I have always wanted an optical plummet and the post from the day has me ready to try and find one. I tried to buy that one, but it was already sold.
A quick search has been fruitless, or at least on sites that I would be comfortable transacting business on.
I'm looking more in the 1:10000 range, I don't necessarily want to fork over the dough for a ZNL. I won't be using it for erecting steel, rather monitoring projects and visiting the CBL. The ability to swap in and out on a modern standard tribrach is a must.
The email in the profile is good if you have one or know of someone that does. A finder's fee of 10% of a successful transaction will be donated to this site.
> The ability to swap in and out on a modern standard tribrach is a must.
Most standard tribrachs have a built in optic plumb. That's going to preclude the use of a separate, more precise plummet.
If you can find a dealer that speaks English (there are some in the UK), you can buy new
Actually none of mine have an optical plumment in the Tribrach, they all come out with the instrument (which have internal laser plummets).
Leica GDF321 is what I use.
Thanks, I shot them an email. Interesting looking company, I will research them some more.
So this means that you are trying to pry mine out of my warm live fingers now?
Mine is the Wild ZBL16, which I have had for many years.
Thing of it is... once you let it go, you won't have another one.
My Wild equipment is just fun to get it out and caress it once in a while.
To feel the metal and paint and turn the knobs and smell the grease.
That's what I'm talkin bout!
Fact is, maybe you have inspired me to enjoy them again.
Thanks.
:good:
I checked out the link that was provided, and they look great and serviceable. Honestly I am after a Wild ZBL, maybe a Kern.
Just about everything Wild makes is a work of art.
> So this means that you are trying to pry mine out of my warm live fingers now?
> Mine is the Wild ZBL16, which I have had for many years.
> Thing of it is... once you let it go, you won't have another one.
> My Wild equipment is just fun to get it out and caress it once in a while.
> To feel the metal and paint and turn the knobs and smell the grease.
> That's what I'm talkin bout!
> Fact is, maybe you have inspired me to enjoy them again.
> Thanks.
Luke, do you call it "my Precious" and shine it up real good? 😀
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> I'm looking more in the 1:10000 range, I don't necessarily want to fork over the dough for a ZNL. I won't be using it for erecting steel, rather monitoring projects and visiting the CBL. The ability to swap in and out on a modern standard tribrach is a must.
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A ZNL is only 1:30,000 and not that expensive.
A ZL is 1:200,000 but it's only zenith
An NL is 1:200,000 but it is only NADIR
If you remember bujorel aka Mark Hundred from the old forum, I think he may have one ( a kern 1:100,000). If not I can put in contact with a couple of guys that have NLs and Zls.
The ZL and NLs are fetching about 4k. The ZNL (if you find one) is probably undre 2k
Thanks, from what I've seen Wild ZBLs go for around $500. If I could find a good deal on a ZNL I may go for it, too, but as you indicated they are getting rare.
wow
i saw mine yesterday in the bottom of the robe next to my shoes he he
cheers
There's a current listing for a Wild ZNL optical plummet on ebay from a seller in the UK, he's asking £550 GBP (about $925) in US dollars. The ZNL is complete, good condition, (you can see the bubble intact in one of the pictures), and has the tribrach included
It's the 2nd time being listed- original auction ended last week with no buyers at that same £550 price. I don't have any connections to the seller, but his recent feedback as a seller seems OK.
Thanks. That must have just listed, I've been scouring eBay for a couple of days now.
Yes, it was originally listed last week and ended on Mar 17th- no bids were received on it- he relisted it yesterday.
Original posting was at:
Original Wild ZNL plummet listing ended Mar 17 2014
If that is a ZNL, it's an old one. That is not the ZNL they discontinued making just a few years ago.
Just a thought (from a non-surveying professional). I had a conversation with a fellow that calibrates the optical plummets on tribrachs by inserting a "puck" into one leveled tribrach and then placing the second (to be calibrated) tribrach upside down on the puck. This lets them calibrate the instruments by looking up at a target instead of down. Seems like it might work for you. He said the puck was available from specialty survey supply outlets although I have not tried to find one.
>I'm looking more in the 1:10000 range,
The typical tribrach plummet is built for the 1:1,000 range, maybe 1:3,000 with care, since it ordinarily is used on distances of a few feet. Not sure you could get one calibrated to 10,000, nor see the position of something at a greater distance with sufficient accuracy.
Thanks Bill93,
Good to know on the accuracy capabilities of the tribrach optocal plummet. I did like the nice WILD Heerbrugg ZNL on Ebay recently but couldn't justify the cost since I am not going to be building 1000 ft towers...