Alternative to spring scale?

Posted by seestheday on Jan 24, 2013; 9:07pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Alternative-to-spring-scale-tp4035663.html

So, I need to measure the cam chain wear using this technique and I don't have a spring scale.



To save myself $20, could I just hang 29lbs of weight and measure it that way?  Any reason why that wouldn't work?