Found It!The best part about finding the punch it is that I hate to lose tools I use regularly, particularly those I've had a long time, and more part...

Found It!While rooting around in a little-used corner of one of my truck's tool boxes yesterday, I came across the punch I thought I'd lost. It had ju...

Datum difference? VERTCON error? Subsidence/uplift?

> 1) How do you get GNSS Surfer?From the GNSS Data Center> 2) Do you have to purchase a static IP address from your internet provider?Most ISP's...

We still tote the 1994 Topcon GTS-302 over the shoulder. It hasn't seemed to affect it any, but then it's a fairly light gun. The Leica T2000, TCRA1...

> Never sign a NTE agreement on ANY job. EVER.It depends on what's meant by NTE. Unless the contract contains specific provisions pertaining to h...

I've looked at that thing for decades, every time I drive south on I-5. I always figured it was a control point of some sort, but never had the oppor...

> Jim. I don't know if it would work with a carbide tool, but wherever you lost your prior punch did you try to use a locator to find it?The proble...

> The other thing that would concern me about the fat punch you've made is that it seems as if it would be harder to actually center the punch than...

> what is a source for these planing bits?Your local Caterpillar dealer would be the first place to try. Mine is Holt of California, which happens...

> If the instrument purports to convey an easement, then the warranty clause is a guaranty that the grantor owns the estate out of which the easeme...

> Am looking for a USB attached card reader and wonder if any of you know if this link will read a card? > >br>That's a lot of money to spe...

Good luck with that. As a sophisticated investor group, Harbinger was expected to conduct a diligent investigation of all realistic obstacles to thei...

Going to ExtremesMissing my converted asphalt milling bit (I referred to it earlier as a pavement grinding bit, but have since learned that was a misn...

> Just make sure to leave enough room for another surveyor's "disagreement" dimple.Then there wouldn't be enough room to engrave my license number ...

Plain Heads> Is it larger, smaller or about the same as the one already in the center of the nail head?No dimples on the concrete nails I buy, so I...

> and just HOW MANY dimples can you get on the head of one concrete nail??One is generally sufficient.

An automatic center punch is great for machinist layout, but not very useful in field surveying due to the limited oomph of the spring.A few weeks ago...

> Not that I'm old or anything, but when I started running the run, we had just retired the Leitz 20" theodolite and K&E autoranger.I guess I'v...