Forestry SuppliersTangent Height Gauge

It very easy to use

I cut a lot of tree's in rural and urban area's. It is a must not only to know where the trunk is going to land, but where the topa will land. This Tangent Height Gauge does just that. I use Open face Bore cut for landing tree's to control where they hit, and this little baby puts the top right where I say it's going to land. It's easier to cut a full tree and buck it on the ground then to climb and cut piece by piece. It takes a few minutes to figure out the hight, and I cheat by using laser rang finders. Works great.

Someone with a 3-D printer could probably build one cheaper but it works great for finding height.

As a ham radio operator, I use trees to hold up wire antennas. This is a handy tool for calculating the height of the tie points of the antennas (80-m dipoles, off-center-fed dipoles, end-fed antennas, etc.). Few tools could be easier to use, including laser measuring devices. The problem with laser devices is knowing whether the laser beam is bouncing off the antenna insulator (to which I wish to measure) or something else nearby. With the tangent height gauge, all I need to do is sight the insulator through the sighting holes while keeping the gauge level by viewing the leveling bubble in the angled mirror, then follow the simple instructions. Oh yes, and there are no batteries needed.

The site glass and bubble level are very difficult to see. I may be too negative here due to the bright sunlight I tried to use it in so YMMV. Would I buy it again….no, but my eyesight could be a factor.

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Stamped sheet plastic, probably cost two dollars or less to manufacture. Mark up on this product must me immense. Should have taken the previous reviews more seriously before purchasing.

I love the product. You do have to be within a reasonable distance without too much obstacles. The plastic feels very brittle and I’m afraid it could break at any moment.