I was working on a survey in Northeast Mississippi the other day when I was asked by a potential client to come over and "snap a line" for him.
o.O
I guess I'll just drag out my ol' blue chalk line reel and string, go out there on the ground, hold the string real tight between two corner markers, and "snap" a line on the ground for him. I wonder if he wanted a blue line or a red line......:-D
If you ever get out that way and figure out what that is, could you follow this up with a quick explanation what exactly "snap a line" is for us field crew who have never heard that.
Better go with blue, it they are color blind red will require a second trip.
Harold, post: 353483, member: 4544 wrote: I was working on a survey in Northeast Mississippi the other day when I was asked by a potential client to come over and "snap a line" for him.
o.O
I guess I'll just drag out my ol' blue chalk line reel and string, go out there on the ground, hold the string real tight between two corner markers, and "snap" a line on the ground for him. I wonder if he wanted a blue line or a red line......:-D
Regardless of which color you use, make sure the "potential client", "snap's" you a $check for your line snapping. 😉
R.J. Schneider, post: 353621, member: 409 wrote: If you ever get out that way and figure out what that is, could you follow this up with a quick explanation what exactly "snap a line" is for us field crew who have never heard that.
We use them with straddlers to find the correct R/W intersection point within new subdivisions where the "Engineers" decided a manhole should go instead of a control point.
This may help your question:
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B-)
He will probably want you to drive him a stob after you snap a line.
I used to hold the end of the string for my dad and snap chalk lines a lot on metal sheets that he was cutting and/or welding. I've never had a client ask to snap a line for a boundary though. It would be nice if I could do that in some cases. Probably clear up a lot of confusion and uncertainty with the land owners!
When you get out there stand at one monument point at another and give him an Arkansas 90 and say snap....B-)
Maybe a good product would be total station with a high power laser that you could singe a line through the grass and paving. Kind of like Less Nessman with his future walls marked with masking tape on the floor. Everyone could be sure where their ticky tacky house was located on their sintered rectangular lot and not have to worry over figuring out who hadn't completely mowed their lawn.