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B&D laser tape measure question
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I've been looking at laser tape measures to buy and have a question I hope someone here can answer. The Black&Decker BDSM100 says that you can measure from either end, but the package doesn't indicate whether you can use both ends at the same time. For example, can you put it in the middle of a room and will it be able to measure the distance between two walls? This would be a really neat feature. Most other models I've seen require you to put one end of the unit against one wall, and aim it at the opposing wall. TIA, Jonathan |
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I've been looking at laser tape measures to buy and have a question I hope
someone here can answer. The Black&Decker BDSM100 says that you can measure from either end, but the package doesn't indicate whether you can use both ends at the same time. For example, can you put it in the middle of a room and will it be able to measure the distance between two walls? This would be a really neat feature. I suppose you could measure to one wall, rotate the device 180 degrees, measure to the other wall and add the two values. It would be a neat feature to have a mode that automatically add the values. BTW, I think these devices are somewhat misleading in their name. As I understand them they only use the laser beam to give an indication of what they are measuring to. The actual measurement is done by an ultrasonic device. This class of device is nowhere near as accurate as the true laser measuring devices (but then they are much cheaper also.) John Keith |
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"Jonathan" wrote in
: I've been looking at laser tape measures to buy and have a question I hope someone here can answer. The Black&Decker BDSM100 says that you can measure from either end, but the package doesn't indicate whether you can use both ends at the same time. For example, can you put it in the middle of a room and will it be able to measure the distance between two walls? This would be a really neat feature. Most other models I've seen require you to put one end of the unit against one wall, and aim it at the opposing wall. Like all the others, the BDSM100 is a sonic tape measure -- the laser is just a pointing aid. All of them have a single sonic emitter/receiver, so they won't be able to make dual measurements from the middle of the room. |
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"John Keith" wrote in message ... I've been looking at laser tape measures to buy and have a question I hope someone here can answer. The Black&Decker BDSM100 says that you can measure from either end, but the package doesn't indicate whether you can use both ends at the same time. For example, can you put it in the middle of a room and will it be able to measure the distance between two walls? This would be a really neat feature. I suppose you could measure to one wall, rotate the device 180 degrees, measure to the other wall and add the two values. It would be a neat feature to have a mode that automatically add the values. BTW, I think these devices are somewhat misleading in their name. As I understand them they only use the laser beam to give an indication of what they are measuring to. The actual measurement is done by an ultrasonic device. This class of device is nowhere near as accurate as the true laser measuring devices (but then they are much cheaper also.) John Keith Thanks for the clarification of the laser's purpose. The package for this thing actually says on the package, "measure from either end." I still don't know if that means both ends simultaneously or not. It sounds like you think it's one or the other? thanks! Jonathan |
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Jonathan wrote:
John Keith Thanks for the clarification of the laser's purpose. The package for this thing actually says on the package, "measure from either end." I still don't know if that means both ends simultaneously or not. It sounds like you think it's one or the other? "Either" does not mean "both." Never has. |
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Murray Peterson wrote:
"Jonathan" wrote in : I've been looking at laser tape measures to buy and have a question I hope someone here can answer. The Black&Decker BDSM100 says that you can measure from either end, but the package doesn't indicate whether you can use both ends at the same time. For example, can you put it in the middle of a room and will it be able to measure the distance between two walls? This would be a really neat feature. Most other models I've seen require you to put one end of the unit against one wall, and aim it at the opposing wall. Like all the others, the BDSM100 is a sonic tape measure -- the laser is just a pointing aid. All of them have a single sonic emitter/receiver, so they won't be able to make dual measurements from the middle of the room. Hi, If it did, wouldn't there be a possibility two sonics beams(left and right side) interacting? Tony |
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Jonathan wrote:
"John Keith" wrote in message ... I've been looking at laser tape measures to buy and have a question I hope someone here can answer. The Black&Decker BDSM100 says that you can measure from either end, but the package doesn't indicate whether you can use both ends at the same time. For example, can you put it in the middle of a room and will it be able to measure the distance between two walls? This would be a really neat feature. I suppose you could measure to one wall, rotate the device 180 degrees, measure to the other wall and add the two values. It would be a neat feature to have a mode that automatically add the values. BTW, I think these devices are somewhat misleading in their name. As I understand them they only use the laser beam to give an indication of what they are measuring to. The actual measurement is done by an ultrasonic device. This class of device is nowhere near as accurate as the true laser measuring devices (but then they are much cheaper also.) John Keith Thanks for the clarification of the laser's purpose. The package for this thing actually says on the package, "measure from either end." I still don't know if that means both ends simultaneously or not. It sounds like you think it's one or the other? thanks! Jonathan It means that you can set the back of it against a wall and it will tell you the distance from the back of the unit (the end against the wall) to your target, or you can aim it at a wall and it will give you the measurement from the front end to the wall. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX |
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Check the fine print for accuracy information - - the ones I looked at
weren't too great, went back to the old tape measure. RJ "Robert Allison" wrote in message ... Jonathan wrote: "John Keith" wrote in message ... I've been looking at laser tape measures to buy and have a question I hope someone here can answer. The Black&Decker BDSM100 says that you can measure from either end, but the package doesn't indicate whether you can use both ends at the same time. For example, can you put it in the middle of a room and will it be able to measure the distance between two walls? This would be a really neat feature. I suppose you could measure to one wall, rotate the device 180 degrees, measure to the other wall and add the two values. It would be a neat feature to have a mode that automatically add the values. BTW, I think these devices are somewhat misleading in their name. As I understand them they only use the laser beam to give an indication of what they are measuring to. The actual measurement is done by an ultrasonic device. This class of device is nowhere near as accurate as the true laser measuring devices (but then they are much cheaper also.) John Keith Thanks for the clarification of the laser's purpose. The package for this thing actually says on the package, "measure from either end." I still don't know if that means both ends simultaneously or not. It sounds like you think it's one or the other? thanks! Jonathan It means that you can set the back of it against a wall and it will tell you the distance from the back of the unit (the end against the wall) to your target, or you can aim it at a wall and it will give you the measurement from the front end to the wall. -- Robert Allison Rimshot, Inc. Georgetown, TX |
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