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Hey guys, I'm still looking for the right picture to use with making my model of a surveyors level rod!!!
I have one that might work but still need some others!!!
Basically I need a picture of a Level Rod used in surveying like some of the ones above BUT I need a shot of the Hole rod showing the number scale on the front of the rod (please no partial shots)!!
What I want to do is to print it out and resize it to 1:48/1:50 scale to go with my transit and laser units I'm making!!!!
Thank you again and please keep the debates civil!!!!
Dain
I'm a kid at heart, so I will play with any model construction vehicle from 1:87 scale to 1:1 scale!!!!
Age is a state of time NOT a state of mind!!
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if i remember tomorrow when i go to work ill take a picture for you of ours..... how many feet do you need? im only using 2 sections right now so probably 12-14 feet depending on how long the rod is, i dont remember exactly how long it is
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@ sections is all I need, thanks Dewoc I appreciate it!!!
Dain
I'm a kid at heart, so I will play with any model construction vehicle from 1:87 scale to 1:1 scale!!!!
Age is a state of time NOT a state of mind!!
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DeWoc19 wrote:a Cutter wrote:DeWoc19 wrote:yeah, pretty obvious that some people dont know how to read a rod  My pal.......yeah you are keeping me on my toes good buddy. I obviously didn't take time to really look at what I quoted, but I'm leaving my mistake up in that other post all the same. The reading I would jot down would be 3.625' I wanted to argue that you were wrong IMtechnicalO saying it was 3.6 3 and failed to acknowledge the proper reading in actual feet.  Chris well then we can both agree that 6.255 is WAAAAAAAY off That could be the difference in hitting the bottom of a bridge beam or not, provided that said bridge is over another road. We had an interstate project years ago where the arm on top of a scraper was raised and hit the bottom of a steel beam bridge over the interstate. It nade a small dent in the beam, but there wasn't enough damage to remove the beam. Several weeks later, the same thing happened again. This time, the state made the contractor close off one side of the bridge, and rip out the section of bridge deck, then replace the damaged beam and repair the deck. What no one knew for certain was if the B.M. was bad, and to make this story even worse, this was on subgrade. There wasn't any aggregate base or asphalt even placed then. Regards, Colin
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You can go to surveying supply websites and look for surveying rods or Philadelphia rods. I found by searching for pictures of surveying rods a few like these: Google surveying rod search  I will look through my surveying textbook and see if I can find anything else for you. I hope this was helpful. Dan
1:1 or 1:50, I am still in awe. 
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here this is the best i could do.... the sun was really glaring off the snow today so it made it hard to see the #s and any farther away and you could really see the #s either if you need me to post them zoomed in some let me know or i can try and get better shots for you if need be  2nd section  bottom section  zoomed in on bottom section 
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