Re: Softwood species confusion and affect on MC meter readings -
I fully understand MC meter readings are approximate for MANY reasons, but I'm talking about up to like 5% range problem here.
This refers to posts #6 and #7 in the below linked thread -
https://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthr...rn-yellow-pine
Malcolm and Adam are spot on in their posts.
That's why I walk away shaking my head when I try to measure SPF and SYP MC at the Lumberyard.
Often have no clue what to set the SG to.
All I know is somewhere in the about 48 - 64 range.
The range above shows about a 4+% difference on same piece of wood.
Ligno says SYP - 64.
Now that I have learned more, it seems they are guessing on that one..WAY at the top of Pines.. would think they would pick a lower # closer to mixed species average.
So like when going through a pile and getting like up to 4% variations, I do not always KNOW if it's a different species, OR different MC's between the boards.
I suppose in the same just unbanded pile they should be close in MC, but it still ends up being potentially false guessing.
Worse yet .. after the piles been gone through, mixed up w old stock, flipped around,ALL bets are off unless you're Gene Wengert.
Any magic solutions besides devoting a week to study discriminating between SYP and SPF varieties, and even then being often unsure ?
I have a Ligno Scanner SD, and far as I know this confusion would affect all MC meters, not just my model.
Oh, and FYI - Wagner has an amazingly huge SG database - Marc
https://www.wagnermeters.com/specific-gravity/
Marc