Introducing the New Spectra T41 Data Collector – A Surveying Tool for the Modern Age

Spectra Precision, known for delivering quality products to the construction and surveying market, recently released the T41, a new handheld field computer that combines data collection with smartphone functionality. The high-portability and easy-to-use interface of this device makes it the ideal survey tool for professionals and even non-professionals looking for a more convenient method of data collection.

The new touch-screen handheld tool has a built-in GPS receiver, Bluetooth for transferring data wirelessly and connecting to other field equipment, Internet capabilities and your choice of Spectra Survey Pro data collection software. It also has an integrated 8-megapixel camera with flash and geotagging. 

Keep in touch with your project manager and clients outside the office with the SMS and call capabilities of the Spectra T41 Data Collector. This convenient handheld device is a topographic field computer and a smartphone in one! It also runs your favorite Microsoft programs wherever you go with Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 operating system. With this portable field controller, you can use mobile versions of Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office 2010 applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel. 
Weighing less than 1 pound and operating up to 14 hours, you can carry this mobile data collector wherever your survey project takes you. Its impressive IP-65 rating will protect your valuable field data even in the harshest weather conditions. In addition, its touchscreen display is protected by Gorilla Glass and can be viewed easily in bright sunlight. 

Tiger Supplies is the popular destination online for people in search of Total Stations, Theodolites, Electronic Levels, Pipe Laser, Rotary Lasers, Laser Distance Measure, and other supplies and equipment dedicated to the surveying, construction, architectural and engineering fields. The company is committed to delivering quality service to their valued customers with their highly-trained professional staff. As an authorized dealer of Spectra Precision products and other major brands of land surveying equipment, customers can get discounts up to 30% off regular retail prices! 

Eliminate the hassle of carrying multiple devices; the Spectra T41 Data Collector, available now on Tigersupplies.com combines all the functionality needed to optimize workflow in any construction or survey project. We are confident that the features integrated within this surveying instrument will simplify field data recording.


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Leica Introduces Next Generation Disto to its Product Line. Keeping up with the Times.

With all the amazing innovative products Leica has come out with over the last 20 years, you’re probably wondering, how can they top themselves? Well, they just did. Today, Leica introduced a new laser distance meter to their already extensive Disto line of products. The new and exciting breakthrough technology of the E7500i is the first of its kind to communicate with Apple-brand products. Using Bluetooth Smart 4.0, the E7500i laser distance measurer can connect to the new 3rd-generation iPad, iPad mini, iPhone 4S, 5 and iPod Touch. In conjunction with a free Leica Disto sketch app, you can instantly photograph, sketch and input precise dimensions right on your Apple device!

                               

     Following are 5 steps to using this app in conjunction with your Disto:

• Obtain your measurements using the laser for indoor use or the digital Pointfinder with 4x zoom for outdoor use
• Take a picture of your target, or create a floor plan on a grid map. Both instantly appear on your Apple device
• Use the touch screen to draw line segments anywhere on the screen
• Drag your measurements that are already saved on your Apple device to any point on the screen
• Save your results for further calculation or send via email. It’s that easy!

The Disto E7500i still incorporates all of your favorite functions and features that you come to expect from Leica, such as a durable and rugged water-resistant and dust-proof design, a full color outdoor touch-screen display, up to 5,000 measurements on a single set of batteries, 360-degree tilt sensor, 1/16 inch accuracy, 650-foot range and much more. Some new features of this laser distance meter are the “hot keys” – two customizable shortcut keys for your most commonly used functions and an integrated help menu.  In addition, the handheld device uses a modern interface specifically created to mimic the easy and intuitive design of smartphones. The E7500i is also the world’s first and only laser distance meter to conform to a new ISO industry standard for accuracy and range (ISO 16331-1). All of this comes with a 3-year warranty when you register your product online.

With all of these amazing features, it’s a wonder that the E7500i is still small enough to fit in your pocket. Tiger Supplies is an authorized dealer of Leica products and one of the first to offer this new distance meter for sale. Not only that, but we are offering free overnight shipping and free red laser glasses! To purchase, or for more information about the E7500i and to view a detailed video about the innovative Leica Sketch app, visit our website at www.tigersupplies.com We also have a full-line of accessories for handheld distance lasers.

