The Best Wood Moisture Meter for Sawmill Owners and Woodworkers

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

Amazon Link to Meter used in video: amzn.to/37bBJ1N

[@steveshoemaker6347]

That bent prob might make it read different...Cause it works by reading the electric current from one post to the other thru the water content in the wood.....Thanks SawMill man...!

[@libertyauto]

Its comforting to know that my slab is coming from a guy that likes to be precise. I admire your work ethic. Thanks for the videos.

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

yes sir appreciate you also, slab should ship this coming week,

[@jimmccarley3191]

I dont know anything about moisture content and such BUT I learned early in life that good equipment can help anyone be successful and cheap get by equipment can ruin a business quick! I guess you get what you pay for most of the time with anything! Thanks for the film!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

yes sir, well said,

[@MONNIEHOLT]

I knew all along you get what you pay for, I’ve bought 2 moisture for cheap and that is what they was, cheap, with your recommendation I broke down and ordered the J-2000, it came in today, I’m very happy with it, now when a customer ask what the MC is I can confidently tell them or show them if they want to see it for them selves, thanks again for sharing your wisdom, 🙋🏻‍♂️👍

[@wesleyhayley3657]

great info Nathan. back in the mid 60s we took a trip up to the northern west coast to visit my aunt n uncle n my uncle was a manager at a really big lumber mill. I was amazed when he showed us how they used a moisture meter. I remember him telling us the meter he was holding was the very latest n most expensive one on the market. it boggled my mind at the time how this little box could tell just how much moisture was in a plank. I cant remember exactly how much it was but I think he said it had cost almost 100.00. I do remember my dad laughing n sayin "there aint no way in hell id spend that kinda money on a lil ol box".

[@BigDaddy_MRI]

Hi Nathan!! Great video!! I’m going to start ordering 2 of the t-shirts. One for me and one for my wife. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you!!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks Harry, appreciate it,

[@buddhalovechild]

This helped a lot. Thank you.

[@woodardcreekcreations8234]

Delmhorst makes a good product. I was a dry kiln operator for many years at a large lumber plant. The prices of our meters was not a factor and we used delmhorst meters with slide hammers.

[@donvanco3078]

I have an ancient Delmhorst and it still works like a champ!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

glad to hear that,

[@tinytemplecladding]

Thanks so much for your video. In our mill we make and kiln siding that’s 3/4 to inch thick softwood. What meter would you recommend for me? Thanks, Beren

[@cuskit]

I'd like to have seen it in action, ie: driving the pins down over an inch into wood, pulling it back out without breaking the pins, etc. Question - for very hard wood - can you drill a hole slightly less diameter than the pin and not as deep to make it easier to drive into a hardwood?

[@mihiustv]

Thanks!

[@outboardfixer]

Don't think a little demo might be in order???

[@jamesshepherd6260]

I am looking for a good hardwood source in Ga up I 85 north of Atlanta.

[@ironleatherwood1357]

Can you pre drill two holes the exact size?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

you can do a small starter hole but not too deep, which is what I do alot, the wood needs to be tight around the pins,

[@Cyber-Riot]

Nayew I kin chek the morster of my kiyln draied wood.

[@usapatriot4513]

Thanks for the great tips

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks for watching!

[@bennsellingit3100]

do these guys you speak of in georgia have a youtube channel?

[@Less1leg2]

great stuff. very good info

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks for watching,

[@robertweissman5911]

What can't I just hammer two nails into a board of wood to use as electrodes, then attach a simple ten dollar voltmeter, take readings of resistance, voltage, whatever, and then extrapolate from that, what sort of moisture level is present?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

won't work, you don't know the species correction for the wood density you are checking,

[@jozf8163]

Nathan!! Why are you up at this hour?? It's really late on the east coast...

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

three videos to edit, one man show here, I need an assistant, thanks for watching!

[@jozf8163]

@@OutoftheWoods0623 You are awesome! Don't ever forget that!!!

[@itatane]

Hey Nathan, thank you for the hard work you put in, between running the sawmill, being a family man and still finding time to edit and upload videos. I have a quick question: would sharpened tungsten welding rods, coated almost to the tip with an insulator, work for getting slightly deeper moisture readings, as long as they were driven in parallel and attached to the meter properly? I have some a friend left laying around and was curious. Cheers!

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

not sure that would be a good question for the engineer people,

[@rickoncordova1]

Tig welding tungstens are very, very brittle. I defineatly do not think they will work.

[@26-CJ]

@@OutoftheWoods0623will this measure the moisture in plywood and 2 by 4s used in home construction and if so how do you know what setting to put the meter on?

[@James.......]

Does that new Wagner meter do 8/4? The delmhurst seems nice too

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

nope, only 3/4

[@James.......]

@@OutoftheWoods0623 The Wagner Orion 910 Deep Depth is supposed to read down to 3/4" so that should do a 6/4 board at least. The Delmhorst seems like a great meter

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

nice meter. New friend Ruthie here

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

thanks!

[@judithyoungquist8409]

What prevents moisture from re-entering the wood?

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

nothing,

[@woodlandburl6648]

Good morning

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

hello there,

[@ProtoNeoVintage]

I thought that tape looked familiar.

[@evankibbe590]

👍👍👍👍💝

[@shannanschisler8485]

Woodglut is full of amazing tips. It helped me a lot.

[@thomasralfenson2684]

Woodglut has a lot of plans to choose from.