Tape Measures
Dec 31, 2020 06:37:50 #
I was watching Stumpy Nubs - yes, that's his name - on YouTube, talking about his favorite tools. One of them is a Stanley 10' tape measure. He said that although it's small and short, it's good to keep handy, and he has about a dozen of them.
When I younger, I remember tape measures being 6' long. That wasn't an oddity. It was more or less standard, and I had a bunch of them. Now, the 25' tape is standard, and I have a bunch of them. It guess it's true what they say: Bigger is better.
When I younger, I remember tape measures being 6' long. That wasn't an oddity. It was more or less standard, and I had a bunch of them. Now, the 25' tape is standard, and I have a bunch of them. It guess it's true what they say: Bigger is better.
Dec 31, 2020 06:58:15 #
"Stumpy Nubs - yes, that's his name" And Why? Simple, the edge of the retractable tapes is razor sharp and it appears he may have lost Nubs from his fingers.
I have found that these 25' tapes have an external supernatural force controlling them... extended across the room they will pick "that moment" to flop and you lose almost-there-moment of measurement. I bought a folding rule just like my dad had before the metal retractable-tape era.
Sonic measuring gizmos are next to useless. Next to... but on the negative side of useless, making them more than useless. No jerry, you can not use the focus marking on your lens to judge distance... a typical Photographers last resort thinking.
I have found that these 25' tapes have an external supernatural force controlling them... extended across the room they will pick "that moment" to flop and you lose almost-there-moment of measurement. I bought a folding rule just like my dad had before the metal retractable-tape era.
Sonic measuring gizmos are next to useless. Next to... but on the negative side of useless, making them more than useless. No jerry, you can not use the focus marking on your lens to judge distance... a typical Photographers last resort thinking.
Dec 31, 2020 07:07:15 #
Jan 1, 2021 06:27:12 #
I use 5 & 10m tapes - but I've got a little 6' Stanley that I think was almost sold as a toy many moons ago. It's the go to measure for most things.
Jan 1, 2021 07:09:55 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I was watching Stumpy Nubs - yes, that's his name ... (show quote)
Stumpy Nubs has a lot of everything, not just tapes.
Great you tube videos though, very informative.
Jan 1, 2021 08:52:33 #
I think the magical quality of tape measures is that no matter how many you own, they disappear when you actually need to use one.
Jan 1, 2021 09:09:27 #
ClarkJohnson wrote:
I think the magical quality of tape measures is that no matter how many you own, they disappear when you actually need to use one.
Isn't that the truth.
I must have 6 or 7 and can't seem to find one when I need it.
Jan 1, 2021 09:15:17 #
tdozier3 wrote:
30 and 35 footers are pretty common now
Probably not very popular with cabinet makers.
Jan 1, 2021 09:15:59 #
John N wrote:
I use 5 & 10m tapes - but I've got a little 6' Stanley that I think was almost sold as a toy many moons ago. It's the go to measure for most things.
I like tapes with inches and mm. Sometimes, it's easier to get an exact measurement using the metric scale.
Jan 1, 2021 09:16:52 #
camerabuff58 wrote:
Isn't that the truth.
I must have 6 or 7 and can't seem to find one when I need it.
I must have 6 or 7 and can't seem to find one when I need it.
Then you need 8 or 9.
I have multiples of everything, so my chances of finding what I want are about 65%.
Jan 1, 2021 09:18:15 #
dpullum wrote:
I bought a folding rule just like my dad had before the metal retractable-tape era.
It's too bad they lost popularity. I think I still have a couple.
Jan 1, 2021 09:19:04 #
ClarkJohnson wrote:
I think the magical quality of tape measures is that no matter how many you own, they disappear when you actually need to use one.
I can add virtually anything to that list - pens, hammers, shoes, car keys...
Jan 1, 2021 09:53:21 #
My problem with the long tapes is their weight. If I put one in my pocket my pants slide right off my pleasingly plump body.
Jan 1, 2021 10:05:42 #
Bigmike1
Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
I used to teach carpentry and building construction and the most difficult thing was teaching students to read a simple 1 foot ruler. I can still remember asking students for a measurement and getting something like 48 and tree of dem little marks.
Jan 1, 2021 10:38:09 #
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