You can buy these with a calibration certificate for like $70, but I skipped the cert. Should be the same quality, cost me $16. I chose the version with the superior units of measurement.
You can buy these with a calibration certificate for like $70, but I skipped the cert. Should be the same quality, cost me $16. I chose the version with the superior units of measurement.
Let’s see the tip of the band please!
If it’s the same loosy-goosy metal catch that’s sort of dangles on a rivet, you’re always going to be 2-3 mm wrong regardless of the precision of the tape itself.Edit: I now know that didnt know how to use a measuring tape and I feel enlightened, relieved and somewhat embarrassed - thanks all for helping learn something new.
That loosy-goosy end is there for a reason: it gives the right reading when hooked on the outside of an object and is pulled out, but also when put on the inside (of a corner, for instance) and is pushed in.
If yours has a fixed one then it’s less accurate than any other one with a loose end.
It’s loose for a reason. It moves back and forth exactly the thickness of the clip itself.