Want to see somthing Neat?

TATER · July 19, 2012, 05:24 PM

This is a spin off from the meltdown post.

Its a ShadoGraph Monitions Scale.
Easy to read but weighs in at about 40 lbs. 18" long..

Beagle333 · July 20, 2012, 08:05 AM

That is pretty neat!

UtopiaTexasG19 · July 20, 2012, 08:42 AM

Will it fit in my range bag?

Salmoneye · July 20, 2012, 09:10 AM

And then I need my Hewlett Packard, Reverse Polish Notation engineering calculator to convert grams to grains...

JK...That really is a kool piece of hardware...

TATER · July 20, 2012, 10:22 AM

After the restoration, Because it is a True balance, I am thinking that I can Back the lens off to
Create greater magnification. At that point, Recreate the exact graphics with divisions in GRAINS
and silk screen a new plate. I am also think'en that If I use an LED to replace the lightbulb I should
get a crisper shadow. Heck, it's just another project to tinker with and probably never finish.

lamarw · July 20, 2012, 10:33 AM

That is Sweet Tater.

**Mike Irwin** · July 20, 2012, 11:26 AM

How do you set the weight that you want?

Oh, and I know Mal H will be VERY interested in this. He collects scales.

TATER · July 20, 2012, 11:52 AM

Mike,
You place a predetermined weight at the rear and close the top.
The exact weight is determined when it zeros out. And, you have the Over/Under hash marks.
I have seen Two others that were grain sensitive, I'm guessing this one was for heaver monitions as its in Grams.

**Mal H** · July 20, 2012, 12:58 PM

That is cool, indeed. It's a comparator scale, but not necessarily only for munitions (not "monitions"). As you can see it was owned by Goodyear, although the US Gov bought a bunch of them during WWII and probably did use them for munitions analysis.

Toledo has always been a big innovator in scales and balances.

TATER · July 20, 2012, 01:10 PM

Thanks Mal H,
I guess it would be hard to weigh a "warning"

Sport45 · July 21, 2012, 08:55 PM

That is indeed neat!

I'd clean it up and leave it as it is. It has enough sensitivity to weigh bullets and such, but not so much for weighing powder. The scale graduations are 0.1 gram (~1.5grains). Trying to get better than +/-0.3 grains may be an exercise in futility and changing things will ruin any collector value it has.

July 19, 2012, 05:24 PM	#1
TATER Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 963	Want to see somthing Neat? This is a spin off from the meltdown post. Its a ShadoGraph Monitions Scale. Easy to read but weighs in at about 40 lbs. 18" long..

July 20, 2012, 11:26 AM	#7
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,381	How do you set the weight that you want? Oh, and I know Mal H will be VERY interested in this. He collects scales. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

July 21, 2012, 08:55 PM	#11
Sport45 Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 1999 Location: Too close to Houston Posts: 4,196	That is indeed neat! I'd clean it up and leave it as it is. It has enough sensitivity to weigh bullets and such, but not so much for weighing powder. The scale graduations are 0.1 gram (~1.5grains). Trying to get better than +/-0.3 grains may be an exercise in futility and changing things will ruin any collector value it has. __________________ Proud member of the NRA and Texas State Rifle Association. Registered and active voter.

July 20, 2012, 08:05 AM	#2
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	That is pretty neat!

July 20, 2012, 08:42 AM	#3
UtopiaTexasG19 Senior Member Join Date: July 3, 2011 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 743	Will it fit in my range bag?

July 20, 2012, 09:10 AM	#4
Salmoneye Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 2,076	And then I need my Hewlett Packard, Reverse Polish Notation engineering calculator to convert grams to grains... JK...That really is a kool piece of hardware...

July 20, 2012, 10:22 AM	#5
TATER Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 963	After the restoration, Because it is a True balance, I am thinking that I can Back the lens off to Create greater magnification. At that point, Recreate the exact graphics with divisions in GRAINS and silk screen a new plate. I am also think'en that If I use an LED to replace the lightbulb I should get a crisper shadow. Heck, it's just another project to tinker with and probably never finish.

July 20, 2012, 10:33 AM	#6
lamarw Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2010 Location: Lake Martin, AL Posts: 3,311	That is Sweet Tater.

July 20, 2012, 11:52 AM	#8
TATER Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 963	Mike, You place a predetermined weight at the rear and close the top. The exact weight is determined when it zeros out. And, you have the Over/Under hash marks. I have seen Two others that were grain sensitive, I'm guessing this one was for heaver monitions as its in Grams.

July 20, 2012, 12:58 PM	#9
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,949	That is cool, indeed. It's a comparator scale, but not necessarily only for munitions (not "monitions"). As you can see it was owned by Goodyear, although the US Gov bought a bunch of them during WWII and probably did use them for munitions analysis. Toledo has always been a big innovator in scales and balances.

July 20, 2012, 01:10 PM	#10
TATER Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 963	Thanks Mal H, I guess it would be hard to weigh a "warning"