Simon Says | Laser Says

[Daniël Bos]

Same task could be done using one of the following ........all available for free or a few bucks.

 

 

Probably yes, but does it have "Laser" written on the side, NO! So let the boy have his toy.

Offcourse the forementioned stick, straight edge+angle iron or app could do the same but: could they do it quite as easy and accurate? If that extra inch of accuracy matters then it may well be a justified expense. I personally don't think that level of accuracy is called for, surely it doesn't matter if it is going to miss the Bentley by half an inch, you're going to want it moved well out the way.

[David Goss]

Laser super dooper height finder thingy, £650....

Climbing up and knocking the head out of it to be sure, priceless

 

Never had the need for anything like that, not even a stick or a protractor on a string.

scenario 1: "ok i think its going to land about here" quick look around for targets "ok knock it down theres plenty room"

scenario 2: "ok i think its going to land about here" quick look around for targets "going to be a bit close to this, take a few meters off it first and knock it down"

scenario 3: "ok i got my laser thingy and it says it will land exactly here, knock it down it will fit" "i cant you spent all the cash on the stupid laser thingy and never bought a saw":lol:

 

I guess your laser thingy could be great for certain things but to me its pretty useless for cutting down trees, will it for example tell you the bounce factor? you can be as precise as you can but there is still bounce, rolling and bits breaking off and flying through the window of that bently.

 

Cool tool but not for me:thumbup1:

[blue beastie]

Nice post Mario .

 

Nice lunge half in shot too !!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Really pro looking series of images and text, a nice well thought out thread and thanks for sharing MD, you never say much, but its always good.

 

I might have to see about one myself as Im dead keen to have a decent acurate hieght tool.

[mdvaden]

Same task could be done using one of the following iPhone apps (some must also exist for Android smartphones):

 

- all available for free or a few bucks.

 

How do those apps and phones handle the horizontal distance between the user and the trunk?

[Red]

Very usefull where accurate measurements are called for in report writing, or working out how much lead strip is needed for instaling lightning conductors in trees.

[john k]

How do those apps and phones handle the horizontal distance between the user and the trunk?

 

You set the distance, so you need to have a reliable pace or a tape measure.

[rammer]

Would be a handy tool for surveying,wouldn't buy one solely for felling though.

Good bit of kit:thumbup1:

[Logrover]

Did my dissetation on these laser devices, nikon forester 500, lasertech trupulse and vertex. Tried them all and they all varied in areas but found the nikon only useful for single trees as if a branch gets in the way where you sight it measures from that point not what your aiming at. The vertex was easily the best with more features like distance measuring from the trees base and was most accurate in general. Anyway in certain situations you cannot see the top of the tree so have to guessimate it anyway which sort of defeats the object of it all although the more accurate the esimate the better with timber prices being marginal for thinnings etc.

I would nt bother with one for arb as it id overkill and not nessecary for the work being done.