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   SteveSchoene | Apr 25, 2006 02:17am | #1

   I like the pinless variety.  They allow you to take the meter to the lumber yard and check what you are buying.  Not many places would let you drive pins 1/4" deep into boards to check moisture content. 

   It is also helpful to be able to adjust for the density of the wood.  Otherwise you will have to work a table to adjust the readings for different wood species. 

   Six percent is certainly low enough, and you probably don't need to go below 8%, particularly if you live in parts of the country where is green without irrigation. 

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   forestgirl | Apr 25, 2006 07:45pm | #2

   Rick, I'm not sure why you're not getting more responses, but there have been 2 recent threads about moisture meters in the ~$100 range.  Try a search see if you can find them.

   IIRC, the concensus was to stay away from the $30 cheapos.  There are 2 or 3 well-known models right around $100 that will give you the info you need.  The ones I remember are the MiniLigno and the TimberCheck.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)