Metric measuring tool source?

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:18:06 -0700, "Rich S."
wrote:

"DL152279546231" wrote in message
...
. . . & yes I would have bought Walmart's metric ruler if I had not
read the negative post here, it looked handy

Just to be more specific, the ruler to which I refer is ~36-1/4" long (920
mm) and has the Popular Mechanics ä logo lithograph. I wrote both Wal-Mart
and Popular Mechanics magazine about the lousy quality, but never received
even a "screw you, Charlie" out of either of them.

Rich S.


I would have expected a "screw you, Rich" ( or Dillon, in my case)

Seriously, WalMart is notoriously unresponsive. The only way to get
their attention is at the cash register. And it takes an extremely
large number of votes to make even a dent.
--
dillon

When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark
and the horse's name was Bob.

The 'meter? stick' I saw at Walmart was yellow, about a meter, and I may buy
one saving the receipt of course for the possible return. Two nice things about
it, it was metal and if I remember correctly zero begins at the extreme end not
a space then zero if you understand...

Zenith doesn't sell a ruler any longer but I did order their tape measure. I
think it will be higher quality than I can find locally. It is also comparably
priced to the US measure I have been seeing...

I found several 'meter sticks' at the local art supply shop, for drafters, but
zero was not at the end. They also had a couple of short flexible clear plastic
rulers with metric in the right place, and zero at the end. I am gonna try
these on some scrap aluminum and see how they work. Only cost me about $3 for
the two 6", 12"