Yep a firm locking tape measure can do wonders on carpentry framing. A click or rotary rule in a tool pouch just doesn't make sense. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Leavens To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring devices
My first choice is the roto ruler although the click is a pretty good device too. It can be a little quicker to set than the roter. The talking tape was purchased for me recently and it might have been some more value back when I was building the addition onto my house but now I only use it to quickly ascertain things like the width of a door or the size of some piece of furniture. To use it for measuring to set up a cut is way too difficult and too inaccurate and I consider it to be too unreliable, particularly at that price. The archives are full of messages from people sending them back for repairs. I would sooner have a folding yard stick or meter stick. I did most of my house building with a 24 inch embossed wooden folding ruler and a firm locking standard tape measure. Getting one with a really secure lock can be tricky but even the very best are only about 25 bucks at any hardware store and many can be had for half that price. That was how I cut and fitted all of the siding, lock the tape to the desired length then transfer that length to the board on my miter saw. Hope this is helpful. ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Christian To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 3:15 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Measuring devices Thanks for your replies on measuring and creating jigs. If you were going to purchase a measuring device for use with a table saw, chop saw and router, which one would you start with and why? I am not going to be able to purchase all of them at one time. So, I will start with purchasing just one. Here is a description of each one I am considering. They are available from NFB. If you know of other sources or other brands, I'd be interested in hearing about them. EXTENSION MEASURING TOOL--CLICK RULE: An efficient tactile measuring device that measures up to 12 inches with accuracy of 1/16 of an inch. Three 12-inch extensions allow measurement up to 4 feet. This device consists of four major parts: 1/2-inch aluminum tube, sliding threaded rod, locking screw, 1/4-inch-thick metal stop. AID01R $65.00 EXTENSION MEASURING TOOL--ROTOMATIC: This tool comes with a base measuring rod of 6 1/4 inches with three extension rods (measuring 6, 12, and 18 inches each) and a locking nut which allows measurement up to 3 1/2 feet. The nut moves on the threaded base rod in which the threads are 1/16 inch apart. One 1/4 turn of the nut equals 1/64 inch. AID04R $50.00 MEASURING TAPE--TALKING: This unit measures up to 16 feet (5 meters) and comes with print instructions. Uses one 9V battery (included). AID06T $99.00 Thanks, Keith [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
