Hell folks,
i was wondering what sort and type of measuring tapes do you use?
i know some of us use a tape a lot more than others.I bought a new stanley one last week but its bloody lost already,i normall buy cheap ones in around £3 or so.

Stanley.... i have 5 x 5 mtr tapes and 2 x 8 mtr tapes...why..? pass just have.

Wheres my sponge?..............oh there it is ............hiding between my legs... little spongie....always hiding

Originally Posted by hillhead

Hell folks,
i was wondering what sort and type of measuring tapes do you use?
i know some of us use a tape a lot more than others.I bought a new stanley one last week but its bloody lost already,i normall buy cheap ones in around £3 or so.

I got about 15 tapes ranging from 3m up to 50m. most are 5m or 10m tapes which I misplace - buy a new one and then find the one that was lost. Usually in pocket of work fleece. Found two today 1 in my winter Hi -Vis - 5m rehau tape (freebee from UFH installer course) and the other a 3m one from wickes in my winter fleece whilst tidying my office.

I've got a a couple of tapes from tradetiler (5m & 8m). I have a 5m from Travis Perkins, a 5m from Montolit (metric both sides - really handy) and 8m from Buildbase.

Like Dave, I just seem to acquire them .

Originally Posted by diamondtiling

Wheres my sponge?..............oh there it is ............hiding between my legs... little spongie....always hiding

what r u drinking there??? can i have some.hehe

I was talking about my little sponge, whenever I look for him he has run off, I look for 5 minutes thinking "where the No swearing. is that sponge? and there he is, sleeping on the floor between my legs where i last put him, SPONGES!!!!!!!! you always lose them

stanley fat max for me, 5m and 10m, big fat width and high contrast markings, ( altho' I'll still measure a cut imperial one way and decimal the other)

Originally Posted by diamondtiling

I was talking about my little sponge, whenever I look for him he has run off, I look for 5 minutes thinking "where the is that sponge? and there he is, sleeping on the floor between my legs where i last put him, SPONGES!!!!!!!! you always lose them

not with a KD washboy

I mean the little sponge for wiping addy from tiles, I do have a washboy Bomber

ah! sorry Moxsy

MY complexion is clearing..........I use clearasil!

i use Stanley's most of the time 8mtrs but they don't last very long by them in bulk

stanley 5m and 10m my problem is not losing them but standing on them and snapping them

Originally Posted by CJ CERAMICS

stanley 5m and 10m my problem is not losing them but standing on them and snapping them

YES...... done that loads of times too

Mine is usually clipped onto my trouser pocket,just don't know where my new one went to!! curious,one of the joiners may have lifted it!!!

Tapes & pencilsi put them down then immediatly forget where i put them! end up going to the van to get another , arrive back and find the original!

Originally Posted by simplythebest

Tapes & pencilsi put them down then immediatly forget where i put them! end up going to the van to get another , arrive back and find the original!

you dont lose them, they hide

I normally use a 15m Stanley one from Inexcess, cheap as chips....

I've got that many different types!
There's the wooden one that goes up to 3 feet when unfolded.
I've got a flimsy white one from Ikea that's required for the extra 3" to reach the metre.
I bought 2 in a pack from Focus which go up to 2 metres - almost to the top of a door.
And then there's my work boots which give approx 1 metre at a stride!
I wouldn't use 14metres of a 15 metre tape.

Timeless John.

I must admit I don't either but the 10-12m were usefull when I was doing my front fence...

mainly chepo sunday mkt jobs on the job, but hilti laser tap for best

anything with mm and inches on it some days i like to return too feet and inches........its nostalgic

cheap 5mt for setting out and folding rule for cuts on large tiles more accurate

get my bro in law to bring them from france when he goes back home, any make 5m long

they are metric on both sides of the scale

IMO the quality of tapes are not what they used to be.. BUT if you see the newish ones from FREUD called 2in1gap they are really well made, good quality/thickness metal, strong clip that doesnt stay stuck to your jeans when the tape is in your hands, magnetic end piece and best of all on one side they have the measurements including the body of the tape so you can take internal measurements easily and its accurate too, Ive had mine for about a month now NO PROBS. TRY ONE YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED

do any of you men use steel rulers much??

or si that a silly question!!!