Page 5 of 6 FirstFirst 123456 LastLast
Results 61 to 75 of 84

Thread: What's your favorite tape measure?

  1. #61
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    Medina Ohio
    Posts
    4,516
    At time my favorite is the one I can find

  2. #62
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Location
    Putnam ct
    Posts
    56
    The big issue is the hook. The rivet holes become elongated over time. I have had to tweak the hooks of some older tapes I have.
    Built guitars in my basement for 10 years, mistakes went in the wood stove, was rarely cold.

    Best funny woodworker line: "My worst fear is when I die my wife will sell all my tools for what I told her I paid for them"

  3. #63
    Join Date
    Dec 2006
    Location
    Toronto Ontario
    Posts
    11,248
    Quote Originally Posted by Brad Adams View Post
    Where can you buy an all metric tape measure? I can’t find them anywhere here in eastern Iowa.
    Happy New Year Brad, I presume you can mail order one from lee Valley?

    Regards, Rod.

  4. #64
    Stabila. No comparison.

  5. #65
    I was not aware of the Lufkin Executive tape before seeing it mentioned here. It's 6' and lowest price I can find is $16.
    Harbor Freight has a 10 foot similar rule that I have checked with 2 foot Starrette blade. Accurate!! I have arranged for all here to get one ....for one dollar!! Use it "only for good...never evil". All the best to you all!!

  6. #66
    Join Date
    Sep 2016
    Location
    Orange, CA
    Posts
    77
    I have two HF 'freebies'. I ripped some wood for my bench build and the fence was set with one of them, a little later I checked the rip, just happened to be with the other tape and I was an eighth over. I was like, what happened? Checked with the first tape and I was good. I brought out the steel rule and checked them both. The first one was within a 64th but the other was an eighth over. It could have been a disaster if it was an eighth under! I wrapped the bad tape in blue painters tape and chucked it in the corner of the garage! Now that I think of it, what a waste of painters tape. Now I always use the steel rule for small stuff and leave the tape for longer lengths that aren't so critical.

    Dennis

  7. #67
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Location
    Perth, Australia
    Posts
    9,469
    Now that I think of it, what a waste of painters tape. Now I always use the steel rule for small stuff and leave the tape for longer lengths that aren't so critical.
    Hi Dennis

    Old tapes can be cut up and used as glue spatulas.

    Regards from Perth

    Derek

  8. #68
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    Phoenix AZ Area
    Posts
    2,505
    I love the Fisco Big T tapes. They are not cheap, but they have a fantastic end that reads correctly inside and outside measures, they have a fine flip down tip measure inside brilliantly, and they have a great lock. They make many lengths and english or metric. Also, I just went into the shop and measured 3 of them against my 2 foot and 3 foot bridge city rulers and they all measure exactly 2 ft and 3 ft.
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Last edited by Joe Jensen; 01-01-2018 at 12:57 PM.

  9. #69
    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Jensen View Post
    I love the Fisco Big T tapes. They are not cheap, but they have a fantastic lock, they measure inside brilliantly, and they have a great lock. They make many lengths and english or metric. Also, I just went into the shop and measured 3 of them against my 2 foot and 3 foot bridge city rulers and they all measure exactly 2 ft and 3 ft.
    Fisco is owned by Hultafors and your Big T is likely a Class I tape.

  10. #70
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Northern Michigan
    Posts
    4,973
    https://www.zoro.com/stanley-tape-me...25/i/G0366676/

    I buy these by the case. They do not have a hook, which i like, they feel much better in the hand, and most important you can't buy them around here so as I am the only one that has them on a job, they tend to walk away less than the standard Stanleys. I often use rules in the shop rather than tapes.

  11. #71
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    odessa, missouri
    Posts
    1,910
    Blog Entries
    3
    I was actually looking for new Carhartt bibs today for work and these caught my attention for work. Tired of chasing my tape around in winter...
    carhartt-r28-brn-r_01.jpg

  12. #72
    Join Date
    Dec 2017
    Location
    Marietta, GA
    Posts
    275
    Right now I don't have one, I'm trying to figure out what to try next. I was in commercial construction for years and carried a Stanley 30' or 35' mostly for checking room dimensions and site layout. That's way too bulky for the shop so it's been a Stanley 25' as that's the shortest I could find with the 1" wide blade which I like for it's stiffness. Recently I bought a 3 pack of FastCap lefty/righty as they are 16' with a 1" blade. I gave one to my son who's a welder/fabricator and it wasn't long before he reported it wasn't accurate against other rules and tapes he had a work. I checked the two I kept and sure enough they gain about 1/32" in 4' or so against my old Stanley, and then agree with it again by 8'. They aren't consistent with each other either. I'm still using them, but only for very rough work like making sure I grab the right board out of the pile. I really try to use a ruler when I can but it's not always practical on larger projects. Not long ago I realized a rather expensive ruler I own is probably the least accurate of all of them as it gains a full 1/16" in 48". I'm not naming a company for now as I'll be carrying it to trade shows until I run across them to see what they have to say about it.

  13. #73
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Va.
    Posts
    123
    Chris where did you purchase your BMI rules?

  14. #74
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    New York, NY
    Posts
    2,203
    Funny, that Fisco tape is identical to the Sola ones. Wonder who in England makes these...


  15. #75
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Columbus, Ohio, USA
    Posts
    3,441
    I have a strong preference to the Fastcap tape measures. I find them to be the easiest to read. Even my Father-In-Law was enamored by them.

    http://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/ProCarpenter-3p112.htm

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •