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| | | Author: | nielnc3  | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 09:04 | | Subject: | Anyone use counter scale? | | Viewed: | 101 times | | Topic: | Inventories | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hey, we are thinking about buying a counter scale to help with inventory - we
are hoping to find one that can count small, very light pieces such as 1x1 tile,
1x1 round plate, etc all the way up to 2x4 bricks.. does anyone use a counter
scale to help be more efficient pulling orders? Or to help with adding inventory
more quickly? Thanks for the feedback.
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| | | | | Author: | novabrick | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 09:15 | | Subject: | Re: Anyone use counter scale? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, nielnc3 writes:
| | Hey, we are thinking about buying a counter scale to help with inventory - we
are hoping to find one that can count small, very light pieces such as 1x1 tile,
1x1 round plate, etc all the way up to 2x4 bricks.. does anyone use a counter
scale to help be more efficient pulling orders? Or to help with adding inventory
more quickly? Thanks for the feedback.
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We have one. But there is always an error margin. Since not all parts are the
same weight to the last microgramm, especially used ones. So there can be a bit
of fluctuation. We only use it on really high digit counts like 5000+.
Setup takes like weighing 250 or something of a part and then add the whole lot
to get a fairly accurate number. I wouldn't trust it by just weighing a single
part and go up from there.
Christian
novabrick-team
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| | | | | | | Author: | infinibrix | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 09:32 | | Subject: | Re: Anyone use counter scale? | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, novabrick writes:
| | In Inventories, nielnc3 writes:
| | Hey, we are thinking about buying a counter scale to help with inventory - we
are hoping to find one that can count small, very light pieces such as 1x1 tile,
1x1 round plate, etc all the way up to 2x4 bricks.. does anyone use a counter
scale to help be more efficient pulling orders? Or to help with adding inventory
more quickly? Thanks for the feedback.
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We have one. But there is always an error margin. Since not all parts are the
same weight to the last microgramm, especially used ones. So there can be a bit
of fluctuation. We only use it on really high digit counts like 5000+.
Setup takes like weighing 250 or something of a part and then add the whole lot
to get a fairly accurate number. I wouldn't trust it by just weighing a single
part and go up from there.
Christian
novabrick-team
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Yes and if sellers intend to rely on scales they should always ensure that the
customer gets either the correct amount or a couple extra rather than being short.
Therefore if you count and weight 100 parts at 28g probably safer to ensure that
the weight is around 29g on the scales to allow for marginal errors as from a
customers perspective its not very acceptable to find parts missing when they
have been weighed and estimated instead of properly counted
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | infinibrix | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 09:36 | | Subject: | Re: Anyone use counter scale? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, infinibrix writes:
| | In Inventories, novabrick writes:
| | In Inventories, nielnc3 writes:
| | Hey, we are thinking about buying a counter scale to help with inventory - we
are hoping to find one that can count small, very light pieces such as 1x1 tile,
1x1 round plate, etc all the way up to 2x4 bricks.. does anyone use a counter
scale to help be more efficient pulling orders? Or to help with adding inventory
more quickly? Thanks for the feedback.
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We have one. But there is always an error margin. Since not all parts are the
same weight to the last microgramm, especially used ones. So there can be a bit
of fluctuation. We only use it on really high digit counts like 5000+.
Setup takes like weighing 250 or something of a part and then add the whole lot
to get a fairly accurate number. I wouldn't trust it by just weighing a single
part and go up from there.
Christian
novabrick-team
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I should add that the weights I've used are just an example I have no idea
what 100 of any part actually weigh 
| | Yes and if sellers intend to rely on scales they should always ensure that the
customer gets either the correct amount or a couple extra rather than being short.
Therefore if you count and weight 100 parts at 28g probably safer to ensure that
the weight is around 29g on the scales to allow for marginal errors as from a
customers perspective its not very acceptable to find parts missing when they
have been weighed and estimated instead of properly counted
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| | | | | Author: | brickablocks | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 11:23 | | Subject: | Re: Anyone use counter scale? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| Make sure you re-calibrate every time, even if counting the same part in a different
color. It sounds crazy, but a black 1x1 may weigh more than a white 1x1.
In Inventories, nielnc3 writes:
| | Hey, we are thinking about buying a counter scale to help with inventory - we
are hoping to find one that can count small, very light pieces such as 1x1 tile,
1x1 round plate, etc all the way up to 2x4 bricks.. does anyone use a counter
scale to help be more efficient pulling orders? Or to help with adding inventory
more quickly? Thanks for the feedback.
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| | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 11:26 | | Subject: | Re: Anyone use counter scale? | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, brickablocks writes:
| | Make sure you re-calibrate every time, even if counting the same part in a different
color. It sounds crazy, but a black 1x1 may weigh more than a white 1x1.
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It’s because Black absorbs all light while White reflect it.
All those photons add up  
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| | | | | Author: | superchicken77 | | Posted: | Sep 23, 2020 13:42 | | Subject: | Re: Anyone use counter scale? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| I have one and it's quite accurate but you need to establish a baseline weight.
I use 50 parts as my baseline. Then I can increment in any amount and get the
right count. This would only be useful if buyers are buying more than 50 of
a part. It wouldn't work for 2x4 bricks unless you counted 50 and then did
batches of 50 every time. It would overload if you put too many (say you were
counting 150 or more)
Some very expensive scales are programmable and have a parts memory but surely
nothing that can hold thousands of parts in dozens of colours. I wouldn't
waste money on a really high end scale.
Here's the one I have. I'm happy with it and it wasn't a huge investment.
I only use it to count LUGBULK though. LUG members are less likely to get upset
if they're missing a part of two.
https://www.amazon.ca/Sidiyang-Stainless-Precision-Electronic-3000gx0-1g/dp/B086ZV6CLC/ref=sr_1_17?dchild=1&keywords=counting+scale&qid=1600882815&sr=8-17
In Inventories, nielnc3 writes:
| | Hey, we are thinking about buying a counter scale to help with inventory - we
are hoping to find one that can count small, very light pieces such as 1x1 tile,
1x1 round plate, etc all the way up to 2x4 bricks.. does anyone use a counter
scale to help be more efficient pulling orders? Or to help with adding inventory
more quickly? Thanks for the feedback.
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