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Joined: March 6, 2012 11:30 am
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RE: 169 Acres Topo'd for HOW MUCH !?!

Probably around $50-55k based on today's exchange rate, assuming it is near to home (Which it wouldn't be for me!!).If it is as flat as that trying to...

12 years ago
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RE: unhappy property owner...round MCMXXXXVII...

Yes, I've had a few of those. Mainly they tell me the survey must be wrong because the design they have to build won't fit on the plot: what am I goin...

12 years ago
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RE: Light Rail Transit - Surveying

The details you need will have to come from the manufacturer. Even if the turnouts are nominally of a standard size actual dimensions can vary signifi...

12 years ago
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RE: Stark bulkheads in competition pools

Yup, she's a StarkNow I've measured one I'm quite impressed by the Stark bulkhead. Very little distortion under the lane rope tension. I guess the rea...

12 years ago
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RE: Stark bulkheads in competition pools

The pads are supposed to respond to a 2kg. load (so as to avoid accidental recording due to water wave), but as you have found out this can result in ...

12 years ago
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RE: Stark bulkheads in competition pools

I was asking about the Stark made bulkheads because I hadn't seen any before. Most of the bulkheads consist of multiple sections which are bolted toge...

12 years ago
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RE: Static GPS

Static GPS, Number Of VectorsYes, Exclude if the overall record is long but only a short timescale is common to a particular vector.Discard if the obs...

12 years ago
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RE: Static GPS

With only a few stations you can afford to re-observe the whole network, in a different order to the first observations. This will pretty much guarant...

12 years ago
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RE: Deep Cycle vs. Regular Battery

LiFePO4I've been using ENIX 15V 7ah LiONs since 2008. I made three up then and they are still performing as new. ANSMANN do a similar cell. I used a s...

12 years ago
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RE: Overhead electric lines

I'm not sure what the situation will be in the USA but in UK there is also a legal requirement to consider the sideswing of major conductors - normall...

12 years ago
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RE: The Problem With Laser Levels

One way of solving the "doubt" about the accuracy is to take a third reading for each set-up, on a point close to the laser level. Any adjustment erro...

12 years ago
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RE: R8,R6, Static Base Files

It's good policy to do this whenever you start up a static obs. Also, make a note of the file number against which the padlock symbol is displayed so ...

12 years ago
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RE: supplies for European surveyors

No flooding in Newcastle at the moment; it's the southern part of the country which is underwater.The big floods up in the north-east were in June 201...

12 years ago
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RE: supplies for European surveyors

York Survey Supply stock flagging tape and have a Euro account. They normally manage to send things within a few hours of ordering.www.YorkSurvey.co.u...

12 years ago
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RE: HP 41 CX For Sale with Card Reader, Surveying Mod. & more

Using one as I post this. Still does the job - money well invested. The C and CV had some additional functions held in an X-functions module; the CX h...

12 years ago
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RE: mini prism with rebotic total station

With all mini prisms it's worth checking them against a quality full size prism. Over the years I've found significant (up to 1/2") variations in the ...

12 years ago
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RE: leveling to marks set vertical

The reason for using two staves isn't for speed - it's to control any settling errors at the instrument while the staff man walks from one change poin...

12 years ago
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RE: leveling to marks set vertical

As requested, images of a bench mark plate. This is slightly different to my earlier description as it is from a section of steel T and the working en...

12 years ago
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RE: leveling to marks set vertical

We made some plates up very similar to the sketch, some 30 years ago. Still in use.You can use an offcut of T section aluminium, about 3 inches deep. ...

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