[blindza] Kitchen scale workaround/modification

Ok, so, in cupboard, we found we still had one of those somewhat cheap standard 
kitchen scales standing around, and it has a flat, open dial face, that you 
sort of turn to calibrate the scale - as in line up zero mark with pointer when 
there's no weight on it at that moment, and since you literally turn the dial 
face by hand, there's not even a cover plate over dial face, and pointer, which 
is a slightly flexible rubber needle pointer.

Either way, we now just scraped a slightly longer mark at zero grams onto dial 
face at same angle as pointer hovers over it, and then made shorter 
marks/grooves at each 500g/half a kilogram marking, so reckon using this I 
would myself, using sort of tactile/feeling, be able to easily enough measure 
the weight of something to within like 100 grams easily enough...<smile>

And, secondly, while it was something had standing around in cupboard in any 
case, it's also something I reckon you could get hold of easily/cheaply enough 
at one of the local homeware depot shops, like Mr. Price home, game, pick and 
pay, checkers, etc. as such, but anyway...<smile>

Will specifically test/try it out tomorrow using it to measure the weight of a 
bit of sort of venison/rooibok roast cut I have here, so that can then use 
times got off roastingtimes.com as basic guideline, based on weight of meat, 
but anyway.

Stay well

Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'

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