scales are quite good i think (think thats what they are generally known as). up to 5kg.
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Re: Weighing bats at home
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2010, 05:39:47 PM »

I have a digital set from Ikea, weighs very accurately to a single gram or an eighth of an ounce.
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Re: Weighing bats at home
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2010, 05:41:42 PM »

I have some digital scales but telling me funny thing saying my talisman is 2lb15 or maybe it's just me converting wrong as says it's 1344 grams
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Re: Weighing bats at home
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2010, 05:43:21 PM »

The conversion sounds right.
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Re: Weighing bats at home
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2010, 05:44:34 PM »

Just kitchen scales from Tesco, only shows in grams though.
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Re: Weighing bats at home
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2010, 05:55:32 PM »

These scales are excellent too!
Salter digital - measure in lbs and ozs! Or if you want can push a button and it's in grams / kg!

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Re: Weighing bats at home
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2010, 06:23:45 PM »

I have these scales too! Weighed mine earlier (by coincidence) and it came to 2lb 14 much to my surprise :)
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Re: Weighing bats at home
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2010, 06:35:28 PM »

does bats usual put on weight about 1 oz during raining season  :)? earlier I thought my scale has become faulty untill I checked my iphone weight was same 4.9 oz .
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Re: Weighing bats at home
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2010, 09:31:48 PM »

petehosk!youve caught!! aidy-itis!!! ;) :D
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