Postal or Kitchen Scale

[GNMT76]

I'm looking for a postal or kitchen scale that accurately weighs (to within, say, a half oz.) items as light as our HO scale rolling stock and costs less than $40 or so. Is a digital or mechanical scale any more accurate than the other?


What's been your experience? Recommendations, reliable brands and sources for purchase other than Amazon appreciated.


Thanks!

 

[Sirfoldalot]

I bought this one about 3 years ago ... works great.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Po...220379?hash=item3ac13ec85b:g:IT8AAOSw8RJXCY5O

 

[Red Oak & Western]

I have 3 of these - 1 in the kitchen, 1 in the woodshop, and 1 in the railroad room.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009EUPMFK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But really, any modern scale with a large enough a platform to fit the cars you want to weigh.

 

[jdetray]

Jennings scales are very nice. For small stuff -- less than 7 ounces -- I use this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Jennings-SCJ...f=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1513315693

- Jeff