Anyone know of such a animal to make fine Total Station adjustments easier?
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Interesting idea. I'm all for meaty knobs, especially knurled theodolite-type knobs. Swiss or German engineering preferred. Any ideas on how to attach such a cover? Reminds me of when fat pens and pencils were popular.
We had a Topcon total station with 2 speed tangent screws.
I don't know if this may be an option.
Nate
I used to use the rubber nub end off a badminton shuttlecock.?ÿ It was a perfect friction fit on a Topcon.
Bust out the 3D printer
Any ideas on how to attach such a cover?
I expect that a simple setscrew would work fine.
Ozzy84 you can have them made by any good machinist. The person that I used in the early 90ies was a man who is now working for Absolute Accuracy Inc, In California. 2451 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles CA 90039
Phone 323-662-9237 and ask for?ÿVarouj
He made some very nice ones for the Wild N3 Level.?ÿI am sure he can make them for anything (price ??).
The first time I came across something like this?ÿ was in 1972 when Dr. Branford Washburn of the Boston Museum of Science had some on a Wild T3 Theodolite he used to survey the Grand Canyon. An article was in the New York Times by John Noble Wilford on this survey and a article was but in National Geographic where you could see a picture of the T3 with its large plastic knob.
JOHN NOLTON
Hi...Somebody needs to concoct something that will fit over these little plastic agents. For one, alot of the more established plastic shafts from peeps like Mooer don't have the pointer indent painted white - so it's anything but a bitch to see. And afterward, it is hard as hell to make tweak changes. Mooer, Keeley, and even Ibanez (scaled down TS, yo) put their 'Level' control on these more modest, plastic shafts which makes it harder to adjust your level, and such.
Rubber bands.
