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Left handed tape measures
On 11 Dec 2004, Huge wrote
No, not a joke. I'm tired of reading the markings on my metal tape measure upside down. Anyone sell ones the other way up? (I'm right handed, but do some things left handed; shoot, play snooker and hold a tape measure...) Anything Left Handed does one (I don't know if this link will work, but you can get there by typing "tape measure" in the product search box on the front page of the site.) http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/cgi- bin/ss000002.pl?SS=tape+measure&PR=-1&ACTION.x=13&ACTION.y=7&TB=A&SHOP= -- Cheers, Harvey |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Huge wrote: No, not a joke. I'm tired of reading the markings on my metal tape measure upside down. Anyone sell ones the other way up? (I'm right handed, but do some things left handed; shoot, play snooker and hold a tape measure...) Whichever handed you are, are there are times when you need to measure from the RHS of an object, and times when you need to measure from the LHS. So you really need *two* tape measures - one each way round in order always to be able to read it the right way up. Frankly, if I did this, I'd never have the required one to hand - so I settle for the numbers being the wrong way up 50% of the time! -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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On 11 Dec 2004, Huge wrote
Harvey Van Sickle writes: On 11 Dec 2004, Huge wrote No, not a joke. I'm tired of reading the markings on my metal tape measure upside down. Anyone sell ones the other way up? (I'm right handed, but do some things left handed; shoot, play snooker and hold a tape measure...) Anything Left Handed does one (I don't know if this link will work, but you can get there by typing "tape measure" in the product search box on the front page of the site.) http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/cgi- bin/ss000002.pl?SS=tape+measure&PR=-1&ACTION.x=13&ACTION.y=7&TB=A& SHOP= Thank you. I've ordered one of those. It's a good shop -- my wife's left-handed, and I can usually find some gizmo for her in there. -- Cheers, Harvey |
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Whichever handed you are, are there are times when you need to measure from the RHS of an object, and times when you need to measure from the LHS. So you really need *two* tape measures - one each way round in order always to be able to read it the right way up. Frankly, if I did this, I'd never have the required one to hand - so I settle for the numbers being the wrong way up 50% of the time! -- Cheers, Set Square It's usually when you're measuring into a particularly awkward that you need the left handed one. I have a right handed metre rule and a left handed one, but what you really need is a combination. Instead of having inches along one edge and centimetres along the other you need a left hand measure on one edge and right hand along the other. Phil |
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In article , Paul Mc
Cann wrote: Do what I did years ago. Switch to metric only tapes, they can be read from either side. Some have the dimension number printed across the tape. Very useful Or if you are of a more traditional disposition get someone visiting the USA to bring you back an imperial only tape - as I did for a friend some years back: I think I've previously recounted the tale of him being pulled for shoplifting said tape in Wickes, and the embarrassment of store detective when asked to examine the markings. -- Tony Bryer SDA UK 'Software to build on' http://www.sda.co.uk Free SEDBUK boiler database browser http://www.sda.co.uk/qsedbuk.htm |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Phil wrote: It's usually when you're measuring into a particularly awkward that you need the left handed one. I have a right handed metre rule and a left handed one, but what you really need is a combination. Instead of having inches along one edge and centimetres along the other you need a left hand measure on one edge and right hand along the other. Phil You mean both at the same time on the same tape - now there's a good idea! Does anyone make them? -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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Set Square wrote:
You mean both at the same time on the same tape - now there's a good idea! Does anyone make them? Many American tapes - marked in inches on both edges... -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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"John Rumm" wrote in message
... Set Square wrote: You mean both at the same time on the same tape - now there's a good idea! Does anyone make them? Many American tapes - marked in inches on both edges... -- Cheers, John. I remember a steel tape measure I was using (had been purchased from York Survey Supplies I think) had metric markings only, with the numbers only facing in one direction, but the lines extending right the way across the tape this was quite useful. Alex |
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In message , Harvey Van Sickle
writes On 11 Dec 2004, Huge wrote No, not a joke. I'm tired of reading the markings on my metal tape measure upside down. Anyone sell ones the other way up? (I'm right handed, but do some things left handed; shoot, play snooker and hold a tape measure...) Anything Left Handed does one (I don't know if this link will work, but you can get there by typing "tape measure" in the product search box on the front page of the site.) http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/cgi- bin/ss000002.pl?SS=tape+measure&PR=-1&ACTION.x=13&ACTION.y=7&TB=A&SHOP= Having seen that I now realise I use a tape measure left handed, and mark with pencil in the right hand, never consciously noticed the numbers being upside down. -- bof at bof dot me dot uk |
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In message , Frank Erskine
writes On 11 Dec 2004 14:20:53 GMT, (Huge) wrote: No, not a joke. I'm tired of reading the markings on my metal tape measure upside down. Anyone sell ones the other way up? (I'm right handed, but do some things left handed; shoot, play snooker and hold a tape measure...) Actually it makes sense for a right-handed person to hold a tape measure in their left hand, so that they can mark off using the pencil in their right hand. Ah . . . just posted almost exactly that -- bof at bof dot me dot uk |
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On 12 Dec 2004, bof wrote
In message , Harvey Van Sickle writes On 11 Dec 2004, Huge wrote No, not a joke. I'm tired of reading the markings on my metal tape measure upside down. Anyone sell ones the other way up? (I'm right handed, but do some things left handed; shoot, play snooker and hold a tape measure...) Anything Left Handed does one (I don't know if this link will work, but you can get there by typing "tape measure" in the product search box on the front page of the site.) http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/cgi- bin/ss000002.pl?SS=tape+measure&PR=-1&ACTION.x=13&ACTION.y=7&TB=A& SHOP= Having seen that I now realise I use a tape measure left handed, and mark with pencil in the right hand, never consciously noticed the numbers being upside down. I found one site which, for that reason, touts these ones as "right- handed" tape measures -- making the point that the "normal" ones are left-handed. -- Cheers, Harvey |
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In message , Huge
writes No, not a joke. I'm tired of reading the markings on my metal tape measure upside down. When you're tired of doing that, you're tired of life Are you just trying to wind everyone up ? -- geoff |
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 01:23:23 +0000, John Rumm
strung together this: Many American tapes - Looking good, thinking of getting one from the US now. marked in inches on both edges... Oh yes, forgot about that, don't think I'll bother now. -- SJW Please reply to group or use 'usenet' in email subject |
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Lurch wrote:
John Rumm strung together this: Many American tapes - Looking good, thinking of getting one from the US now. marked in inches on both edges... Oh yes, forgot about that, don't think I'll bother now. Metric-only tapes are available from the continent, but this comes up so often around here that I think I might be being *whoosh*ed. -- Selah |
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In message , Huge
writes raden writes: In message , Huge writes No, not a joke. I'm tired of reading the markings on my metal tape measure upside down. When you're tired of doing that, you're tired of life Are you just trying to wind everyone up ? *grin* Nope. What you need, what you really, really need is a pair of glasses which inverts everything -- geoff |
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"raden" wrote
| What you need, what you really, really need is a pair of glasses | which inverts everything Bottle of whisky does that for me. Doesn't improve the accuracy of measuring though. Owain |
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In message , Owain
writes "raden" wrote | What you need, what you really, really need is a pair of glasses | which inverts everything Bottle of whisky does that for me. Doesn't improve the accuracy of measuring though. Owain Who ever mentioned accuracy ? -- geoff |
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