vern, post: 448125, member: 3436 wrote: The "DO NOT CHARGE IN A SEALED CONTAINER" warning might be something to think about.I've put a variety of SLA ...

Richard Imrie, post: 448098, member: 11256 wrote: According to the battery pictured, that should read 12V 7.2Ah.Yep, I typed that in a hurry and messe...

The cowbell takes a standard 7.2v SLA battery, the kind typically used in emergency lighting systems. There are one or two rubber pieces inside that ...

Just A. Surveyor, post: 447976, member: 12855 wrote: It's hot, absorbs sweat and water.I find cotton comfortable *because* it absorbs sweat. I avoid ...

jmcnicholspls, post: 447898, member: 849 wrote: I believe that while the facts are not copyrightable, your depiction is copyrightable.One of the docum...

Why the shyness about the location?

GeeOddMike, post: 447905, member: 677 wrote: In summary, my point was that commercial SBP tools are perfectly adequate for local engineering projects ...

Jim in AZ, post: 447886, member: 249 wrote: The information expressed on them is not copyrightable, but the map is.That's not the conclusion I drew wh...

Just A. Surveyor, post: 447833, member: 12855 wrote: I mean is it serviceable or did they make it not so?My understanding is that Leica shops won't se...

I've been using a 2-second GeoMax Zoom80 (basically a rebranded TCRP1202) for almost 2 years, and it's been solid. I bought it to replace a TCRA1102p...

GeeOddMike, post: 447716, member: 677 wrote: For engineering/localized work SBP is probably fine; for geodesy it is not.That's a pretty strong stateme...

Another thing I made once is a bunch of level-rod-style strips a couple of feet long. I planned to use them for one-man leveling in urban areas -- ta...

Daniel Ralph, post: 447637, member: 8817 wrote: A surveyor friend of mine (long passed) had his business cards printed on mylar with the fade out grid...

not my real name, post: 447195, member: 8199 wrote: Stakes are often mistakenly called hubsI don't believe it's a mistake at all. A hub is the mounti...

I think about this every time I trim a 24x36 sheet down to 18x26. It seems like a waste, but I've never found a use for those trimmings.

Lee D, post: 447563, member: 7971 wrote: but the verticals are still all over the placeI thought that vertical was the primary motivator for VRS in LA...

Ricky1947:), post: 447501, member: 7440 wrote: My question now is if this is copyright infringement?In my opinion, no. First, very little -- if any -...