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A novel way to find the lifeline

August 7, 2015 by Jonas Dupuich

Earlier this week I heard a strange sound at a BIB workshop. It came from this thing.

JT's moisture meter for lifelines

Moisture sensor

John Thompson purchased the device to locate moisture that seeps through carpets but found that it can be used to detect lifelines too. Where there’s moisture, the device sounds. Where the wood has died, the machine is silent. See his demonstration on a large olive below.

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  1. Mary Miller says

    August 7, 2015 at 6:42 am

    Tell us more! … Sounds like John came up with a real winner. What’s the name of this item?

    • Jonas Dupuich says

      August 7, 2015 at 10:31 am

      It’s a urine detector.

  2. endsurg says

    August 7, 2015 at 11:02 am

    Jonas, where can we buy this machine?

  3. Marty says

    August 8, 2015 at 6:38 am

    They make very similar equipment for measuring the moisture content of wood when doing woodworking. Most full service woodworking stores will have one or more models available.

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