Cement Samplers and Sampling Probes
Representative sampling is the first step in cement and powder testing. Choose the sampler by the material's packaging and the sampling plan: a packaged-cement tube sampler for bags, and double-tube sampling probes for bulk or in-place powder sampling. The sampler is not a test instrument; it collects the specimen that laboratory equipment evaluates.
Packaged Cement Sampling
The listed tube sampler for packaged cement is designed for sampling cement from bags or similar packaging. Confirm its length, diameter and opening arrangement against the sampling requirements before ordering.
Double-Tube Sampling Probes
Compare the three listed 63in double-tube sampling probes: the 10-opening probe without partitions, the 10-opening probe with partitions and the T-handle brass probe. Partition arrangement changes how the probe holds material along its length; select the configuration your sampling plan requires rather than treating the three probes as equivalents.
Check the construction material, handle arrangement and cleaning requirements for each probe. Probes used with different materials should be cleaned between uses according to the sampling procedure.
Sampling Supplies Are Not Test Materials
The category also lists test sands, sandbag tools and reference materials that appear because of shared catalog assignments. Those products belong with their own procedures: order standard test sand and reference materials separately, and do not treat sampling probes as substitutes for any test apparatus.
Confirm the Order
Verify the sampler type, length, openings and material compatibility with the substance being sampled. Follow the sampling plan and applicable method for sample size, number of increments, and contamination control; this guide does not define sampling frequency or acceptance criteria.
