I've seen it that the plastic sticking out is a braille ruler; but I don't
buy from the company you've named.
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010, Betsy Whitney wrote:
> Aloha everyone,
> Have any of you purchase the metal tape measure from Maxi Aids? My
> friend bought one and says that it has a piece of pl
Betsy,
The tape is marked withdots every 6 inches. To measure, you lign up the
tape dot that is short of your measure,ment with the end of the 6 inch ruler
and use the ruler to get the remaining measurement.
I find it a huge pain but it's cheaper than the overpriced talking rulers.
Tomm Fowle
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i had that ruler but mine was metal.
i hated it because you never could besure you put the dot at the end in the
same place every time but hey its a nice large print rule so i keep it around
for the sighties and just took that usless part off grin.
jim
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Yes I bought it.
The plastic is a 6-inch ruler incremented by eighths.
The tape itself is only marked every 6 inches so to get a more accurate
measure, you have to line up the end of the ruler with one of the marks and
then calculate from there.
From: Betsy Whitney [mailto:braill...@h
hey there. I've used this tape measure and it's wonderful. On the actual
tape every six intches there is a measurement marker and for every foot two
dots. actually when it's two feet, three feet, ... it has the braile number
and then a dot on the other end so that you can pull it out and feel th
Yeah they went from aluminum to plastic. That is a 6 inch ruler marked off in
eighths of an inch. The idea is to pull out the tape and line up the marking
on the tape with the end of the ruler. The tape itself is only marked every 6
inches with the actual footage marked on the top side of the
Betsy, it is a 6 inch ruler that can be detached if you wish. The tape slides
under the ruler as you pull it out.
Frank
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