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NiN  
Posted : Thursday, 11 August 2011 12:39:38 AM(UTC)
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hi does anyone know where i could get an accurate set of scales for weighing small nuggets and pickers cheers.
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TroutnGold Stalker  
Posted : Thursday, 11 August 2011 4:14:41 AM(UTC)
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Hi, not sure how much of a look around you've had but scales are fairly pricey for the accuracy you probably need. I found some at the warehouse once for about $20 lol, which suprisingly went down to 0.1 of a gram. But that's probably not fine enough for gold I guess. I imagine you'd need to spend hundreds to get anything with more accuracy, but I could be wrong.

After typing all that I decided to check ebay and came across some that go down to .01 gram, and they're only 6 pounds! Scales seem to have gotten a lot cheaper since I last looked a few years back, doubt you could find any like that for that cheap in New Zealand though, once again I could be wrong, and probably am! lol

http://www.ebay.co.uk/it...&hash=item2a0ec44624
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cavey  
Posted : Thursday, 11 August 2011 6:31:53 AM(UTC)
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You should be able to pick up a good set of scales at at sports shop i use a set for weighing powder when reloading bullets and they seem to weigh right down to small amonunts, They range in price but should be easy to find hope that helps.

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Ted  
Posted : Thursday, 11 August 2011 10:22:43 AM(UTC)
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Go to dicksmith electrical ,they have scales that are very accurate.About $40 i think.
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fastangler  
Posted : Thursday, 11 August 2011 1:18:37 PM(UTC)
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hi nin,i got mine off trademe.they weigh to 0.00 cost me $24.tested them out on a ten cent piece which is exactly 3g and found they were very accurate
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overdog  
Posted : Thursday, 11 August 2011 11:40:04 PM(UTC)
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Hi NiN... Trent says look on TM (",)

Lots on there down to 0.1 of a gram and convert to oz,gram,troy oz and dwt between about 15 and 40 bucks...
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NiN  
Posted : Friday, 12 August 2011 11:16:16 AM(UTC)
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thankyou all for the helpfull info now i should be able to find some decent scales . cheers
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