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PlainName:
I think someone has thought of a solution:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reekon/t1-tomahawk-professional-digital-tape-measure
EPAIII:
I clearly see your problem, right there in your post. "1.3m", "My aluminium ruler is 1m...", "1.5m", etc.

My tapes measure inches and feet and I have no problems with them.   ;D




--- Quote from: akis on June 12, 2023, 04:43:50 pm ---Tape measures are made specifically to be as awkward to use as possible. The only way they will stay is on its flat side, and most times you want the damn thing just to stay upright, nothing more, but no, they have a specific shape with rounded edges and bumps and curves so as never to just stay there. Most infuriating. Typical example. I want to work with lengths of, say 1.3m. My aluminium ruler is 1m, so I have to use the tape. Nothing wrong with that, I will simply open it out to about 1.5m and that will give me plenty of room to work with up to 1.3m. But no. The damn thing will not stay anywhere I leave it and the smallest nudge or movement and it's tipped over again ruining all the alignment and readings! It is a conspiracy, plain and simple.

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jpanhalt:

--- Quote from: akis on June 12, 2023, 04:43:50 pm ---Typical example. I want to work with lengths of, say 1.3m. My aluminium ruler is 1m, so I have to use the tape. Nothing wrong with that...

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The obvious solution is an adjustable length ruler -- not tape (attachment).  Aka, "carpenter ruler."

I also have a 6 foot aluminum fixed ruler that is helpful for layout, marking, and cutting straight edges for intermediate lengths where laser or chalk line isn't convenient.
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