We have a 33 foot tape that locks. earlier, Dale Leavens, wrote: > > >Sorry Paul, > >This comes up pretty frequently and I therefore >assumed you would have known or thought of it. > >One very common method very many of us use is to >buy a fairly good quality standard locking tape >measure from most department stores and probably >all hardware and building supply stores.. a 16 >foot retractable tape should be enough for most >people, I don't think locking models come any >longer than 25 feet. What is important is that >it has a good firm and positive lock. Some hold >better than others. You will probably pay 15 to >25 or 30 bucks for a good one depending on >length, width, quality of case, anything from >brittle plastics to magnesium is available. > >You pull the tape out to the length you require, >say the length of a door header or the width of >a table, what ever it is you need to cut to, >then lock the tape and carefully carry the tape >to your stock and transfer that distance to the >stock. You won't know the actual size in ordinal >numbers but you will cut a piece the size you >need. I used exactly this method to cut and fit >siding to this two story house which is 32 by 36 >feet. I did loose the measure a couple of times >and had to go back up the ladder to remeasure, I >found that laying a board in the miter saw >roughly to length before taking the measure >reduced my risk of accidentally loosing the >measure between coming down the ladder and to >the cutting table. Where the length was big I >would carefully fold the tape end to case to >make it more manageable and help me keep a >finger just where the tape goes into the case so >I might help the brake and detect any movement. > >For long measures this can be the very best >method. the tapes are relatively cheap, they go >in a pocket or carpenters tool belt and mostly >they resist the sortn of abuse that tools >unavoidably sustain on a building site. > >In a shop basement or what ever they don't take >up a lot of room and they are pretty adaptable. > >Having said all that I also really like my >rotorule. I have not yet made any of the >variations on the telescoping rules people are >talking about here but I think I might when I >have to do a lot of finish trim here, I always >find it difficult to accurately measure a miter >to precise length and I suspect that a sliding >measure with the end cut to the angle may help >transfer that length to the saw. I will probably >also buy one of those coping jigs to use with my router. > >Anyway, hope this is helpful. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Paul >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 7:28 AM >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: The Lone Measurer > >I love the idea of the builder's tape, do you just get that from a hardware >store? > >Thanks >Paul > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
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