conversion for liquid tablespoon to ounce?
conversion for powder tablespoon to ounce?
i was trying to put a conversion chart in my taxidermy folder and have lost the page i started.
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You are trying to convert from a volumetric measurement to a weight. that can ONLY be done on a specific substance basis. A little thing called density gets in your way for example, a tablespoon of lead weighs more ounces then a table spoon of flour. both are solid, the same volume but very different weights.
Justin
this site, i use it all the time.
http://www.onlineconversion.com/
of course it will only convert what CAN be converted as the other reply said.
There is no conversion from dry to wet measure. That's for obvious reasons. A gallon of water weighs about 6 pounds, but a gallon of mercury would weigh about 25 pounds. Even a pound of flour weighs more than a pound of gold (yes, it does, because flour uses avoirdupois measure <16 oz= 1 pound> while gold uses Troy measure <12 oz =1 pound>) You can see that a teaspoon of flour would weigh less than a teaspoon of sugar or salt. It just doesn't work.
I've tried explaining this to people before re: the ratio of RTV silicone to catalyst. When they say 10:1 they mean by weight - NOT volume. Doing it by volume yields different results. Much like the por-a-kast system.. mix 1:1 by volume but it's 100:80 something by weight... SO - you need to perform your own conversions and like you said, keep track of them and DON'T lose them this time ;) Measure out X number of ounces of your chosen powder, then take that amount and measure it out with tablespoons. Reduce it to the lowest ratio you can find and there's your conversion factor. IE - One tablespoon is equal to X ounces.... therefore everytime your require so many ounces, multiply it by the number of tablespoons per ounce and off ya go =) Once you establish common amounts it gets easier. For example - to mix 3 gallons of pickle I would need "X" volume of dry inrgedient. You won't need to perform the math everytime once you have your system established.
thank you, will start another one , and make a copy of it to keep to,