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I was wrong about using a digital level for every rail alignment
For years I swore by my digital level, thinking it was the only way to get a perfect plumb line on guide rails. Then a job in an old building in Philly last fall, with all its weird magnetic interference, made the readings jump around like crazy. I had to go back to my old trusty spirit level and a plumb bob to actually finish the job. Now I only break out the digital tool for new construction where the environment is controlled. Anyone else run into issues with tech failing when the building itself fights back?
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caleb_ross127mo ago
Old buildings fighting back" is the best job description ever.
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lewis.troy7mo ago
Heard about a buddy who was fixing up a 1900s row house. He pulled up a floorboard and the whole section of subfloor just crumbled into dust. Then he found a pipe wrapped in newspaper from 1923 that started leaking the second he touched it. The place felt like it was actively undoing every repair he tried to make.
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tara_jones947mo ago
That "weird magnetic interference" thing is interesting, I mean I've had that happen too. But honestly, sometimes those jumps are just from a low battery or a bad calibration. It's easy to blame the old building when the tool itself might be the issue.
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