Wood Moisture Meter For Firelogs (Wood) SKU: CAL-MOIST/METER
With the pin type model you would push the needles or pins into the wood and get a reading. The non destructive models involve placing the instrument on the surface and getting an average reading for the depth that the gauge is capable of – usually 25 to 30mm deep.
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Many substrates that are coated in industry today, are porous and can absorb moisture. It is necessary to measure the moisture content within the substrate to reduce the possibility of subsequent coating failure.
Each meter is trying to approximate an oven dried method of taking a reading where you measure the weight of a sample, dry it using an oven or a microwave, re-weigh it and keep drying it until the reading is stable. You then take the difference in the weight and divide it by the final weight to get a moisture percent.
The meter is a hand held device that tries to approximate this reading as closely as possible. Most instruments will give you a moisture level as opposed to a percent and the moisture level that is most widely used is something called a Wood Moisture Equivalent or WME.
This is the moisture level that would be present in Wood if the wood was in contact with the material that you are measuring.
