( 7 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 6 2009
Scale arrived quickly and setup was very easy. Setup: 1. unwrap two parts 2. Connect two parts using 6 large screws 3. Attach hook on the bottom - Done I've had the scale about a week and it is reliable and consistant.
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Posted: May 22 2009
I was tired of the uncertainty of several electronic scales I used, and wanted to get back to something that was mechanical and certain. And made in the USA. Thus the Detecto 337. I purchased it through Amazon.com (and their agent, Wholesale Point). When I got it, I failed to examine closely one aspect of the assembly, and as a result, mangled the "draft rod" ... both Detecto (thanks, Charlie!) and Wholesale Point (thanks, Lisa!) were very responsive, and in relatively short order I received a new part and got the scale assembled. One neat thing I discovered is that on the Detecto.com website they have a video from the "How it is Made" TV series, and you can actually view a #337 being manufactured and calibrated. And, it is made in Web City MO ... outstanding product!!
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Posted: Mar 13 2008
This product comes in 2 parts held together with 4 screws. Unfortunately, one of the screw holes was not threaded and I had to tap it out with a 1/4-20 tap. I suppose someone got distracted on the assembly line. I don't think many people would have a tap set on hand to fix this themselves. I suppose I would have simply had to leave one screw off if I didn't cut the threads in the hole. Once I got it together, it worked fine. I prefer digital scales, but home digital scales just don't seem to last more than 6 months. This balance bar scale should last forever.
