On Sugpro Kelly Jones pointed these out: https://amzn.to/2OxOfyP
$8.50 for a 1, 10, or 20kg beam loadcell and amplifier. Seems ideal
for building small solids, or cold gas thrusters, or spark torch
igniters. Don't even have to worry about blowing it up at that price.
You still need a DAQ, but that can be an Arduino or an all-in-one or
even a recording o-scope.