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Educate meCome to think of it, sometime around 2002 I recall helping a colleague set a BP marker that looked like brass. Maybe there were both brass ...
Educate me> Where?Apparently nowhere at present -- they changed the product description, though I don't know when. Below is a copy of my order fro...
> In my climate the freeze/thaw cycle pops a disk out relatively quickly no matter what adhesive you use...The 1" Berntsen brass disks don't use ad...
> 2" aluminum cap on 5/8" rebar, cordless Hilti hammer drill for the 5/8" hole then a different wider bit to widen the top of the hole to recess th...
Educate me> Why are the Berntsen markers copper, when bronze is more common for disks? When is one better than the other?They look like copper, bu...
Another one - what is it?> What would you use it for in surveying?It's an industrial metrology thing, and doesn't have any application in conventio...
Another one - what is it?Height gauge
> Anyone seen anything like this before?About 10 years ago I did an Elev Cert for a new house. The owner was a roofing contractor, and had kind of...
> What is the longest range you got betwen your Trimble and Mifi ?About 3 feet is all I ever needed. The MiFi sat in my shirt pocket, and the Trim...
> I also play with Wifi since late 90's ... I'm pretty sure that we will need quite big wifi omni antenna at the rover side. Wood and trees give qu...
> But those specs are just dumbThe specs are certainly dumb, but no less dumb than anyone who would certify that they've achieved that level of acc...
Can't the Triumph-1 use its internal NTRIP client to connect to the Internet via WiFi? That would enable you to reduce the complexity of the applianc...
> Good thing nobody was hurt.Except Ty, of course. As I recall he didn't go down easily, and the cops thumped on him awhile after they got him und...
UAS Are NOT Illegal and Are Illegal (depends)> DIY developers may be in for a big surprise when the ruels for airworthiness certifications are sett...
There are two separate issues here:1. The amount a business is willing to contribute toward employee health insurance. Determining this is a simple b...
> The female receiver measures an inside diameter of 3 1/2", but I don't know how to tell what the thread size is (8, 10, or 12 TPI)? Any help out ...
> Also it looks dorky...Judging from your avatar, it looks like you decided to spring for the $1,500. 🙂
> Even if one end is six feet above the ground and the other is sixty and the hose lays along the 15% slope of the ground?In that case the water wi...
> As a solo surveyorI thought you worked for a big firm. Can't you drag an office monkey out when you need to run levels?I once ran a 1/2 mile loo...
> The insurance is there for my client as much as, if not more, than for meI agree with the statement, but it's not what motivates me to carry insu...