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For the benefit of the younger crowd: the T2 is a direction instrument, and wasn't designed to be accurately zeroed on a sight.?ÿ The circle wheel is ...
A Fold-It utility cart.?ÿ I work solo, often in urban or campus environments where parking close to an instrument station isn't possible.?ÿ I park as ...
?ÿMom died at 49, Dad missed his 92nd birthday by 6 days.?ÿ I'm right in the middle at the moment.
I guess it depends on how you define "need."?ÿ I *wish* I could unhook the Javad faceplate and processor and run my robot with it, but I can't, so I u...
I've never taken one apart, but it looks pretty straightforward.?ÿ Get yourself a pair of snap ring pliers (most hardware and auto supply stores carry...
During the Great Recession my business took a pretty hefty haircut for about 3 years.?ÿ At that time I made a conscious decision not to radically alte...
I just added the new device to my existing Verizon plan.?ÿ It costs $5 a month and shares data with my other phones.
A couple of months ago I fried my trusty old Microsoft Natural keyboard (spilled some milk on it).?ÿ I'd been using that keyboard for 20 or so years.?...
I'm under the impression that the "heavy cloud cover" problem crops up when the base is subject to it and the rover isn't, or vice versa.?ÿ But since ...
I've been as guilty as the next guy, but in recent years I've been trying to conform to the NGS preferred format.?ÿ Mostly as a result of John's needl...
Yesterday I dropped a chuck key on a dial indicator face - does that count?
John, you're the last guy I'd expect to see writing "bench mark" as one word.
I don't know either.?ÿ More photos, particularly photos of the bits assembled, might help. ?ÿ
I can't recall the last time a client actually wanted a Record of Survey filed -- they either want monuments in the ground that they can use for build...
I write my contacts so that payment is due when the ROS is submitted to the county for checking.?ÿ If the country drags its feet, it's not a big conce...
Most of my work is done with a robotic total station.?ÿ But the jobs that need GNSS couldn't be done without it in any practical way.