Tis the season, so I went and got myself two N.I.S.T. calibrated and laser engraved 50 meter tapes.
Yeah, I'm old school.
Cool or not?
yes that is cool,
i have a steel tape that i still use for foundation gridline layouts. for jobs that needs mm tolerance.
Still have my 300' Hiway chain. Probably a little rusty!
-JD-
Grumpy old man here says:
"What's 'old school' about a meter tape?"
🙂
Don
Duh .......
What's a meter thingie?
Nice new toys!
Duh .......
And here I was hoping that you'd purchased one of those Wild T-4's from out in Missouri that was for sale.... now that's what I would call a Christmas gift to one's self!!!
-Nathan
Scott-
Do you use 'metric' units on the WTC Project ?
Hope your equipment did not get damaged with the flooding
Cheers,
Derek
> yes that is cool,
> i have a steel tape that i still use for foundation gridline layouts. for jobs that needs mm tolerance.
We still use the steel tape to do layouts too. Last job, one of the workers, around 20ish stated to me "Why are you doing it that way. Use the GPS!" I replied that I was way more accurate than the GPS. I hate construction surveying!
Over the weekend I picked up Lufkin yellow clad 100ft and 200ft tenths chains with reels on EBAY.
🙂
Congratulations, but..
Did you know that the Lufkin Super HiWay Chrome Clad chain is no longer made in any shape or form? The Nubian chain is still made, though. Just sad to see chains going the way of slide rules and plane tables (although one could make the argument that the replacements for the latter two are more accurate).
We have a Lovar tape here at LSU ...
... but I've never been able to get a copy of the calibration certificate. I have tried and was told that there "used" to be several file cabinets of the duplicate certificates, but all have been dumped. Records no longer available.
Since Invar does "jump," guess I should have it re-calibrated, anyway.
Anyone know what that costs for a 100-foot tape?
We have a Lovar tape here at LSU ...
Haven't had one sent in in about 30 years. Then it cost more than the 100' tape.
Cliff,
NIST took less than a month for the calibration and provided two copies of the certificate.
They also provide Youngs Modulus, the weight per unit length and cross sectional area. And they engrave the tape with a laser.
Cost was about $500 per 50 meter tape.
