I'm scratch building my 1st glider and since weight is important I was wondering what type of scale you are using to check it and where to by one. Thanks!

Ebay is full of suitable digital scales for cheap. Or if you don't want to get into the whole Ebay thing then check at the local mall kitchen specialty stores. The bigger full service drug stores should also have scales in stock.

Since I build a wide range of models from little 15 inch rubber models that weigh about 10 grams up to soon to come monsters at around 20 to 25 lbs I went with a couple of scales. First was one that is good up to 100 grams for the small stuff and smaller components. Then the other is good for up to 11 lbs. Then I got a bathroom digital that's sensitive to .1 lb for me and the bigger models.

I'd tell you the models I've got but I find that this stuff changes almost daily with the cheap imports. SO what I have now means little. And they are all pretty good. So I wouldn't pay a bunch for any of them. That way if you do have bad luck and they go to sleep prematurely you won't have any issues with simply sighing and tossing them away.

A digital fishing scale is also nice. It's often easier to hang the model from the scale than it is to perch the model on its prop nut while trying to balance it to a fine degree.

I use a postal Digital scale that I got from Staples.

I think this is the one I have:
http://www.staples.com/DYMO-3-lb-Dig...product_897130

I also use it to measure epoxy so I get an even mix by weight.

The above has a 3 pound limit which is fine if you weighing parts of a sailplane. If you want to put the whole thing on the scale at once then this would be more suitable.
http://www.staples.com/DYMO-10-lb-Di...nalize=certona

Thanks for the response's! I was wondering about those scales but was unsure of how accurate we had to be with weighing. Maybe I worry too much about nothing? lol Doc

Depends on what you are weighing. The scale I have goes down to 1 gram. That is good enough for me. When I am measuring epoxy it really doesn't register the first gram. Usually registers when I hit 2 grams. After that it will register in 1 gram steps.

I have never calibrated it. Close enough for my needs. And 3 pounds is good enough. I don't weigh the whole plane. I weigh the wings, the fuse and such and add 'em up.

As I fly small electric planes to about 40" wing span and gliders up to 134" wing span I don't have any components that are over 3 pounds on any of my aircraft. My heaviest glider is about 6 pounds.