You could glue or screw a vertical piece of hardwood (section size to suit the clamp) to the back of the rod and spaced off it by a narrower piece of ...
QuestionA bit of thread drift here - different country and different laws, I'm shortly going out to survey a large tract of land, tens of acres, betwe...
OK Nicolas, I'm going to check my ISX model + the manual on the LEDs.If you can find Sokkia Planning v4.2 on the web you can download and install that...
NicolasSome things you could try:Check the antenna is attached properly/connector undamaged.Swop the base and receiver antennas around (when both are ...
I got a comment back from a client on a survey drawing: 'too many TLA's'. I replied 'what's a TLA?'. He replied 'three letter abbreviation!'.
True for most of us living near the centre of tectonic plates Bill, not so easy for the Japanese:"Osika station, close to the epicenter of the main sh...
Good point Kent. I think I've been approaching this with a view to solving two problems and the major one is due to working in a windy climate in expo...
Dan, I'm assuming you're using Autocad. In Acad 2005 (which I'm using) if, as Sir Veysalot says I need to send a straightforward single CAD file, I ma...
It's more stuff to carry, but if it's windy, lead shot bags ('ankle weights' to scuba divers) are handy to drape over the foot of the bipod legs. Simi...
Well, I'm guessing a lot of those 'opportunities' are for short terms contracts with contractors to fill the gaps left by the migration of many to the...
MikeI've been waiting for a reply to your post as I've used these receivers for 6 years now and no problems that needed a repair so far. I don't know ...
The usual tactless one nowadays with GPS seems to be 'how much does that stuff cost?', previously with theo's and levels it was 'is that a camera?' or...
Monmos, unbelievable as it sounds, Topcon quote a maximum scanning range of 2000 metres for their IS-3 imaging robotic total station. To me it sounds ...
Just a thought, along the same lines: check the EDM settings for pressure/temp/humidity in case there's a rogue figure there, or a mix up with units.I...
Mind your elbow Bob using that mouse near the edge of the table. I got a really sore arm using one like that with elbow and forearm unsupported.
Hi SebNice pics of the southern summer. In your fence picture that looks like a typical Scottish 'wire' gate between the fields (minimum material and ...
JohnYou're depending on the weight of the fairly heavy pillar plate (mine is 8 pounds) along with the sharp points cutting slightly into the concrete ...
Jim, what you say is true for the trig pillars with their cast bronze grooves. In fact the Ordnance Survey used to 'maintain' the published co-ordinat...
DonI've just read you're post properly! On the last point you could try and contact Ed Castelan of Sokkia, N America, It's a while since, but he was v...
