aknotsdeath 43 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 I know this may be an odd post but I am just wondering if having 10+ tape measures around the house is "normal" Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mds2 180 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 Yes. You might be running low actually. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aknotsdeath 43 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 Yes. You might be running low actually. Showing this to the wife. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat60 1059 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 10 in your house. Must be 25 in the shop then. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aknotsdeath 43 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 10 in your house. Must be 25 in the shop then. [emoji4] Nope I'm new. That is total all around. I am just reassuring the wife it's normal-ish. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gee-dub 2945 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 Let's see, one at the tablesaw with magnet to stick it to the fence next to the pencil, One at the bench, one in my little pouch I wear when breaking down parts, one by the cut-off bins, one in the office, one in the bedroom, one in the kitchen . . . Nope, 7 is normal, 10 is wayyyy out of line. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cancelleri 2064 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 If I may weigh in on the subject. I own about 20 tape measures. Currently I know where 7 of them are located. I bring a tape measure to a room to do something like hang a picture, measure for a piece of furniture or something, and then that tape measure is offered as tribute to the room until it is rescued at a later point in time. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davewyo 1645 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 Yeah, 10 is probably a low estimate. Gotta have one in each car too... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat60 1059 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 18 minutes ago, gee-dub said: one in the bedroom, 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aknotsdeath 43 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 If I may weigh in on the subject. I own about 20 tape measures. Currently I know where 7 of them are located. I bring a tape measure to a room to do something like hang a picture, measure for a piece of furniture or something, and then that tape measure is offered as tribute to the room until it is rescued at a later point in time. See this is my problem. Especially since most stuff right now is focused around the house. I keep saying I need more. And different sizes of course. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk [emoji3] I would insert a 6 inch joke here however I am still feeling out the forums. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric. 8805 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 16' Fat Max. Buy a dozen. Be happy. No substitute. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aknotsdeath 43 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 I have a fat max and a knockoff fat max. And a few other 12' ones. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric. 8805 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 Not just any Fat Max. The 16' Fat Max. The others are fine for carpenters, but they're too big for the shop. I haven't found another with as long of a stand-out or with such a robust mechanism as the Fat Max. They're tough little bastards. Perfect shop tapes. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drzaius 2109 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 What you need to do is keep buying tape measures until you have reached a saturation level. Tape measures move around all the time, sometimes by themselves. So when you have saturation, there's always a tape nearby. Fat Max is great & I really like the Milwaukee tapes as well. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat60 1059 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 I like the Fat Max as well. Easy to see the numbers doesnt hurt either. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardA 4287 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 6 or 7 Stanley 12'.... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aknotsdeath 43 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 Not just any Fat Max. The 16' Fat Max. The others are fine for carpenters, but they're too big for the shop. I haven't found another with as long of a stand-out or with such a robust mechanism as the Fat Max. They're tough little bastards. Perfect shop tapes. Ohh ok. I have the 25' one and agreed it's to big. It's nice for in the house and measuring on walls but not any lumber I use. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth Clayton 38 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 I have bought so many, and I assume have misplaced them in all manner of places. I'm sure some fell out in the yard. You'd think I'd have a tape measure "bush" growing by the vegetable garden by now. 🥒 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aknotsdeath 43 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 I have bought so many, and I assume have misplaced them in all manner of places. I'm sure some fell out in the yard. You'd think I'd have a tape measure "bush" growing by the vegetable garden by now. 🥒 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Agreed. We lived in about 800 square feet and couldn't find a single one. :/ Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wdwerker 7642 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 I like the FastCap lefty,righty (it has labeled 16ths )and the True32metric tape. I take the clip off right out of the package and the tape rides in my pocket. Dropping a tape bends the hook and there goes your accuracy. I check a tape against an engraved ruler frequently. You can straighten the hook sometimes but it's just not the same. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CandorLush 282 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 How many I have: 12, plus a folding rule and a dozen other rulers How many I want: All of them. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Llama 3735 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 I have two, but one of those is a spare if I lose the main one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Immortan D 1555 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 I have one imperial one metric for shop use. I also have a combo imperial-metric one in my jigsaw case. And another one in my truck, just in case. That's pretty much all. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheperd80 169 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 I usually have around 15 at a given time. Some in the truck, some in the shop, some in the house. I probably own 20 but there are always a few missing. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cancelleri 2064 Report post Posted February 15, 2017 I like my milwaukee 16 more than my fatmax 16 tape measure. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
