Great tool sale going on

[nailshooter41]

I like the chrome for outside stuff that requires cleaning the outside of the tape, and the fact that everyone knows it is mine. (All the young guy s carry those big rubberized monsters that are accurate to the nearest 1/4" .) One last thing that is great on these is that they have a slot cut into the edge of the hook that enables you to put a small nail in a start point, hook the head of the nail in the slot and the hook stays put while you wal k off with the tape in your hand to get your measurement.

The link I put up was for the 3/4 X 16 which I use for all kinds of trim wo rk in kitchens, baths, etc. and is in my "trim" bags.

The "everything else tape" was supposed to be this 1" X 25':

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Both have the unfinished, no big decals, no big rubber parts, etc. to make them to bulky to carry or awkward to use.

Robert

[-MIKE-]

Yeah, I can't fit those newfangled tapes in my tool belt. My all time favorite was the old Stanley LeverLocks from the 90s. Can't find them anymore. I'd really love to confiscate some tapes from newer ones and implant them into my old LeverLocks.

[notbob]

....or even earlier. I was asked what I like. Remember those Stanley Lever-Locks from the 70's. On 25' Stanley's, they had woodscrew/nail info (including proper-sized shadow images) on the backside of the tape fer the first two feet. Particularly handy fer dummies like myself. ;)

I have 2 Stanley 30' Power-Locks (slide-lock) and a re-branded (True-Value) 30' Power-Lock. Non have the aforementioned screw/nail info on the back-side of the tape. You might try a Power-Lock tape inside an old Lever-Lock. The newer Stanley slide-lock Power-Locks are actually not bad tapes. I'll take one over a Lufkin, any day.

nb

[Leon]

Thanks. I don't really like wide blades or all the bulk either.

[nailshooter41]

Try the site Leon mentioned. They have more than a few Stanley leverlocks there. I didn't like the leverlocks myself since the were more sensitive t o dirt/debris, didn't come in a 1" blade (in their defense, most tapes were n't), and I broke the levers when I dropped them.

Robert

[Leon]

Aghh. Dripping the tape measure.... My tape measure always lands on the hook on the end of the tape and gets bent, every time it seems.

Now days I only use the tape measure to verify measurements made with accurate rules. Double verification so to speak.

[Leon]

j'uh catch that? Dripping the tape measure. LOL That happens when it fits too losely. Or is that loosely? ;~)

[-MIKE-]

You clumsy oaf. :-p

[krw]

Starting early today? I think you're a little loose already. ;-)