My latest one I talked about a day or so ago was brand new out of the box, and hwen I was up on the roof taking measurements and yelling them down to my saw man, I retracted the tape and it told me some insane number, like five thousand something feet, I threw it down to the floor and the case came all apart. My friend electrical taped it back together and it seems to be working better than it did right out of the box. Not sure how long it will last though.
Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim King To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 11:08 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] new tape measure Well, It may last a year. You might get more time out of it but it is hard to say. Just don't drop it. If you are doing heavy duty outdoor work on ladders and so on, the chances of dropping it are higher. The first time it is dropped, it is the beginning of the end. It may last for a very short time after dropping or you may get several more projects out of it. The first drop on a cement floor is the clincher. I have had at least four of these tapes and love them when they work. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 9:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] new tape measure I primarily use it in the basement for wood working projects. I found by removing the belt clip I can fairly quickly set up my miter saw. By locking down the blade and the belt clip removed it can easily be held against the blade and back of the saw to keep it straight.I have used it to measure window blinds among many other things. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim King" <[email protected] <mailto:jim%40annabessacook.com> > To: <[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 8:39 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] new tape measure What kind of projects will you be using it for and I will guess on how long it will last. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:23 PM To: handyman-blind Subject: [BlindHandyMan] new tape measure Anyone want to start a pool on how long this one will work? Seriously, I ordered it from ILA Tuesday afternoon and it was just delivered. I have a UPS pipeline from N.Y. There is a UPS distribution center less than 5 miles from my home so things get here rather quickly. I will probably use the packing material to ship the broken ones across the big pond. --- Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous with many resources for the blind. http://www.lennymchugh.com Lenny Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use BCC line when addressing. Help stop identity theft. ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ p> &PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> ! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> &PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> ! Groups Links __________ NOD32 4536 (20091023) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
