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metric only measuring tape??

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  • 12-08-2008 9:13pm
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    mmmmmmm.......
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    Hi to all!just wondering is it possible to get a measuring tape without them dam inches on them in this country?:confused:

    Thanks in advance for the help!!!!


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    ash_kay
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    A tool set (I think it was probably a set of trowels) I bought in Aldi last year included a metric-only measuring tape.

    They're not selling that particular set at the moment, but it might be worth keeping an eye out for other Workzone branded measuring tapes in Aldi.


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    Andrea B.
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    If you want the be-all-and-end-all of tapes, go for one of these. Pure metric, no play in ends and an exact extension of 100mm which can be read on a different scale. I have a few for backup as I have had to order from abroad. They are Swedish, but can be ordered from UK.

    Sometimes I don't even read the measurement to go cut pipe or wood as the extended tape and protrusion is locked with measurement and then I just place and scribe against material to be cut. Other trades always trying to swipe it on me!


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    RKQ
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    Most big stores have cheap tapes with metric and imperial.

    Sometimes you'll find one with metric only! (tend to be very cheap!)


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    Hotblack Desiato
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    Axminster.co.uk do metric-only tapes. Really tempted to order a few, I've been keeping an eye out for metric-only tapes in shops here for a long time but never found any.

    Even in the metric-challenged UK, the building industry has supposedly been metric only for over 30 years, so why these eejits are still selling tapes where one side is useless is beyond me.

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