Why Every Total Station Needs a Right-hand Man. The Ideal Surveying Accessory.

Land surveying techniques have been around since almost the beginning of recorded history. As a matter of fact, it can be traced back to as early as 3000 BC in ancient Egypt after the Nile River overflowed and farm boundaries were re-established using simple geometry. Surveying technology has come a long way since then and living in a modern civilization requires a more sophisticated and accurate method of collecting field data in order to build advanced and safe structures such as highways, railroads, skyscrapers, large irrigation projects and power plants. This requirement is filled through the use of data collectors, otherwise known as surveying detectors or receivers.

The land surveying equipment used today is a far cry from the ones used by surveyors’ decades ago. Electronic data collectors are now widely used to record precise measurements of coordinates, angles, distances, elevations and more. This battery powered handheld field computer with LCD touchscreen display and user friendly on-board data collection software takes the place of a tape measure, smartphone and other basic surveying equipment in gathering field data, all in the palm of your hand.

Gun safety begins with a safe

Whether you own a single pistol or a whole collection of rifles, it is essential to keep your gun secure from theft, the reach of children, or fire damage.  This is one area in which it does not pay to stint. The damage that can result from relying on an insecure safe goes far beyond the loss of a gun if it gets into the wrong hands.  Think about the key features of a gun safe and then make the right choice with the Tiger Supplies selection that guarantees top quality at the lowest prices with free shipping.

Gun theft
While many people acquire a gun for the sake of protection, the gun itself needs to be protected from theft.  According to the latest statistics on gun theft in the United States from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), approximately 1.4 million firearms in total were stolen from 2005 through 2010.  That amounts to “an estimated average of 232,400 firearms stolen each year.” Handguns top the list of stolen firearms for that period. “At least one handgun was stolen in 63 percent of household burglaries.”   What those statistics mean is that there is a very good probability of having your handgun stolen out of your home.  Buying a safe to protect it is an essential move to averting an established risk.  Doesn’t it make sense to take the necessary steps to keep your gun safe and out of the hands of criminals?

Guns and children
Aside from the risk of robbery, there is the very serious risk of a young child getting hold of a gun that has not been safely locked away. In Unsafe Gun Safes Can Be Opened By A Three-Year Old, Mark Weber Tobias demonstrates that a child that young has no difficulty in getting a small gun safe with an electronic lock open in under a minute just by lifting it up a bit and dropping it enough to jar the mechanism. It was just that kind of safe that Ed Owens was issued by the Clark County Sheriff's Office to keep in his home. In 2010, Owens’ three-year-old son, Ryan, was killed by the gun that was locked in the safe.  In the Owens case, the department had opted for economy – by purchasing $36 gun safes – over true safety, with tragic results.

Compromising on safety is false economy

Tiger Supplies only carries top quality gun safes that cannot easily be opened by children or even expert burglars. They also hold up to fire, smoke, and water to keep your property intact.  Hollon gun safes products are designed and thoroughly tested for durability, so that not only meet but exceed industry standards.  Tiger guarantee the absolute best prices on Hollon gun safes with the added bonus of FREE shipping. 

Safe Lock
While not all electronic locks are as faulty as those used in the cheap Stack-On model, in general they are not quite as durable in the long term and require more attention than traditional locks. You would need to remember to change the battery on the safe and test that it is still in good working order.  For no worries, and longer life, you’re better off with a mechanical dial lock. A good quality manual lock will outlast an electronic one. All the gun safes carried by Tiger Supplies feature super-secure manual locks.

Safe Anchors
Even a fairly heavy safe can be removed from your home to allow a burglar time to work on how to crack it later. Consequently, the only way to truly secure your safe is to bold it down. That’s the reason why well-designed safes, like the ones you’ll find in the Hollon line, come with holes in place that allow you do just that.

