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1. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap / easy ways to measure long (500' or so) (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:08:08 +0000 (UTC); Surveyors use a "chain"--actually a 200' metal tape--and two people with plumb bobs. One person holds one end of the chain with a plumb bob draped over it pointing to the starting point, and the seco; /html/shop-talk/2009-03/msg00106.html (8,064 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap / easy ways to measure long (500' or so) (score: 1): Author: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:37:35 -0500; Horrible Freight has a large wheel unit for about $17 on sale, and I think it's $22 regularly. I have one and occasionally use it to generally locate something on property I'm inspecting, or roughly; /html/shop-talk/2009-03/msg00107.html (10,710 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap / easy ways to measure long (500' or so) (score: 1): Author: Nolan <opposumking@verizon.net>; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:24:07 -0400; HarborFreight has 330' tapes for $12.99 regular price. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Shop-talk mailing list http://autox.team.net/ma; /html/shop-talk/2009-03/msg00108.html (7,887 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap / easy ways to measure long (500' or so) (score: 1): Author: "Bob Kegel" <bobkegel@seanet.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:53:53 -0700; Amazon has homeowner-grade 300' fiberglass tapes http://tinyurl.com/cv5kb7 for under $50. A 300' steel tape, suitable for use by surveyors, will run three times that. As noted, we can spend a lot les; /html/shop-talk/2009-03/msg00109.html (8,169 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap / easy ways to measure long (500' or so) (score: 1): Author: "Elton E. (Tony) Clark" <eltonclark@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:56:39 -0500; *I solved a similar problem once by carefully measuring the diameter of the front wheel on my dirt bike (paint smear on the tire left marks on the driveway) and then putting a white tape wrap round t; /html/shop-talk/2009-03/msg00110.html (8,309 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap / easy ways to measure long (500' or so) (score: 1): Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:30:02 -0400 (EDT); Sounds like this is the path I'll take. I didn't realize that 1' in 500' was all that accurate... I'm sure fiberglass tape will be good enough for what I need to do. I was kinda hoping someone would; /html/shop-talk/2009-03/msg00112.html (8,206 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap / easy ways to measure long (500' or so) (score: 1): Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:42:54 -0400; I don't know where you live, or how things work in your town/city. In my town, I can go to the town hall and look up whatever survey maps they have on file. If things were built with permits, or the; /html/shop-talk/2009-03/msg00114.html (8,603 bytes)

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