Wood Moisture Meter for Wood, Like Hardwood and Softwood Pin Moisture Tester

I was actually surprised with the quality of this moisture meter. It feels solid and well made in your hand, - not flimsy. It's easy to use. Just turn it on and press both pins in the end of the device into the wood at least 5cm from the edge to get an accurate reading. The display is large, back lit and easy to read. It comes in a storage box wrapped in a cloth pouch, two additional pins, and a small tool to change them out should this become necessary. There is also an instruction pamphlet, but honestly the use of the thing is pretty self explanatory. This thing takes a reliable reading and that's all it needs to do. It's inexpensive, and with Prime, you can have it in a hurry. Definitely worth it.

Husband says it is great !!! Helps with his woodwork as it lets u know how dry it is. Great product for the price.

I use this to test firewood that I buy to make sure I'm not getting taken advantage of

Item works well you can measure different types of materials and how much moisture is in it. It turns red when it goes above a certain percentage of moisture which I found helpful and it just works off of batteries.

Exactly as described. Works as it should and the instructions are pretty straightforward. I would say the hardest part for some would be knowing hardwood from softwood…Super easy to use!

I have testes it on soft and hard wood , i chexked it against anther meter i had and they were withing 0.10 from eachother so i belive it is very accurate i have not tried out any of the other features but i am confident that ot will be acutely in those modes ….i even for fun tested myself ony palm in The home mode and it regerster 86% …lolIt comes with a extra pair of probes and a mice sac thing to keep it clean and safe in youe shop it has a bright screen and. Tone beeps when it finishes its reading ….my only complaint is it took 15 more days to arrive than what was ststes at checkout ….nit i dont blame Amazon ….its a nice unit buy it

pretty accurate i have a real good expensive meter, i needed one for my cabin, this one is pretty good, pretty close with my good one

I decided to get a moisture meter for lumber I use in furniture making. Product arrived with a small paper "instructions" sheet that gave very little actual instruction. I tested 20+ pieces of hardwood and softwood lumber in my shop, all but one board read “0.00%”, even with the pins buried fully in the wood. (I then looked on YouTube and learned the pins must be oriented in the same direction as the wood grain, which would be a useful bit of information to include in the package "instructions".)However, even when used as recommended, I could not get readings in hard maple, lacewood, or other dense hardwoods. I did finally get a maple reading by drilling holes in the wood that allowed me to fully insert the pins. To get several readings over the length of a board, I would have to drill multiple holes in the face of the board, and this of course would ruin that piece of wood for making furniture.Further research informed me that pin-type moisture meters only measure the moisture between the pins, which is of course quite shallow. Since much of my lumber is 8/4, 10/4, and 12/4 rough stock which I resaw to make the board thicknesses I want, this means a pinned meter won't tell me anything about how much moisture is deep in the wood where I'll be sawing, and I run the risk of severe warping after I resaw.To get the actual moisture content, you need to use a pinless meter. Pinless meters have been proven to be more accurate and reproducible in their readings than pinned meters, especially with thick pieces of wood. A pinned meter should be fine for folks who are looking at firewood or other uses, but for woodworkers, they are basically useless. I should have done more research before I bought this meter.I have returned this item for refund and have purchased a reliable pinless meter.