Hornady beam scale question
I bought a used Hornady beam scale off ebay and it didn't come with any instructions. If anybody here has one or have used one could you please explain to me, where the pointer points on the left side, the black plate that has the zero on it and the addition marks and #s ( 2,4,6,8 going up and down)....What are these additional gradations and #s used for?
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when you first set up the scale you need to balance it , put it on a hard level surface with the pan in place and all the weights on 0, the pointer should point to 0 if it doesn't use the small screw that is on the front of the scale to adjust it up or down until it points to 0 , if it balances great if not you will need to move the screw to its central of travel and them adjust the 2 nuts that are on the back of the beam , screw them in or out until the beam balances , lock in place ,
the scale weights in grains , so lets say you wanted to measure a charge of 54.5 grains you would set the main weight at 50 the small weight at the end of the bean to 4 and the central weight to 5 (5/10's) when you place the powder charge in the pan the beam should settle close to the 0 mark if its below 0 you need to add a small amout of powder to bring it up to the 0 mark , if its above the 0 mark you have to much powder in the pan and need to remove a very small amount,
if you want to check your scale and don't have a set of scale weights you can do a rough check using new bullets , lets say you have some 150 grain bullets on hand just set your scale for 150 and set a bullet in the pan , it should balance within plus or minus a few tenths of a grain hopefully right on but bullets do vary a little so its not as accurate as having a set of known weights to use ,,
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I did balance the scale. I got that part. I have a set of check weights I've used and I'm very happy with how it reads. I was wondering more of what the point is of the black plate on the left where the 0 is...I understand it should be on the zero when you slide the weights to weigh something but I was wondering what the other numbers and marks above and below the zero are for.
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I believe that each gradation on the left side of the scale = 0.1 grain. This makes it easier for you to adjust your powder measure if you know how much your setting is off.
If you want to send me an email, I'd be glad to send you a copy of the instructions for my Lyman M-5 scale, which was made by Ohaus. (I would guess that Ohaus also made yours.) However, the instructions do not describe the meaning of the markings that you asked about.
Neal
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as nmeyers says they are there simply to tell you whether your charge is heavy or light, each mark is about 1/10 of a grain , if your beam is pointing below the 0 say at 4 them you need to add about 4/10's of a grain to bring it up to 0 or to be balanced 0 -
Am sure a quick call to Customer service, Hornady, Grand Island, Ne., would provide you with answers to your questions. I have an email address for Bob Palmer. He is one of their answer personel. GW. 0
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