I have always been a 6′ extension Lufkin rule guy (only used a tape when I really needed it) . But these days I see myself reaching for my Fat Max tape measures more often. I very rarely see my Dad reach for a tape measure he always carries a 6’rule with him where ever he goes.
rrich1 wrote:
My new go to tape measure. Fastcap pro carpenter. I like using metric and this has both on it. Very easy to read with imperial numbers too. I have a flat faced one I like a lot as well. But this one will be replacing my Milwaukee, kamelon, and lufkin. I think the price is around $8 too. I forgot it even has a pencil sharpener on it.
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Where are these at? Menards?
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Where are these at? Menards?
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I got mine at cu woodshop here in town. I did see one fast cap tape measure at menards the other day but not that one exactly. Fast cap has a ton of different t ones to suit a lot of needs. They sell story pole ones as well to mark directly on the tape measure. My other one is a flat back imperial/metric that is great for wood working. My only complaint on it is the end needs to be bigger or the body needs less of an angle pulling the end off the work piece. I’ll get a pic of that one in a few.
https://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=112&idcategory=0
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Flat back ones:
https://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=150&idcategory=0
Auto lock :
https://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=309&idcategory=0
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wouldn’t mind trying one of these tapes
@comp56 neat!
comp56 wrote:
1 hour ago, comp56 said:wouldn’t mind trying one of these tapes
Board, door, chair, anorexic, blinds. Anyone else get the feeling they aren’t in the target demographic?
comp56 wrote:
1 hour ago, comp56 said:wouldn’t mind trying one of these tapes
But can you play baseball with it?
rrich1 wrote:
10 hours ago, rrich1 said:Flat back ones:
https://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=150&idcategory=0
Auto lock :
https://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=309&idcategory=0
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Just Tom reiterate Rich, Fastcap makes awesome tapes. I’ve got like 5 or 6 of them with a variety of special purposes. The flat tapes are great. Awesome for laying out furniture cut lists.
Stercorarius wrote:
9 hours ago, Stercorarius said:Board, door, chair, anorexic, blinds. Anyone else get the feeling they aren’t in the target demographic?
I still would like to try and play with one just like the P-Touch label machine I got for christmas one year I swear everything in the house had some kind of label on it……
comp56 wrote:
11 hours ago, comp56 said:wouldn’t mind trying one of these tapes
is it accurate? and what is the price?
rrich1 wrote:
14 hours ago, rrich1 said:Flat back ones:
https://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=150&idcategory=0
Auto lock :
https://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=309&idcategory=0
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I started looking at all three of those and the little tape measure tool that attaches to them. Fastcap’s shipping is a killer though, I filled my cart to about $50 and they wanted $35 to ship them. I ended up buying one from Amazon. Will probably add both of these later.
BMack37 wrote:
I started looking at all three of those and the little tape measure tool that attaches to them. Fastcap’s shipping is a killer though, I filled my cart to about $50 and they wanted $35 to ship them. I ended up buying one from Amazon. Will probably add both of these later.
Do you have a rockler near by? Not sure if woodcraft sells them or not. I wouldn’t order from fast cap themselves. Always cheaper to find a retailer.
Just checked and acme sells them
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rrich1 wrote:
1 minute ago, rrich1 said:
Do you have a rockler near by? Not sure if woodcraft sells them or not. I wouldn’t order from fast cap themselves. Always cheaper to find a retailer.
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There’s one about an hour and a half away. I checked them too, the shipping was better but they didn’t have everything I wanted. I think the autolock will be coming from them on Amazon when I order, it’s the same price which is only $4 shipping. The flat back they have isn’t standard/metric, it’s the old style with just the inch and 1/16th dashes…I’ve kind of become used to the Lukin size markings, it just makes life easier.
BMack37 wrote:
There’s one about an hour and a half away. I checked them too, the shipping was better but they didn’t have everything I wanted. I think the autolock will be coming from them on Amazon when I order, it’s the same price which is only $4 shipping. The flat back they have isn’t standard/metric, it’s the old style with just the inch and 1/16th dashes…I’ve kind of become used to the Lukin size markings, it just makes life easier.
Check acme tools they sell them there.
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I almost bought the flat tape a while back not sure why I didn’t it’s a nice tape
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I can usually get away with a 16ft Tape measure, I prefer the FastCap Lefty / Righty. If I need something longer I have a Stanley Fax Max and Milwaukee tapes.
