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Old 08-30-2007, 10:17 AM   #11
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Old 08-30-2007, 11:23 PM   #12
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"and one without measurements"

Jeff, in all my 73 years I've NEVER seen a ruler without measurements, is this a Yankee type thing?
Ohhh man, you've not lived till you've tried a ruler with no measurments!!
Forgot to look where you are, I'll ask the the guys who built my house if they can spare one, BECAUSE I SWEAR TO GOD THATS WHAT THEY USED!!!
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Jeff, get a tape measure with Imperial and Metric on it..

I once had a Starrett 100' CERTIFIED tape measure.. It started at 3 3/8".. I always wondered how they certified it..
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Hi Mike

"It started at 3 3/8" = some of the House Framers layout Tapes are made that way.

Two studs in the corner thing,,,,on most walls...


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I once had a Starrett 100' CERTIFIED tape measure.. It started at 3 3/8".. I always wondered how they certified it..
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I reckon that it was the guy who invented it that was certified (insane)
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sorry you guys misunderstood lol, i meant buy a measuring tape that has the measurements like they sell some that say where 1/8 and 1/4 ect...its labeled on some, and i will get a measuring tape without those labeled measurements so i can learn to just read a regular measuring tape.
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