[Shop-talk] Re laser range finder

[David C.]

If  you could stretch a string and measure it, why not get a cheap Horrible 
Freight 100 yard/meter fiberglass tape measure?  I have one; low tech but 
it works fine.  Sorry about it's not being a range finder....

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=36819

they go on sale for a lot less all the time.

Dave C

At 09:59 AM  10/9/2007  -0400, eric at megageek.com wrote:
>John replies with excellent math calcs for finding the distance.
>
>Thanks John,
>
>I don't hate math, and I understand how to do that, but wouldn't it be
>easier to just pull a string the distance and measure the string instead of
>all that math, calcuations, measuring, and setup of transits and such?  8>)
>
>Besides, here is an excuse to buy a cool new toy!
>
>
>Moose
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