Hi, I am not familiar with the term push pin. is it also called a thumb tack or drawing pin? Max. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] The Lone Measurer From: Tom Hodges <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, 22 November 2009 08:08:32
> I had exactly the problem and my remedy was to place a push pin in the first > little hole in the tape. It works well except when your tape turns off > automatically after so many seconds of not using it. The remedy for this is > to move the tape case out or in an inch or so now and then, just to keep it > from turning off. > > > > The best thing to do is return the tape and get your helper back. Grin. > > > > Regards, Tom H. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Paul > Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 11:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] The Lone Measurer > > > > > > Hi all > I've been doing a little measuring lately. When mum learnt of my recent > purchase of a talking tape measure she promptly said that I didn't need her > help anymore. So, I proceeded to try measuring what I needed, but found it > difficult to keep the end of the tape measure hooked on the end of what I > was measuring. Has anyone else had this problem? How'd you deal with it? Or > did you just have someone hold the end of the tape measure for you? > > Thanks > Paul > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&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]! Groups Links > > > >
