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Pretty Good Postal Scale from Old CDs

Step 7As it looks assembled

As it looks assembled

This is a photo of the scale after it is fully assembled. The handle is in the upper left of the photo. The clothespin and its hanger run to the lower right. The inherent weight of the CDs acts as a counterbalance weight to the weight of the letter being weighed.

All that remains is to do the calibration.

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