I think a customer ripped my itsy bitsy numbered tape measure. I kinda liked the size , retraction button , and laughing at it everytime cause it had them marked in fractions.
Now I'm going to have to find a new one without them marked to slow down the turn over time. I bet that's why it vanished.
Couple weeks ago I bought a little Stanley Powerlock 10 footer for under $3 USD. Has a flat, 1/4" wide blade with a diameter scale on the backside--just wrap it around a piece of exhaust pipe, stove pipe or anything hard to measure across the center and "viola", diameter to the nearest 1/64".
Ken Grunke
I picked one up at the 99c store the other day. Has a couple high power magnets in the hook and works great on measuring steel stuff.
Gunner
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I like my little six foot Zippo tape - too bad they don't make replacement tapes though, at least I haven't found them. Gerry :-)} London, Canada
These are sold with venier scales and will read to the nearest thou. I believe they are usually called PI tapes.
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