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Mapman
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Joined: January 20, 2012 9:23 pm
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RE: Pictures from field

As unique as they are, I have heard in California we are asked not to use them because they don't get detected by metal detectors. I've never tested t...

10 years ago
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RE: Residential layout

> Hi, i am Polycarp from Nigeria. what are the duties of a surveyor in residential layout.Hi Polycarp. Not sure at what level you are looking for. ...

10 years ago
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RE: Cool Manhole Lid

Ratchet lock?I'd think a large magnet could do it. Maybe an electromagnet. Need something with about 500lbs lifting force, I'm guessing. Cool MH with ...

10 years ago
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RE: Lots of Food but No Stakes! The future is now.

> The graph is not too far off topic. Things do change. We are not always happy about it, but there are ways to make the best of a situation and ev...

10 years ago
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RE: Cool Manhole Lid

Wonder if that will make any sense to an archaeologist in the future? Nice work.

10 years ago
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RE: Lots of Food but No Stakes! The future is now.

Thread Hyjack!Warning off-topic!Wash - Firefly Great show. Miss it. Good signature.

10 years ago
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RE: Lots of Food but No Stakes! The future is now.

No Stakes = No Steaks! (Where's the beef?!)

10 years ago
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RE: Trimble 5603 VS S3

I have that 360 glass, but have never been able to power it up. What is the hookup procedure for it? It appears to get it directly through the 5/8" ro...

10 years ago
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RE: Trimble 5603 VS S3

Hello stumpjumper. Going to jump in here and give you my two cents worth. True, the 5600 is older equipment. In my regular job, I work with the S6. In...

10 years ago
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RE: Understanding Zenith

Hello yswami,This is a pretty easy one. Zenith angle is your measured angle from directly above, which has a back-sight angle of zero. Take the Cosine...

10 years ago
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RE: Mr. Karoly

Was it hard to nail the chair to the ceiling?! 😉

10 years ago
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RE: Short article on Realtors and Drones

It's the ones that post to YouTube etc. that get busted. If you get some great aerial shots, DO NOT POST THEM! Them boys are going for bear real soon....

10 years ago
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RE: some men's hobbies

That man earned a place in Motorcycle heaven. It's isn't just the re-build, it's the story that goes with it. Priceless. Total labor of love. My hat's...

10 years ago
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RE: Record of Survey - Part Deux

This is the type of mindset I wish all checking agencies had. Thank you for being reasonable. In California, the ROS isn't impossible to get recorded ...

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RE: mobile scanning targets

I use this tape attached to an 'L' shaped piece of flashing and tape it down for backsites or sometimes for wrapping angles. Seems to work fine. For a...

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RE: Record of Survey

Postcard from a non-recording State> Sadly Oklahoma may not ever reach a point where filing any surveys is mandatory. The only hope is the densely ...

10 years ago
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RE: What is it?

Did your father own a Hewlett-Packard distance meter?Great memory! The 3808 was the 1st DM I saw. Later got to work with the 3820.On another note... (...

10 years ago
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RE: Replying to forum emails does NOT post to the forum

As surveyors forum you probably meant refraction, right? Spell checker messes you up every time!

10 years ago
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RE: OPUS report question

Since I am not the mathematician my son is and he isn't handy at the moment. What is the VAR in the denominator portion of the EQ. Is that just short ...

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