Anyone use a folding rule instead of the tape? Why or why not?
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Anyone use a folding rule instead of the tape? Why or why not?
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David
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I use one when working with laminate. I find it easier and more accurate than bending a steel tape measure. Great for in between walls and panels.
Bill
I use one occasionally, can't be beat for inside measurements.
David.....I just bought one a couple weeks ago to use. We had all the windows in our home replaced and I am doing the interior trim. I wanted accurate inside measurements.
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
All I remember is pinching my fingers in one when I was a kid
Probably have 40 different tape measures and rulers, but not a folding. Might have to get one and put it to use.
Steve Kinnaird
Florida's Space Coast
Have built things from wood for years, will finally have a shop setup by Sept. 2015 !! OK, maybe by February LOL ……
I carry one in my back pocket every day in my shop. I have had the same 2 rules for 40 years. My Dad taught me to never start walking without folding the rule - that's how they break.
Under 20 inches, they're excellent.
Longer than 20 inches, I like an old fashioned yardstick.
I used mine today on a cabinet build. Great tool.
Almost never in my shop, but out in the field as a surveyor and engineer they were very useful, particularly the Lufkin version marked in feet and hundredths of a foot.
NOW you tell me...
I have 72" and 84" folding rules, both with 6" slides.
If you break one, you can have a folding yard stick.
I find them to be quite handy.
Lufkin folding rule is my first choice. Always have one in a pocket, tool bag or on the bench.
Bill R., somewhere in Maine
I have 3 folding rulers in the shop and 3 or 4 tapes. I use the tapes for framing or rough measurements, and the folding rulers for cabinet work.
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I use one for inside measures and a long time ago to open Pepsi and Beer bottles.
If you have it deployed, and take a wrong step, they're the first thing that will touch down.
These will break easily at the brass clasp on each short section.
It's a variant of walking and doing differential calculus/texting/looking at girls/planning your OR schedule at the same time.