Does anyone have a good suggestion on where to get a scale to measure the weight of guides? Something that will go down to just a few grams but still have decent resolution at a few grams.

Try here, Emory
[saveonscales.com]

Anyone that sells reloading supplies will sell scales for weighing out gunpowder

Allen

Ditto the reloading scale. I have an older PACT digital for about a $100 bucks from Midway Shooting. The balance beams are cheaper. If this is a one time deal I will certainly weigh them for you, but I suspect this is an ongoing concern and you will want your own.

Small ceramic fly guides and single foot spin guides can weigh as little as 0.2 gram each. You need to weigh a bunch at a time or have a balance that will weigh to 0.1 gram increments. I work in a lab so I use the balances here. Do a Google search, I found a web site a while back that had reasonable prices on electronic balances that would meet your needs.

Thank you guys. I will look at that web site plus using a reloading scale never occured to me.

The high dollar scales are nice, but I opted for a non-digital spring-loaded scale that measures 0-250 g (about 8.8oz). Small scales are available through office supply stores. They are good enough for rod work.

Paid a little less that $25 for mine.

Lou

I learn something new every day, often from this site.

Office Depot postal scales are pretty nice - but pretty pricey too. Know anyone at the local post office? I've had them weigh some for me a
couple of times to answer questions like "How much more total weight to use x = manufacturer's guides vs y = manufacturer's guides?"