Scale in your shop?

[Bandsaw]

We seem to frame bigger and heavier pieces as the years go by - mirrors too. I have added a scale to the shop equipment so I know what a frame weighs. We were guessing weight when chosing hangers and advising customers on hanging - now if it's 60 pounds we know it.

 

[Ron Eggers]

Good idea.

I installed a formula in my POS that takes the size of the glass and calculates the weight, and then takes a stab at the frame weight and gives me a pretty good guess at the total.

What I learned is that the finished frame is hardly ever as heavy as we think.

 

[Jerry Ervin]

Originally posted by Ron Eggers:


What I learned is that the finished frame is hardly ever as heavy as we think.

Or maybe it is as heavy as you think and your formulas are just off a bit.

It could happen.

I like using a scale for those mirrors, and even some shadow boxes.

 

[Kit]

I'm pretty accurate guessing weights up to twenty-five pounds. I just heft the thing and judge whether it weighs more than my cat.

Kit

 

[JRB]

I've had an industrial scale in my shop for years, got it at a garage sale for next to nothing. The only thing I have ever used it for is weighing parcels to be shipped.

As for calculating the proper wire to hang a picture with, I just use at least twice the weight I think will do the job. I only use stainless steel wire from United, stuff is great, strong, doesn't turn black in a few years, reasonably easy to use.

Peter, if your reading this, I need to order two roles of number nine, I keep forgetting at work.

John

 

[framah]

Who knew that a Kit cat weighed 25 lbs??

 

[Danimal]

Kit, if I had a cat that weighed 25 pounds I wouldn't go anywhere in my house without a Tazer!