wow, mine doesn't have a notch, the ruler is metal unlike what someone has, and I find it good within 1/8. I guess someone started making them again but didn't stick with the old protocal.
On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, cheetah wrote: > hi larry yes it exists but it sucks. > it has a 6 inch solid extention on there marked in eighth inch marks > and the tape is marked every 6 inches. > with braille numbers for the feet. > on the tape end of the tab is a little notch where you are soposed to > put the mark at the foot or 6 inch mark then you read the tab to see > what the complete reading is like 1 foot 3 and 5 eights. > the problem is the notch is to big and you can get about a half an > inch difference in tape movement > if you don't get the mark put in the same place nothing will match. > jim > At 01:24 PM 11/23/2007, you wrote: > >> I have been following the various threads on this list regarding the talking >> tape measure verses other methods and tricks for making measurements. >> Back in my memory banks I seem to recall something about a standard tape >> measure that had been retrofitted with dots or lines and an extension tab on >> the case to facilitate reading the thing. Am I up in the night or does >> something like this really exist? >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.5/1148 - Release Date: >> 11/23/2007 7:39 PM > >
