On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 12:13:37 -0800 (PST), Edward Nolan <artsfoto@yahoo.com> wrote: >FlyBaby > > >What's the feeling of the group on the necessity of >buying a moisture tester to check wood's moisture >content? Anyone have one? Is it something that >should be used as part of any wood aircraft project? You can make one from a Digital Volt Meter and some probes made from nails. The US Dept or Ag, Forest products lab has a how-to sheet they'll mail you. Now if I could only find where I wrote down the details. You might try writing to the FPL in Madison WI and se if they can figure it out from a rough description. David E. Munday E-mail: munday@engr.uky.edu Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Web: http://www.engr.uky.edu/~munday 521 CRMS Building Voice: (606) 257-3263 University of Kentucky FAX: (606) 257-3304 Lexington, KY 40506-0108 Office: 202 D. V. Terrell Bldg.