I have an almost as new in box set of Ohaus Model 314 three beam scales.
Sitting atop its red "Doric" column it is a fine piece of elegant, precision engineering that is not longer unfortunately available to us.
However being of the day before damped scales combined with finely ground precision engineered balance pivots when set away it almost perpetual motion. The instructions say that the reading can be accurately eyeballed when the pointer goes the same amount each side of the zero. Personally I would prefer it to be damped so I can see whence the pointer stops in a timely manner.
Anyone have any suggestions on how dampen these in a simple manner that doesn't require drilling threading machining and the like?
Sitting atop its red "Doric" column it is a fine piece of elegant, precision engineering that is not longer unfortunately available to us.
However being of the day before damped scales combined with finely ground precision engineered balance pivots when set away it almost perpetual motion. The instructions say that the reading can be accurately eyeballed when the pointer goes the same amount each side of the zero. Personally I would prefer it to be damped so I can see whence the pointer stops in a timely manner.
Anyone have any suggestions on how dampen these in a simple manner that doesn't require drilling threading machining and the like?