I believe this is already on here somewhere... buuut.
I got my scale at Staples, it is a pelouze postal scale. It cost me 30 bucks and weighs up to 5 pounds and is accurate to 1 gram. I got some PVC pipe and fittings and constructed a t-perch, then i used a polyurithane (sp?) glue and stuck it to the perch, i put astroturf on the top of the T
My Weigh scale off ebay. $20:00 Got a metal flange & conduit piping from Home Depot, screwed the flange to the base, & used the rubber armpit support off of a crutch to cover the T .
myweigh scale, off some website that the name evades me.. 45 bucks for a scale that weighs in gramms, ounces, pounds, pounds and ounces and goes up to 15 pounds with 1 gramm accuraccy.
and i took pvc, made a T, and wrapped manilla rope around it, but its too big so i gotta redo it lol
Post by HawkingRage on Nov 28, 2006 14:17:28 GMT -5
i got mine off e-bay as well. i got 2 for 28 bucks. they do oz and grams. down to the gram. they weigh up to 36 pounds. postal scales. small and light weight and battery powered too. great for taking out to the feild hunting or trapping. i made my perch in a reverse T and put astroturf of it . the perch is removable so that i can weigh food for the bird or gear for that matter.
thanks for the pics *Edit* --an off-topic question, about the perch, just a board giong vertically, would it be o.k. to leave a bird on a perch similar to that for an extended amount of time
Post by HawkingRage on Nov 28, 2006 17:13:56 GMT -5
i wouldnt no. this perch can slide right off the scale if the bird bates with no where to go. that coupled woth you cant teather the bird down id say that is a bad idea. use the bow perch for all your perching if not on the fist.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion................ and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish."
I use digital scales made by OHAUS and sometimes American Weigh. I own a poercing/tattoo studio/headshop so I get them wholesale. I but a "T" perch from Western Falconry or my least favorite, Northwoods and velcro it on.