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Nail Driving Prism Pole
Posted by john-putnam on December 18, 2019 at 10:03 pmSome time ago I remember seeing a prism pole attachment that would drive mag nails. Does anyone recall this or am I losing it? I have an upcoming layout job that needs nails set every 50 feet for 1.5 miles and figured this might work well.
DDubya replied 2 years, 5 months ago 22 Members · 31 Replies- 31 Replies
I found the old thread. Looks like no one knew where to get one.
Have you considered a framing nailer? Or a concrete nailer?
OSHA probably declared those former tools too dangerous for the jobsite………
Ramset single shot for $75 if you shop around.
I’m thinking some 1/2″ tubing with 1/2″ rod inside, 4 feet (or so) long, would make a good slide hammer. Just need to devise some manner of holding the nail in place to get it started.
- Posted by: @john-putnam
I have an upcoming layout job that needs nails set every 50 feet for 1.5 miles and figured this might work well.
Years ago I did a job for the city’s DPW cross-sectioning 3,000′ of a downtown arterial (only 4 lanes at the time, but it was heavily used). I finished the topo and delivered it to the city, but the PM came back to me and said that he assumed that our proposal included setting nails & shiners on centerline at every 50′ station. I no longer remember why we didn’t balk at that, but we didn’t, and all I can say is that I’m lucky to have lived through it.
What about something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/Metabo-HPT-W6VB3SD2-SuperDrive-Fastening/dp/B07SR5MD8J/
If we have to set a lot of nails in asphalt I typically use 1-1/2? to 2-1/2? bright finish fluted masonry nails they drive really well and don??t tend to chip the pavement like pks. If it??s concrete I prefer to use tapcons but you need a cordless hammer drill for the pilot holes.
I’ve used a Remington Power Pro Semi Automatic Model 496 for similar application.
@flga-pls-2-2
I have, somewhere, an powder charged concrete nailer. I was looking for something that shot the point in when the rod had it correct spot without having to mark the point then nail it.
My automatic power hammer is a dude in his 20’s with big biceps. I point, he installs nails. Works great/
-All thoughts my own, except my typos and when I am wrong.This isn’t exactly what you’re looking for, but would be half of the solution:
https://www.surveying.com/en/center-punch-point.html
you can at least mark the point accurately without moving the pole
@jim-frame
yowza
I might have to check that out. Not that it matters on this job but I wonder about the rod height stability.
We have one, it works great for creating a dimple in asphalt and concrete. I would not use it if I was worried about tight elevations, there is a significant amount of give in the tip.
I hold the rod on the pavement, shoot it with paint, and the resulting shadow lets me put a nail at pretty much the exact tip of the rod. I am not sure how tight you have to be if you are staking centerline like this. I would think a hundredth here or there would be just fine. And then, I am serious about having the second follow behind. I have “set” those paint shadows and had the second follow behind with nails and painting the info.
-All thoughts my own, except my typos and when I am wrong.I found this tip at InterGEO in 2016:
(this is a cut-away view) When you push the rod down firmly it puts a dot at the rod center.
Here is the data sheet on them:
They are ‘only’ $145Euro , but I was impressed that they were REALLY well made.
Here is a link to online: https://goecke.de/Products/EDM-Accessories/GPS-antenna-tripod–tripod-and-bipod-for-prism-and-antenna-polesSECO–GS-SURVEY-plus-and-LEICA–levels/Accessories-for-Antenna-Poles/product-907.html store where you can pick them up.
@mark-silver
GOOD MORNING
THATS VERY NICE I HAVE A QUESTION I CAN USE ANY MARKER WITH TAHT OR I HAVE TO BUY THE SAME BRAND MARKERS.
I suspect that you need the GOECKE markers, but it won’t cost much to add a 5 year supply in the same box as the springgy-tool thing. The dots that it makes are pretty nice actually, they have a dome shape and take a moment to ‘cure’ but are really nicely formed.
I believe I may have asked about selling these in the USA and been told that they had representation already. So you might be able to purchase here; although my German is not 100% perfect so there might have been a LIT event (Lost-In-Translation).
@mark-silver
I use Geocke as my supplier for several deformation monitoring supplies. They have some great stuff and are extremely easy to deal with. The only real problem I have had is payment. In the past the only payment method was money order or wire transfer. In the rest of the world an international wire transfer is not big deal. In the US the banks see this as an opportunity to extort their customers out of a significant amount of money. If you have a big order it is no problem but for 150 euro it becomes expensive. It would be great if they took Paypal or Visa.
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