[mike d.]

Does anybody use anything smaller than a 25' tape measurer? Iam thinking about going to a 16' . I dont see many using a 6' wooden rule. :thumbsup:

 

[Jswills76]

I mostly use a 16ft. I usually a 6ft rule to.

 

[CO762]

The hardest thing I find with the shorter ones is they're small for my hand and they break not too far out, so even when I don't need them, I use 25' and more.

 

[mike d.]

The hardest thing I find with the shorter ones is they're small for my hand and they break not too far out, so even when I don't need them, I use 25' and more.

I agree, but I think Stanley makes a 16' that has a 1'' blade

 

[Jswills76]

Buy FASTCAP Old Standby 16 Tape Measure at Woodcraft
http://m.woodcraft.com/Product/2005829/17848/FASTCAP-Old-Standby-16'-Tape-Measure.as

This is my favorite 16ft. Great trim tape. You can write on it.

 

[Texas Wax]

Framing, large layout, general exterior I'll use a 25-30' Tape.

Finish Carp, Cabinetry, Interior 16' Stanley. Especially for hanging rock, the small tang fits the stanley knife perfect.

 

[Bearded Wonder]

I use a 30' Fat Max for everything.

I keep a 16' Fat Max that I got free somewhere in the truck. It's a decent backup and good for when I show up to bid a job and realize I left my real tape in my bags back at the job.

 

[SAcarpenter]

I use a 30' Fat Max for everything.

40'er. Mine's bigger! Haha

 

[Kenny B]

I just picked up the Milwaukee 16" and I love it! Im going to get the 25' they make as well.

 

[Jdub2083]

I just picked up the Milwaukee 16" and I love it! Im going to get the 25' they make as well.

I just got the 25' a few weeks ago and I'm very pleased with it so far.

 

[Boda]

I use a 25' Stanley Fat Max for everything.

Best part is the local Menards still warranties them.

 

[TRMolnar]

At one point I had bought five of those Fatmax double packs. So like others have said I use a 16' for interiors and finish carpentry and 25'-ers for exterior work.

Seems like I have broken a lot of 25's doing stupid stuff... like dropping one on a roof - three stories up. Those things really take flight when they hit the lip of the gutter... must have pitched it 35 feet outward... right in the middle of the street.

 

[txgencon]

I like using a folding wooden ruler with the 6" brass extension piece when trimming out a pantry for inside measurements.

 

[m1911]

I like using a folding wooden ruler with the 6" brass extension piece when trimming out a pantry for inside measurements.

laser measure!

 

[pinwheel]

I've got 25' stanley leverlocks laying everywhere, don't buy anything else. They're kinda like reading glasses, got at least a dozen pair of them laying around too.

 

[Eaglei]

I use my wooden fold up for shop work , different measurement devices for different tasks . Nothing like a broken in woody

 

[CO762]

I agree, but I think Stanley makes a 16' that has a 1'' blade

OK, you're blowing my system. I've got a tape in the bags I'm wearing, in the set of bags at home, in the glove boxes of both trucks, probably also underneath a seat in one of them, in a tool bucket, inside the house in a drawer where I throw my keys, and I'm sure one in the garage.

So they all need to be the same.....

 

[mike d.]

I've got 25' stanley leverlocks laying everywhere, don't buy anything else. They're kinda like reading glasses, got at least a dozen pair of them laying around too.

You're the only person I ever heard that likes the leverlocks. I never could get comfortable with them.

 

[Anthill]

I prefer the FatMax Extreme 25'. I find the 30 and 40s too big for my hands. The 25 is a little clumsy for trim work tho...

 

[overanalyze]

Fat max 16' for trim. Fat max 25'-30' for everything else. Dont mind Komelon tapes either.