Welcome. My first trip to the UP was on a ferry with my family many years ago. Then came Big Mac and we could drive. The years went by and after ro...

I happen to have one of those. If you will send me an address, I will get it to you. I will also include the screws.

Don't know what you are trying to do, but to further take this apart you must remove the four machine screws from the inside ring. Using gunsmith...

I have some old Geodimeters. A 112, 120, 122 and a couple 220s. They mostly have side power inputs. In all I have 6 of these and some are near new. Ha...

Dumpy level, tripod, Astron. I would start at $275... no more. These are not highly collectable instruments. BTW, before you do the deal, make sure th...

Stayed several weeks at "Bruno's Country Club" in Gerlach Nevada back in the 1970s. I could fill many pages with the adventures our crew had in and a...

The serial number indicates manufacture in 1941. Most likely a was a military instrument. These are not very sought after. The tripod is probably a 3 ...

@bobwesterman ?ÿ Umm, not where I went to school.... Nate has it correct. ?ÿ IMHOTI

@loyal ?ÿ ?ÿ Pronghorn will do almost anything to avoid jumping a fence. I have seen a lineup of hundreds wait patiently to cross under a page wire...

@nate-the-surveyor Well put.

Maybe it's the day it is... but somehow I thought Angel would have to flag this post for wandering into the political.

BTW Bill93... this could be a way to make your photo legitimate. If you know what I mean!!

@bill93 It's probably legit. It is the practice of museums and collections to dispose of their least appreciated pieces while they are worth somethin...

@jt50   Yes, I see your point, I guess. However, the $6000 level I saw is a Leica. Most collectors would consider that instrument a contemporar...

@jt50Please, please oh please old transit xpert. Just what are these fabulous instruments you refer to? I mean, I'm?ÿ sure many are wondering just wh...

Without going into too much detail, I am suggesting you lay out an equally spaced grid marked on the ground with stakes or pin flags. The grid points ...

Years before there was a Burning Man, I was PC on a crew surveying the AT&T Coax 22 project across the Black Rock and Smoke Creek deserts. Stayed ...

You said you are working on a powerline where you staked the poles. To me, that means new construction. Therefore no current is running through the li...

I watched that listing for some time. As I recall, he had it at $200 then $175. It truly was a cherry.?ÿ Sad part of the listing was that it was his d...