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RE: Two Examples Related to Reproducible Bearings

Briggs is about 20 miles more or less Southerly of Lampasses. I don't have an exact bearing.:-D

13 years ago
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RE: Two Examples Related to Reproducible Bearings

> > I would be willing to bet you lunch at the finest Mexican restaurant in Austin that virtually none of the posters who want to argue themselv...

13 years ago
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RE: Two Examples Related to Reproducible Bearings

Kent:I have been shaking my head over some of these responses and finally had to add my two cents into the mix.It seems that many of the posters regar...

13 years ago
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RE: Why Independently Reproducible Bearings are Bad

Kent:Appears that you may need to recalibrate your GPS unit. Too much error! 😀

13 years ago
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RE: Revising Old Ink on Mylar drawings

Have a reproduction shop make a good camera mylar with the emulsion on the back, not the matte side. Using water and a blunt letter opener or anything...

13 years ago
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RE: USGS Site Downloads

Thanks Scott. I downloaded a couple yesterday in the late afternoon that went right through the download process without getting the retry or fail mes...

13 years ago
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RE: Things to say to clients, who wish to tell you how to survey

Kind of reminds me of something pertaining to a buddy of mine. This was in about 1954 or 1955. He was a couple of years younger than me, so he would h...

13 years ago
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RE: Use of a rod

Hey, that's good. Your now ready to meet whichever situation that you encounter.

13 years ago
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RE: State Plane Pipeline Project

> I had EXACTLY the same issue with a big international firm on a 42-mile long 30" diameter, almost due east-west waterline project, but our averag...

13 years ago
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RE: Use of a rod

Both my feet, the left one and the right one are U.S. Feet, not International Feet. 🙂

13 years ago
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RE: River crossing

Mighty:I guessed Powder River when I saw the photo only can't pinpoint the exact area. Not quite the time of the year where it's "Too Thick to Drink a...

13 years ago
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RE: BLM Survey Manuals

Landmark Enterprises did publish "A Collection Of Instructions To Surveyors Of The Public Lands" from 1815-1881. This is a volume you might also look ...

13 years ago
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RE: When you first went surveying

> > I still have my Red Book, but I have Logarithmic charts (secants, versed sines) taped in the front and I can't see the date of publication o...

13 years ago
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RE: When you first went surveying

Little Red BookThe 1942 Tables came with an old Ainsworth Solar Transit I purchased from Albert Bartlett in 1973. He was an old surveyor/mineral surve...

13 years ago
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RE: When you first went surveying

Little Red Book> Charles;> > Hmmm, that jogs my memory a little (maybe). > > Is your "brown" Sixth Edition a dark tan / light brown by ...

13 years ago
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RE: When you first went surveying

Little Red BookLoyal:I'll see if I can get a picture of my old Red Book with all the miles on it, the 1942, and one of the new ones and post them.

13 years ago
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RE: When you first went surveying

Little Red BookLoyal:I have one that has a brown cover, Sixth Edition, dated 1942. Also have several of the 1956 that have never been used, i.e., had ...

13 years ago
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RE: When you first went surveying

Hey Keith:How about the Red Book?

13 years ago
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RE: Section 83

What center punch? The GLO didn't put a punch mark on their caps. Anywhere on the cap is good.

13 years ago
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