diy flow bench

[Shannen Durphey]

I'll bet this guy has a pretty good idea of what it takes.
http://www.htrd.com/kem/flowbench/

I found the link in the archives.
Shannen

Matt Boland wrote:
> 
> Does anybody know if anybody has built a diy flowbench ? I had an idea
> that you could use an electric motor with an air pump on it and measure
> the current drawn by the motor. You could use it uncalibrated in just a
> good, better mode or maybe you could calibrate it by flowing known
> items. It would be easy to hook up a PC and have a proffesional looking
> display. The bench part would be easy to build and you could mount the
> motor/pump underneath. Any thoughts?
> 
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