Homemade Kitchen Scales.

Worth1 · June 20, 2016

I opened my big mouth up and said I could make my own weighing scales.
I am sure some of you thought, 'yeah right.

For a coupe of days now I have thought it over and decided I needed to start somewhere and I needed stock materials to start the project.
My full intention is to make these scales out of as much, scrap as I can find around the place.
If I cant find or make what I need I will use other parts I can buy locally and use them for intentions other than what they were meant to be used for.
I have no idea how long this will take or if it will even end but this will be the thread for posting pictures of the failures and successes if there are any of the latter.

I really do need a set of good kitchen scales and the ones I want are close to $300.
Could I by good scales for less of course I can but doing these things helps me keep my sanity, IF there is any left.
First up is some scrap I am turning down into usable stock.

Worth.
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June 20, 2016	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Homemade Kitchen Scales. I opened my big mouth up and said I could make my own weighing scales. I am sure some of you thought, 'yeah right. For a coupe of days now I have thought it over and decided I needed to start somewhere and I needed stock materials to start the project. My full intention is to make these scales out of as much, scrap as I can find around the place. If I cant find or make what I need I will use other parts I can buy locally and use them for intentions other than what they were meant to be used for. I have no idea how long this will take or if it will even end but this will be the thread for posting pictures of the failures and successes if there are any of the latter. I really do need a set of good kitchen scales and the ones I want are close to $300. Could I by good scales for less of course I can but doing these things helps me keep my sanity, IF there is any left. First up is some scrap I am turning down into usable stock. Worth. IMG_20160620_52.jpg IMG_20160620_13676.jpg IMG_20160620_26751.jpg IMG_20160620_39771.jpg Last edited by Worth1; June 20, 2016 at 05:05 PM.