Tape measure play - Tile Advice

[J Sid]

Found nylon rule not accurate so I use these..


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got one of them also for them really tricky cuts

 

[Italy]

I know tilers, who do not use meters, they say that it is quite a look with the eyes in order to understand the measure.

 

[LM]

BMI - BMImeter - http://www.bmi.de/en/products-pocket-tapes-429-bmimeter.php

One of these is what you want, they can be used as a straight edge as well

 

[Flintstone]

Bet it's a pain folding that thing out to measure a wall Julian! You'll have some ones eye out

 

[Old Mod]

BMI - BMImeter - http://www.bmi.de/en/products-pocket-tapes-429-bmimeter.php

One of these is what you want, they can be used as a straight edge as well

Do you have one Lee?

 

[Old Mod]

I just use one of these.

 

[LM]

Do you have one Lee?

Not yet but I'm gonna order a few, they look really practical and get good reviews. Also German made so that should count for a lot.

 

[lizzardtong]

Get yourself hultafors talemeter best measure tape ever

 

[rufus the tiler]

I find that I sometimes get a load of adhesive on the end of my tape measure which can throw your measurements out a mm or 2

 

[White Room]

Never heard of Hultafors....

 

[lizzardtong]

Never heard of Hultafors....

Apparently they are about for 50 yrs

 

[Dumbo]

I always measure by the cubit . It was good enough for noah and he saved mankind and all the animals

 

[Dan]

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[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Get yourself hultafors talemeter best measure tape ever

What does it mark with?

 

[lizzardtong]

Its A metal notch hardened steel