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Acculock
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:32 pm
by onevw
Does anyone have any info on a product called "STRAIGHTEDGE TECHNOLOGY ACCULOCK” I CAN NOT FIND ANY INFO ON THIS product.
Rick
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 11:42 pm
by lightnin
These links look like the same critter
Here is an ad p 21
And
Here on p 130
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 7:11 am
by onevw
lightnin wrote:These links look like the same critter
Here is an ad p 21
And
Here on p 130
Ok
These things are not produced today? This was a very high quality production product. I found it at a second hand store for $10.00.
RICK
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:19 pm
by wa2crk
I think the Egyptians may have used one of them.
Bill V
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:41 pm
by dusty
No kidding. Some of the tools used by the Egyptians (and others) were quite amazing. Simple things like a plumb bob used to set fence posts.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:13 pm
by beeg
dusty wrote:No kidding. Some of the tools used by the Egyptians (and others) were quite amazing. Simple things like a plumb bob used to set fence posts.
OH NO. Ya NEED to USE a laser and GPS.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:21 pm
by dusty
beeg wrote:OH NO. Ya NEED to USE a laser and GPS.
Thank you, Beeg. You just reminded me that I need to solicit some help from one of the grand kids. I need one of them to bring their cell phone or android or whatever with its GPS and locate my property corners.
I know the coordinates for each of the corners.
I have a GPS kit in a suitcase that would do the job except that it weights about thirty pounds and requires 110vac.
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:14 pm
by JPG
dusty wrote:No kidding. Some of the tools used by the Egyptians (and others) were quite amazing. Simple things like a plumb bob used to set fence posts.
Ya all know how to use a plumb bob to check for level?;)
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:33 pm
by BuckeyeDennis
[quote="JPG40504"]Ya all know how to use a plumb bob to check for level?]
OK, I'll bite. How? I presume that using a square would be cheating.

Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:35 pm
by JPG
BuckeyeDennis wrote:OK, I'll bite. How? I presume that using a square would be cheating.

Not really! But the thing used needs to be calibrated with a square.

(or something close and split the difference)