On Tuesday, June 12, 2012 12:27:30 PM John M. Steele wrote: > Metric tapes are made but are basically impossible to find at stores. You > can find them on eBay (good brands like Stanley) or you can look for > specialty tool stores online (not "big box" online sites like Lowe's or > Home Depot). You might try Sear's; their Craftsman line has a good > selection of metric tools, especially wrenches. I'm not sure about tapes > though. > If you want long metric tapes 50 m, 100 m, check surveying supply stores, > track and field stores, etc.
I know manufacturers make them, so I could order a case from Stanley. And I know I've asked before. I'm now designing the cabin, so sometime soon I need to put in an order for n boards of lumber x×y×z, plywood, roofing, wood screws about 30 mm long, wood screws about 60 mm long, tools, etc. Where I'm building, there are Lowe's and Hanson. Hanson used to be the only game in town and is more expensive. I have a 50 m longtape. The cabin is 4×7.2; the diagonal is 8.24. For the house, I may need the longtape to place holes for anchor bolts. I may increase the cabin to a round number of feet, but the house will use a 200 mm module, since drystacked blocks are spaced 400 mm on center. Pierre -- I believe in Yellow when I'm in Sweden and in Black when I'm in Wales.
