I need to buy a construction calculator for a class I will be taking. I have never used one and need to know a good, easy, inexpensive model to get. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Unless you know you need it the first day of class I would wait and see what the instructor uses for examples problems. It will make following along a lot easier if you don't have to figure how to do the same functions on your own calculator.
Calculated Industries is pretty much the industry standard with their Construction Master series. Not cheap but they'll do anything you want and then some. Also offer a few accessories to improve job site durability.
http://www.calculated.com/cat4/Construction+Calculators.html
Second the Calculated Industries. I never start a job without it.Quality repairs for your home.
AaronR ConstructionVancouver, Canada
I use a Construction Master IV at least once every day...
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out but when they will I can only guess.
They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
I use a Construction Master IV at least once every day...
So, it DOES have an alligator clip and a bottle opener! I thought it might..(G)Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"If you want something you've never had, do something you've never done"
How do you think I keep my moustach trimmed? Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out but when they will I can only guess.
They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
LOL yeah, dat tell tale hole in just the right place with a tinge of resin is a giveaway..Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
"If you want something you've never had, do something you've never done"