We recently had a customer call us with a problem. He was called onto a site where the floor had cupped and boards were twisted. He wrote us that he inspected a wood floor, ¾ x 5 inches, stapled down, upstairs over plywood. Consumer told him the species was Teak. The ¼ and ¾ depth […]
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One of the key challenges when installing hardwood floors correctly is ensuring the right moisture conditions. Proper moisture management not only ensures a beautiful, long-lasting floor but also guarantees customer satisfaction and protects the installer’s and floor manufacturer’s reputation. And if moisture problems arise, you, as the installer, want to ensure that the problems cannot […]
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Wood has always been sensitive to changes in moisture content. When its moisture content does not change, wood is stable. Then, shrinking, warping and other unsightly moisture defects will not occur. If cared for properly, woodwork can stay beautiful for a very long time. Click for more info on shrinking and warping. Relationship between Stable […]
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Whether you have no budget yet for a professional dry kiln, or you would like to monitor your kiln performance, a reliable and accurate moisture meter for in-kiln moisture measurement is the best investment for your kiln dry operation. Monitoring the moisture changes continuously will get you the most out of your lumber drying. It […]
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One of our local customers brought a wide-plank engineered floor. Some of the floor planks were cupped, while other pieces had hairline cracks. We used a dual depth meter to obtain moisture measurements. The cupped pieces were measured at the 1/4″ depth setting and the wood group setting of the hardwood wear layer. The moisture […]
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Pinless moisture meters only give accurate percentage moisture contents, when the readings are corrected for different wood species or for the material being measured. In addition, the measuring depth is important. Most meters are calibrated for a fixed measuring depth of ¾” deep. Dual-depth scan moisture meters are available with 2 independent sets of calibrations, […]
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Pinless Moisture Meters use electro-magnetic wave technology, which measures density in a three dimensional field underneath the instrument. If moisture varies within the segment, the average moisture content is indicated. Corrections are available for different wood species. Wood temperature does not affect moisture readings. Pin Moisture Meters measure the electrical resistance between two pins. If […]
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Nobody has to enter a hot kiln. Measuring wood moisture and humidity inside a kiln, obtaining readings outside. For all types of lumber dry kilns, solar, dehumidification and conventional steam kilns. Package K2-33M includes Lignometer K, inkiln monitor and Electrode E12 for depth measurements. Measurements are obtained easily by connecting Lignometer K to the switch […]
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https://www.canadianwoodworking.com/lignomat-ligno-scanner The Ligno-Scanner SD pinless moisture meter indicates true wood moisture percentages corrected for different wood species. Wood species and corresponding settings are listed on a laminated species card included with each moisture meter. Wood species corrections can also be custom programmed by entering the specific gravity between 0.3 and 1.0. A reference scale has […]
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Click on image to read article on Lignomat moisture meters. Chris Marshall of Woodworkers Journal interviewed Grete Heimerdinger from Lignomat and does a great job highlighting our products. Article “Lignomat: First Choice for Reliable Moisture Meters.” →Click here for more info on Lignomat moisture meters.
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