Do you have a tape measure?

[LCHIEN]

the little 6' tape measures you get as gifts are great for putting in your pocket and taking to the hardware store and or furniture store to see how big stuff is.

[cabinetman]

the little 6' tape measures you get as gifts are great for putting in your pocket and taking to the hardware store and or furniture store to see how big stuff is.

I sponsored a contest for the smallest one a while back. It was fun.
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[wardprobst]

Not to take the thread OT but I find measuring devices interesting in general. I have 2ea 6', 1ea 10' cabinet makers that is almost worn out, 4 or 5 ea 12', couple of 25' and a worn out 100'. But I use metal and folding wooden rules much more in my work. For repetitive dimensions, I always create a story stick, it's just easier for me. There are four civil engineers in my family and one thing I learned early was that four people measuring the same thing will get four or more results. How about a new thread on measuring in general?
DP

[BrazosJake]

16 Stanley n 25 lufkin. Prefer the former, but not in love with either. The lufkin's done, anyway. Thinking of switching to old fashioned folding stick, no need to anchor or twist to deal with.

[gsmittle]

Too lazy to go out to the shop today (plus it's really hot), so here are the ones I remember:

A 10' Fastcap Flatback that I use all the time, two or three 16' Stanleys; one chrome, one yellow, and one black; one 25' Stanley, one 100' and one 50'. I use the three longest for laying out scenery on the stage floor. I have one or two 6' tapes that I got somewhere years ago and one teeny little 12" that was a gag gift from some of my students. Oh, and one antique folding rule that I don't use at all.

Amazing how many people insist the tape is "broken" because the tip slides around. My KIABIL routinely pounds the rivets tight on his.

Slightly OT question, but still about measuring tools: Galileo invented a "proportional compass" and I'm wondering if such a thing still exists and where one could purchase it.

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[Bruce Cohen]

I'm not sure just how many tapes I have but the flatback and a Lee Valley "Blind man's reverse tape are usually the only ones I use.
Actually I prefer to use straight edge metal rules. Got a least one of each 6", 12" 18" 24", 36" and 48".
My favorites ate the black triangular ones from Bridge City.
And with all this, I still mess up.
Bruce

[Jes Pidlin]

I didn't see any KOMELON tapes. I have a 16' KOMELON that I use all the time. It's a great tape in that it is rubber-clad, has a nylon-coated blade, and most important (to me) it's a self-locking tape. Just pull the tape and measure, no failing to fully lock the tape and having to pull it a 2nd time. When finished, just press the button to retract the tape. I also have a 25 footer that I use for large measurements.


Jess

[BigguyZ]

I have a Komelon that I love. Though it doesn't have the self-locking feature. Not a bad idea though.