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Posted: 4/18/2021 3:18:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Because its a far better tape measure...  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Why bother? Hardware stores put the 25' traditional Stanley tapes on sale for $5 regularly. Because its a far better tape measure... I stay away from chinese stuff whenever possible. Doubly so with regularly replaced/lost items. I'll stick with $5 on sale USA made tapes. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 3:19:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ive used these for 45 years. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/41835/SNY_33-425_jpg-1909536.JPG That's what I always used. My first day working construction my dad told me to pay attention to what every other worker used. It was always Stanley rules and Tape measures, Klein linemen's pliers, White Mule Gloves, Carhart overalls, and jackets, Wrangler Jeans, and Knapp Boots ( the originals ). |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 3:19:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I stay away from chinese stuff whenever possible. Doubly so with regularly replaced/lost items. I'll stick with $5 on sale USA made tapes. I hear you, and don't disagree, since this was a gift years back, I've used the shit out of it and all the junk Stanleys and such have sat in the tool box unused... 
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Posted: 4/18/2021 3:21:46 PM EDT
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wish they would remake these
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Posted: 4/18/2021 3:21:59 PM EDT
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mine tend to grow legs and walk off. before i get a chance to break them.
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Posted: 4/18/2021 3:22:36 PM EDT
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been decades since I bought a tape measure, I take it Stanleys are no longer made in the US? Too bad, I wouldn't buy Chinese-made crap as work tools either. The last Stanley tape measure I bought does not say Made with Global Materials, just made in the USA.
Made in US, pfft, should say assembled in US. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 3:25:42 PM EDT
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I've been happy with the Milwaukee ones I'm currently using. Truth is all tape measures suck, some suck less than others. While not suited to every task I fucking love the Bosch laser measure I picked up a while ago. Little sucker is handy as hell for getting fast accurate measurements in spaces where tape doesn't work very well.
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Posted: 4/18/2021 3:46:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/18/2021 3:49:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/18/2021 3:59:03 PM EDT
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Stanley 38" edc ftw
Can't even explain how often I use it. Every day, multiple times a day.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 4:04:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ive used these for 45 years. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/41835/SNY_33-425_jpg-1909536.JPG My go to too. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 4:09:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: mine tend to grow legs and walk off. before i get a chance to break them. You spray them with shitty spray paint you have left over in the garage and no one will steal them. If you leave them shinny new they disappear. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 4:15:16 PM EDT
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Video fail just from the still
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Posted: 4/18/2021 4:15:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No Stanley powerlock? Fail +1... |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 4:18:34 PM EDT
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I use a tape every day, Stanley Powerlock 12' is my go to.
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Posted: 4/18/2021 4:21:06 PM EDT
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Last tape I had to replace was when my hired hand let it sucked into the bandsaw blade. He held it and watched it pay out tape until the end.
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Posted: 4/18/2021 4:40:30 PM EDT
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This is the obvious choice @Kclog30.
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Posted: 4/18/2021 4:54:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Goes to show you how long ago I gave up on fixing them I guess. Stanley replacement tapes are still available but they're $10+ each. I buy the tapes on sale for $4.99. Why would I ever fix them? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Or use your Iphone measure tool ? https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ar-measure-iphone-ruler-1.gif Black magic! Cool but impractical for shop work. I'll stick with whatever inexpensive made in the USA tapes I get on sale when I need more. No matter what I buy I end up using it to the failure point in a year or two. It's almost always more expensive to repair with a replacement tape than it is to just buy another so I keep a half dozen tapes around at any time. I haven’t found a replacement tape in years. Stanley powerlok used to have them. Goes to show you how long ago I gave up on fixing them I guess. Stanley replacement tapes are still available but they're $10+ each. I buy the tapes on sale for $4.99. Why would I ever fix them? Yeah, I even tried google many years ago and still couldn’t find them. I suppose its odd to replace a tape on a plastic case. The tapes I use now are $30, $20 on sale but I love them. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 5:13:49 PM EDT
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 I buy a new FaxMax about every 6 months. However, Home Depot replaced this one for free. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 5:15:29 PM EDT
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Are any of them right handed?
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Posted: 4/18/2021 5:20:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I lose them fast enough so it's not an issue. Seriously, where the fuck to tape measures go? I think we go through 6 or more a year. I try to always have 2-3 in the truck and it seems like after a few jobs we are down to one so I have to restock. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Tape measures are like toothbrushes. If you use them daily, you’ll need to replace them regularly, no matter which brand you own. I lose them fast enough so it's not an issue. Seriously, where the fuck to tape measures go? I think we go through 6 or more a year. I try to always have 2-3 in the truck and it seems like after a few jobs we are down to one so I have to restock. I got so frustrated with this I bought a case of them from Amazon or ebay for less than 4 a piece. I don't think I've lost one since then 
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Posted: 4/18/2021 5:20:49 PM EDT
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FatMax only
Going on 25 year of only using them and wont change. When they get tired we cut them up for various length rulers. Have even been know to cut brand new ones for rulers. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 7:37:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are any of them right handed? 
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Posted: 4/18/2021 8:15:51 PM EDT
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FatMax, as long as the wind isn't gusting I can run one 28' up a wall.
Only tape measure I'll ever own. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 9:29:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are any of them right handed? Yes, checkout Fast Cap tape measure on Amazon |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 9:32:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No Stanley powerlock? Fail I'm still using the Stanley I bought 30 years ago. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 9:45:54 PM EDT
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Stanley Powerlock is all I use.
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