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"

DL152279546231 wrote:

I found several 'meter sticks' at the local art supply shop, for drafters,
but
zero was not at the end.

There's a good reason for that. After I dropped my "standard reference
straightedge" a few times the ends got banged up enough to where it
was hard to accurately register zero. More than one homebuilder has
recommended beginning measurements from a reference not at the end
of the stick so that the reference doesn't get banged up/moved. If
I'd've seen a 'zero not at the end' yardstick when I was starting
I'd have gotten it.
Another sorta helpful hint is to get one or two measuring 'devices'
and use them throughout the project. Even if they're a little
inaccurate, at least the inaccuracies will be consistent as
you progress. No two cheap meter/yard sticks will be the same,
so having several and grabbing the closest one is not always the
best thing.
Of course this is all pretty much noise given the level of accuracy
most of us are capable of working to :-)

Dave 'is anal-retentive hyphenated?' Hyde