Fire, Smoke, and Water Safety
All the gun safes that Tiger Supplies carries are fire rated for at least 1 hour of protection at 1250°F. Because a fire also produces smoke, and fighting a fire calls for water, the gun safe has to keep those out, as well. That’s why the safes that offer the best fire protection also feature a heat activated, expandable door seal.

Safe Size
Tiger Supplies offers a range of gun safe sizes to choose from. If you’re undecided about which size to get, opt for the larger size. Why? You get more use out of a larger safe.  While you may think, that you have only a small number of guns, so they should fit well into a 22"wide safe that indicates a capacity of 16. However, if your collection includes bolt action rifles or guns with scopes mounted on them, then you’ll find it a bit of a squeeze even for nine.  And if you acquire another rifle down the road, you’ll find you are out of room. At that point, you’ll need to buy a new safe.

Unless you’re absolutely positive that you will never add another rifle, shotgun, or pistol to your collection, the safe that allows some room for growth will prove the more economical choice. Even if your gun collection remains the same size, you can always use the extra space as you would any other safe – to store your valuables and documents you want to keep protected from theft and fire.  Better safes already include adjustable shelves, and some even offer a pocket door organizer.

For more information about the line of gun safes or any of the other Tiger Supplies items, call our experts at 888-844-376.5

Spectra Precision 5.2XL Point and Cross Line Laser

Going Green with Tiger Supplies

Surveyors and architects are key players when it comes to a clean environment, not only are they the de facto ‘in charge’ planners of structures and buildings where the focus on clean energy and safe environment has taken on its highest performance, but also by assisting in the preservation of nature and property by surveying, measuring and marking planet earth’s best offerings in a manner that ensures a cleaner, safer and smarter future.

Tiger Supplies takes pride in effectively participating in cleaner environment practices and in raising awareness for the cause, by supporting and promoting many different programs by the industry and environment advocates, such as the annual “Survey Earth in a day” where Tiger supplies is a premium member and by actively joining the many local clean air communities.

Tiger supplies is also carrying a full line of eco friendly equipment and supply, such as construction lasers which are %100 environmental friendly certified, and by partnering hands with the manufacturers who deploy strictly earth friendly techniques.

When you purchase at Tiger Supplies, TigerSupplies.com, and affiliates, you support the cause, and are preparing for a brighter future, a safer environment and are effectively making the world a better place.

Corrugated Roll Files for large Document Storage/Blueprint filing

A game of hide-and-seek may be fun in your off hours, but not when you have work to do. That’s why you need to keep your files in order.

Though we may be living in the age of digital data, we still have not gotten away from paper. If you’re an architects, engineers, or designers you still have to use paper. When you finish your draft, drawing, or plan, you need a storage system that allows you to keep your document within reach but not in the way. If you don’t have it, you’ll find a lot of your day will go into trying to find things, figuring out where to put them, or searching through piles and moving them around from what part of your desk to another.

All that searching and moving would cut into your productivity, which can become a serious problem. However, there is a solution. Corrugated roll file are the most affordable solution to the problem of putting your rolled documents away while keeping them accessible. The right organizational equipment keeps your work space neat with all you need on hand and organized, so you can focus on your work rather than a game of hide-and-seek with your documents.

Adir’s 25” Storage File is an economical solution for your storage and organizational needs.  Its dimension are  17 1/2"w x 17 1/2"d x 25"h, which makes it large enough to hold up to 16 25” inch long documents with roll diameters of 4”  and compact enough to not take over your office floor space. You can easily assemble it in just a few minutes with no tools! In fact, you may want to just set up two, as its corrugated fiberboard is sturdy enough to withstand stacking. Its white color allows it to make a clean impression and for your labels of contents to show up clearly.

Its sturdy enough to stack.

Adir’s storage file is proudly manufactured in the USA with guaranteed quality and value. We find that it compares favorably with the ManagerRolled Document Storage 16 Tube (25"). Not only is it available at a lower price, but its fixed dividers offer better durability and stability than the Manager ones. You can expect this corrugated roll file to serve you well. You’ll be more productive when your documents are well organized, and that will leave you with more free time for when you do want to play games.Tiger Supplies is a Authorized Dealer  by Adir Corp.