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    Rough survey using antique survey compass.

    The compass that you have is what we called an M-2 compass in the army. We used it to layout aiming stakes for our 120 mm mortars. It is a little more accurate than a decent compass for orienteering but not good enough for locating boundary corners unless you know where they are. As stated above...
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    Coordinate correction

    If you know the difference between the good position and the bad position and have a couple of points to check into, you can do a coordinate transformation. Or it might be easier to just re shoot your topo using the correct values on your control. Timothy W.Day Field Engineer Brasfield and...
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    Terminology

    Thanks for the knowledge. All elevated slabs and decks I have worked on we put down a template ( made of wood) and that is how we secure the column form to the slab Timothy W.Day Field Engineer Brasfield and Gorrie, LLC
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    Terminology

    I was reading the post on the 8m columns and I was curious what exactly are kickers and shutters? These are terms that we do not use in the states
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