Best products from r/landsurveying
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1. Elementary Surveying (14th Edition)
- 24/22 wire strippers built into blade
- Serrated blades for easy cuts
- Lengthened handle provides greater leverage
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2. Construction Surveying and Layout: A Step-By-Step Field Engineering Methods Manual (3rd Edition)
- Brand New in box. The product ships with all relevant accessories
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3. Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams, 4th Ed
- Used Book in Good Condition
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4. LONYE SEWA20 Adjustable Lock-Nut Grinder Pin Wrench Replacement for Bosch Dewalt Makita Angle Grinder(10-30mm)
💙Package includes 1 pc SEWA20 grinder pin wrench💙Fits for most Angle grinders such as Makita, Dewalt, Bosch Hitachi, Milwaukee, Metabo💙Adjustable Range: 1/2'' - 1-1/4''💙Material: steel+rubber💙MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:For any product problem you're not completely satisfied, you can ask for...
5. SUUNTO MC-2G Global Compass
- Advanced Navigational Compass: Made with serious hikers in mind, this professional mirror compass was designed for precise directional measurement and has been balanced for global use with Metric UTM scales and inch ruler
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6. Surveying with Construction Applications (8th Edition)
- Ultralight weight, weather resistant
- Personal area/work light
- Lithium polymer rechargeable battery
- USB rechargeable headlamp
- Snap in Hat clip adaptor included
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I'm in Texas too, and Oklahoma State University actually has online surveying courses you could take (pretty sure you can take those classes without having to get 'enrolled'). There's also a free CST Exam prep course online. Otherwise, Amazon has some good textbooks to check out (Elementary Surveying, Surveying Problems Solved, and Construction Surveying)!
Hope this helps. Feel free to message me if you have any questions/need any advice! I'm a student as well but I've been working at a surveying company for the last 5 years as an AutoCAD draftsperson. Might be able to help you with job hunting too (depending on which area of Texas you're in), if you need it!
That looks like it could be threaded into the larger component, kind of like a big bolt.
See those two little holes in the second image? You should find a tool like this that fits in those two little holes and try to turn it counter-clockwise. You may want to put some sort of penetrating fluid in there first to make it easier to remove.
Suunto MC-2G is my personal favorite and what our equipment dealers recommend.
Know the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
I found these two books to be good especially the Reference Manual. Though they definitely aren't the only two good ones out there.
Get a calculator if you don't have one already and learn how to use it so you're comfortable with it. Check the NCEES website to which ones are allowed and make sure you've got one of those. Most guys in survey opt for the HP stuff. When I took the LSIT i used a Texas Instruments because that's what I had and knew how to use but have since switched to HP. They all get it done so it's personal preference.
https://www.amazon.com/Surveying-Construction-Applications-Barry-Kavanagh/dp/0132766981
https://www.amazon.com/Surveyor-Reference-Manual-Engineering-Review/dp/0912045094/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1506123058&sr=1-1&keywords=land+surveyor+reference+manual
This is all you need for the PS