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ken-salzmann
@ken-salzmann
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Joined: July 16, 2010 5:52 am
Last seen: June 2, 2026 4:45 am
Topics: 38 / Replies: 596
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RE: MySitePlan

Wow, a map with property line offsets that was not prepared by a surveyor, or even a site visit.?ÿ Not a problem as is cheap and fast...........

8 years ago
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RE: How far would you level a benchmark into a site

All good comments so far.?ÿ You may also want to consider trig levels, which is not a trig baseline measuring down to your station.?ÿ Look here: Ken ...

8 years ago
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RE: Do you own an automatic level?

Another Zeiss Ni-2 owner?ÿ here.?ÿ I've probably used it more inside buildings than outside.?ÿ Best thing about it, you never have to worry about havi...

8 years ago
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RE: A few clips from this job in Cordova

I was on a job today were we had to walk through the woods about half an hour to get to the car.?ÿ My wife was joking about having another formerly we...

8 years ago
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RE: Railroad

Here in NY the right of way centerline was monumented, but you will probably never get to check to see if the track work has dug them out.?ÿ Even if t...

8 years ago
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RE: Cutting Tools

I have been using Felco pruners, No 9 (I am a southpaw) for about 25 years.?ÿ Parts are easy to obtain if needed. I have never been a machete fan; too...

8 years ago
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RE: Detail pole target height errors - how to avoid them

I do a lot of those surveys too, and am constantly moving the prism up or down to be able to see it.?ÿ It has to become routine; you force yourself to...

8 years ago
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RE: Modified Backpack to Carry SX10 and stuff into field

Be careful: the instrument will want to tumble out of a side loading pack, and they do not take well to tumbling.?ÿ I speak from experience. Ken ?ÿ ?ÿ

8 years ago
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RE: Three section prism poles gradutated in feet?

You already answered your question: "We could memorize those rounded numbers and use them."

8 years ago
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RE: The Proliferation of Line tables in Lieu of actual drafting ability is a bunch of BS...

We used to have a cad tech, Gary, who had been a carpenter, but hurt his back in a fall.?ÿ Somewhere along the line he also took the ends off 3 finger...

8 years ago
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RE: Actual Degree in Surveying

I was at Paul Smiths from 70 to?ÿ 72.?ÿ It was a 2 year school then.?ÿ I was a "TFSO"?ÿ or terminal (as opposed to a "pre-pro: intended to go on to an...

8 years ago
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RE: Cantankerous Lazy Party Chief

"And now I have an entry-level mid 30s employee that is very enthusiastic about learning surveying and the hardest worker I have ever had and has a gr...

8 years ago
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RE: Ring Ring

I would be OK with just a partial survey as the others have said.?ÿ I would also be sure the proposal the client would sign before I started work very...

8 years ago
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