Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Take a Look at the Safco Masterfile High-Density Storage Cabinet

The Safco Masterfile High-Density Blueprint Storage Cabinet is an awesome product. If you've never seen one, take a second to take a quick look. Its made to store and archive many documents (such as blueprints, maps, or drawings) in a small area of floor space. The Safco Masterfile basically works like this- you buy carrier strips that attach to the hanging edge of your document and the carrier strip has holes in it for the Masterfiles way of hanging and holding the documents. The Safco Masterfile has large bars (that look like spikes) that you slide the documents onto (actually the carrier strip is what slides onto the bars and the documents are attached to the carrier strips). Carrier strips come in a several different types of materials with some having a place to write your document identification on. The idea is to archive and protect documents that are valuable, valuable because of the amount of time invested in producing them, and also maybe they are originals with no other existing copies that need to be stored and protected. The Safco Company makes some very high-quality engineering-related products for the AEC world.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Leica Roteo Rotating Laser Levels and 35G Green Beam


Engineer Supply carries Leica’s new extended line of Roteo Rotating Lasers, including Leica’s first Green Beam Rotary Laser. Each laser has different settings and accessories specifically for different applications around the work site. The new Lasers include the Leica Roteo 20HV, Leica Roteo 25H, Leica Roteo 35 WMR and the Leica Roteo 35G Green Beam.

Some of the features on the expanded Roteo line include a new housing design, remote control and a motorized wall mount. The new house features an aluminum cage to protect the laser head and an easy grip handle. Remote control can be accessed through the laser receiver and key chain remote device. The remote controlled motorized wall mount is ideal for installing drop ceiling. The Leica Roteo Rotary Laser is ideal for many different interior and exterior applications such as, drop ceilings, framing, installing dry wall, laying pipes, grading, cabinetry, and many more.

Leica new Rotary Lasers also include the Leica Roteo 35G, Leica’s first green Rotary laser. Green Rotary lasers have become popular due to their high visibility in bright conditions and over long distances and are recommended for indoor use. The green laser beam is 4 times more visible to the human eye than the red laser beam.

Thursday, July 09, 2009

The uses for distance measuring wheels are endless

Don’t think you have to fall into a specialized career to have a need for a measuring wheel. The uses for distance measuring wheels are endless. There are multiple ways to use a measuring wheel around your house. I had a customer that wanted to measure the size of his yard because he wanted to do some landscape improvements such as fertilizer calculations, mulch beds as well as planning and installing a garden, a concrete driveway and a walkway. With his mid-sized measuring wheel he could take measurements himself with comfort and ease.

Thinking about installing new carpet, tile or hardwood floors? Small interior measuring wheels are perfect to taking room estimations. This way you know how much supplies you will need to get the job done, saving you time and money.

For more information view our full line of distance measuring wheels . If you have any questions about measuring wheel please email us and we will be more than happy to help you!

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Keson Electronic Steel Measuring Wheel Model MP401E

Estimators have a very important job. Building Contractors use the work from building estimators to bid for a potential job opportunity. Without a good estimate, a bid could be too high and lose a potential project or bid too low and lose money after the work is completed.

Accurate measurements are crucial to Construction Estimators. They have the job of balancing company profit with the lowest bid. Not only do their measurements have to be accurate but the calculations they do with them must also be correct. Their different jobs can be so versatile that it’s hard to pin point exactly what features they’ll need. They prefer a sophisticated measuring wheel that is able to make their workload lighter.

The Keson 401E is ideal tool for construction estimators because it will perform advanced calculations. The Keson 401E electronic measuring can be used to automatically measure length and area. It also has an internal memory function to automatically add or subtract numbers. Moving the wheel forward adds to the measurement and moving the wheel backward subtracts.

The Keson 401E can measure and convert between feet and inches, feet and tenths, meters and continuous inches. It is durable and rugged, perfect for onsite use because of its water-resistant construction and the curved telescoping handle. The LCD counter features a 6 digit display with ½” high numbers. The auto shutdown mode and low battery detector ensure sufficient power to finish the job. Estimators use it for a variety of tasks including how much concrete, paint, pavement, and many other types of material are needed on a job site.