Andy J, post: 450332, member: 44 wrote: Would it be possible to get that Geodimeter 600 series 3d printed?? I'd love to have one in my office.
Oh, wait There it is!
https://www.shapeways.com/product/JYK4RHB9U/geodimeter-600-1-4th-scale?optionId=43036816
That one is for detail plastic, which is highly detailed, but, fragile. Not the one I would want on my desk. The laser sintered ones are tough and I have them as parts that can be ordered in different dyes or all together as an "ornament" http://tinyurl.com/ybmc2e2g It is the same model as the parts and just has a hanging loop on it. Cut off the loop before paint and it is all the same and cheaper as a unit. There is also a GST 20 tripod kit there somewhere as well
FL/GA PLS., post: 450337, member: 379 wrote: Cripes, you??re like a modern day Smokey Yunick on steroids. 😉
I wonder what old Smokey could have done with a scanner and 3D printer. I do remember him building a 7/8 scale NASCAR racer and all went well until someone parked a full size car of the same model next to it. "If you ain't cheating you ain't trying".
Andy Bruner, post: 450349, member: 1123 wrote: I wonder what old Smokey could have done with a scanner and 3D printer.
I'm positive it would've enhanced his toolbox of undiscovered "cheats". Lord knows he had a plethora of them. 😎
Thanks Norm, for sharing your project with us.
Someday, I'd like a nice big office, to keep such artifacts in.
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It would have to be BIG, to hold that monster! Any idea on weight?
I don't know the weight, but, it is an arm stretcher. The early laser scanners are no different as them and the early EDM's seem to both be made without to much regard for movement.
As I recall, the weight is around 50 lb when it is in the "travelling case". plus the car battery to carry up to a hill top.
I'm not sure the original design expected much movement, given that it took about 15 minutes to get a reading. All the "electronics" were manual - nothing automatic. Once set up and a signal obtained back from the target you first had to carry out an internal circuit measurement on the resistance inside the instrument. Then you measured each phase separately to the target. The "null" meter visible in the photos was used to centre the needle (which waved around all over the place on long lines where the atmosphere was constantly changing). After the three phases were measured you sat down with a full sheet computation form to do the maths and extract an answer.
Then to be sure you did it all again.
The GDM 6A was a great improvement, since some of the electronics were automated and a reading could be done in about 5 minutes. This made it a practical tool for air survey ground control points (plan position only) as with a daylight range of over 5km (or was it 9?? - nighttime was 30km) you could spot a lot of positions from a single high location. Remember this was around 1969 when most things were measured with a chain.
