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Tape measure deals
Hey All:
I don't know how many of you are like me, but I hate all of the tape measures on the market today. I don't want metric on one edge with SAE on the other. I want SAE on both edges of the tape. I don't think or measure in metric increments, so I don't want that taking up valuable space on my tape. I hate it if I have to move my tape to mark a measurement, just because there is some irrelevant markings along the edge I happened to drag for marking. Likewise - i can read a tape measure. I don't want and I don't like the clutter of the new generation of idiot proof tapes that actually label 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, etc. for those that don't know how to read the simple marks on a tape. So... having stopped by the local Ace Hardware to pick up a tape for a friend, wasn't I surprised to find a basic tape (25' Ace brand) - just 1/16" ticks on both edges of the tape. No idiot stuff, no metric stuff. Fits your hand nice, has a really nice positive lock that locks and unlocks easily holds the tape firmly. The best part - only 7 bucks and change! Hell - I wasn't going to spend a lot of money on a give away tape... -- -Mike- |
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