Thursday, May 5, 2011

KESON K1 Chalk Box with 4oz Chalk – KESON CHALK LINES

K1 Keson metal body chalkline -100 ft with 4oz of chalk


Red or Blue

Keson Chalk Lines

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KESON K1 Chalk Box with 4oz Chalk – KESON CHALK LINES

K1 Keson metal body chalkline -100 ft with 4oz of chalk


Red or Blue

Keson Chalk Lines

Shop online for Land Survey Supplies and GIS Receivers at Stakemill http://www.stakemill.com/

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Magnetic Locators: an inside look

Order Dunham & Morrow Locators at STAKEMILL.com DML2000-XR
Magnetic Locators: an inside look

All magnetic locators operate on the same basic principle; two fluxgate magnetometer sensors, securely mounted inside a rigid sensor support tube, measure the local magnetic field. These two-magnetometer sensors are vector sensors. Mounted 20” apart, each measures the average magnetic field component along their sensitive axis, or the magnetic field component along the longitudinal axis of the sensor tube.

To work properly, the magnetometer sensors are aligned opposing so the magnetic field measured by one sensor is the negative of the magnetic field measured by the other. The locator then sums the output of the two sensors and cancels any field common to both, such as the Earth’s Magnetic Field, and leaves only the differential magnetic field.

The differential magnetic field, or the magnetic field detected by one sensor and not the other, is the magnetic field of interest and hopefully represents the magnetic field of your target and not the field of your pocketknife, watch or the steel arch support in your shoes. The drawing on the right shows the construction of a typical magnetic locator and the location of the two sensing elements.

In the field, great performance goes hand-in-hand with proper operation. When searching for survey benchmarks or underground ferrous targets the magnetic locator should be held in vertically or in a near vertical position. In this position the instrument audio output is facing the operator and the controls are readily accessible.

To pinpoint your target, rotate the instrument to the vertical and use and "X" or crossing pattern. The audio output will peak directly over your target. It's that easy!

Shop online for Land Survey Supplies and GIS Receivers at Stakemill http://www.stakemill.com

Magnetic Locators: an inside look

Order Dunham & Morrow Locators at STAKEMILL.com DML2000-XR
Magnetic Locators: an inside look

All magnetic locators operate on the same basic principle; two fluxgate magnetometer sensors, securely mounted inside a rigid sensor support tube, measure the local magnetic field. These two-magnetometer sensors are vector sensors. Mounted 20” apart, each measures the average magnetic field component along their sensitive axis, or the magnetic field component along the longitudinal axis of the sensor tube.

To work properly, the magnetometer sensors are aligned opposing so the magnetic field measured by one sensor is the negative of the magnetic field measured by the other. The locator then sums the output of the two sensors and cancels any field common to both, such as the Earth’s Magnetic Field, and leaves only the differential magnetic field.

The differential magnetic field, or the magnetic field detected by one sensor and not the other, is the magnetic field of interest and hopefully represents the magnetic field of your target and not the field of your pocketknife, watch or the steel arch support in your shoes. The drawing on the right shows the construction of a typical magnetic locator and the location of the two sensing elements.

In the field, great performance goes hand-in-hand with proper operation. When searching for survey benchmarks or underground ferrous targets the magnetic locator should be held in vertically or in a near vertical position. In this position the instrument audio output is facing the operator and the controls are readily accessible.

To pinpoint your target, rotate the instrument to the vertical and use and "X" or crossing pattern. The audio output will peak directly over your target. It's that easy!

Shop online for Land Survey Supplies and GIS Receivers at Stakemill http://www.stakemill.com

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Sneak Peak at the NEW KESON Roll Wheels

Stakemill is the first to show a few of Kesons redesigned colors and products.


To order simply visit Stakemill.com and enter keyword KESON to see the Keson MP301
Keson MP301New for 2011 is an all new logo and color as seen on the Keson MP401E
STAKEMILL MP401E

Shop online for Land Survey Supplies and GIS Receivers at Stakemill http://www.stakemill.com

Sneak Peak at the NEW KESON Roll Wheels

Stakemill is the first to show a few of Kesons redesigned colors and products.


To order simply visit Stakemill.com and enter keyword KESON to see the Keson MP301
Keson MP301New for 2011 is an all new logo and color as seen on the Keson MP401E
STAKEMILL MP401E

Shop online for Land Survey Supplies and GIS Receivers at Stakemill http://www.stakemill.com

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

How do your stakes measure up?


STAKEMILL - How do your lath stakes measure up against Stakemill's? We have seen the thin 3/8" pine stakes from Plant City that frustrate so many of you and the stakes that have nothing defective pulled out from a supplier on Nebraska Avenue in Tampa. If it is one thing we have learned in 30 years of stake production is that you offer the customer the best product at a fair price and you will come out on top. We have seen numerous stake producers close their doors that offered low quality products more times than we have seen them continue to operate.


Our pine lath measures a full 1/2" thick and every stake is usable, if you buy 3/8" lath you are getting a third less wood, you should be getting it for a third less than our price. FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF? You would not pay the same money for half a tank of gas and only accept a third of a tank of gas would you?
Feel like you are getting ripped off?

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