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PORTABLE MOISTURE METERS ARE NICE TO HAVE AVAILABLE WHEN YOU NEED A QUICK DECISION ON MOISTURE CONTENT

Sixty years ago, portable moisture meters were built inside a wooden box the size of a car battery. Fortunately times have changed. We have been selling Lignomat pin-type meters for over 26 years. Around 2003, Lignomat introduced the Pinless Ligno-Scanner D. It became a favorite immediately with our employees because it was small, easy to use and didn’t leave holes. But despite all this, we wanted to know if we could trust it.

Our own Dan Lampman, with over two decades of experience in hardwood manufacturing and inspection, spent considerable time researching and evaluating pinless moisture meters on the market to verify their accuracy. Dan compared the Ligno-Scanner D to over 1,000 oven shell and core samples from incoming loads of lumber for 2 years. Included in the research were 2 additional pinless meters costing 2 to 3 times as much as the Scanner D. All performed well with some exceptions just as oven tests can vary in accuracy. The results — our yard foreman uses the Ligno Scanner D regularly, and we readily recommend it to customers and have them available for purchase at both our Charlotte MI and South Bend IN locations.