Measuring wheel
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Posted by Dmitri(Cabling-Design.com on October 19, 2004, 5:08 pm
Please log in for more thread options got to go. Has anyone come across any particular model that worked better for him than the others? I guess digital would not hurt these days, with memory and other perks. Have they started to make non-contact ones yet? I mean, ones like optical mouse that you don't have to actually wheel on the surface? Any real-world feedback anyone? -- Dmitri Abaimov, RCDD http://www.cabling-design.com Cabling Forum, color codes, pinouts and other useful resources for premises cabling users and pros http://www.cabling-design.com/homecabling Residential Cabling Guide ##-----------------------------------------------## Article posted with Cabling-Design.com Newsgroup Archive http://www.cabling-design.com/forums no-spam read and post WWW interface to your favorite newsgroup - comp.dcom.cabling - 4731 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Justin Time on October 20, 2004, 8:39 am
Please log in for more thread options Some of the contractors I work with have started to use laser rangefinders. Works well in buildings where you can bounce off a wall, not so well in OSP unless you run from building to building or have a handy pole to measure to. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Dmitri(Cabling-Design.com on October 20, 2004, 5:17 pm
Please log in for more thread options Justin Time wrote:
> Some of the contractors I work with have started to use laser
> rangefinders. Works well in buildings where you can bounce off a > wall, not so well in OSP unless you run from building to building or > have a handy pole to measure to. Thank you for response, JT I use an ultrasonic distance measurer as a supplement for the wheel to measure short distances ('till 50'). Works OK, especially if you measure it twice every time to avoid possible reflection from a wrong surface. I have to measure in buildings full of people most of the time (those under construction normally have nice to-scale drawings), so I don't think I can use laser rangefinders for a fear to hit someone with too bright of a light, especially a kid in a school. So, a good old wheel is required, and it would be nice to teach the old wheel some new tricks ;-) -- Dmitri Abaimov, RCDD http://www.cabling-design.com Cabling Forum, color codes, pinouts and other useful resources for premises cabling users and pros http://www.cabling-design.com/homecabling Residential Cabling Guide ------------------------------------- ##-----------------------------------------------## Article posted with Cabling-Design.com Newsgroup Archive http://www.cabling-design.com/forums no-spam read and post WWW interface to your favorite newsgroup - comp.dcom.cabling - 4738 messages and counting! ##-----------------------------------------------## | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Justin Time on October 21, 2004, 10:16 am
Please log in for more thread options info_at_cabling-design_dot_com@foo.com (Dmitri(Cabling-Design.com)) wrote in
> Justin Time wrote:
> > > > Some of the contractors I work with have started to use laser
> > rangefinders. Works well in buildings where you can bounce off a > > wall, not so well in OSP unless you run from building to building or > > have a handy pole to measure to. >
One company I was with had one of those really cheap wheels - one with
> Thank you for response, JT > > I use an ultrasonic distance measurer as a supplement for the wheel to > measure short distances ('till 50'). Works OK, especially if you measure > it twice every time to avoid possible reflection from a wrong surface. I > have to measure in buildings full of people most of the time (those under > construction normally have nice to-scale drawings), so I don't think I can > use laser rangefinders for a fear to hit someone with too bright of a > light, especially a kid in a school. So, a good old wheel is required, and > it would be nice to teach the old wheel some new tricks ;-) > > -- > Dmitri Abaimov, RCDD > the little rubber bumps on the side that were supposed to toggle the counter. If you pushed the wheel too fast, or you hit a bump or tried to do anything with ground that wasn't paved it invariably missed counts. I guess the easier solution to your problem would be to look for the model you want and then try to pick one up used (not abused.) One source a lot of people overlook are the pawn shops. Talk to a pawn shop that handles a lot of construction tools and if they don't have one, they may be able to locate you one fairly quickly - and at a reasonable price. The best thing is you can inspect the wheel before you put money out - unlike the on-line auctions. Rodgers Platt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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> got to go. Has anyone come across any particular model that worked better
> for him than the others? I guess digital would not hurt these days, with
> memory and other perks. Have they started to make non-contact ones yet? I
> mean, ones like optical mouse that you don't have to actually wheel on the
> surface?
>
> Any real-world feedback anyone?
>
> --
> Dmitri Abaimov, RCDD