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Tape Measures

Jim Grant

25th Apr 2004, 07:29 PM

This may sound like a daft question but has anyone found a steel tape measure that reads from right to left? I want to use one as a measuring guide on the extended fence of my compound mitre saw. I have hunted every tool shop I can find but all tape measures seem to be made to read from left to right. If I use a standard tape then the writing is upside down and mistakes are more likely.

ozwinner

25th Apr 2004, 07:40 PM

Try here.
http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=924-839
There are also metric/imperial ones around.
Allan

Driver

25th Apr 2004, 11:26 PM

Carba-Tec have them in their catalogue in both imperial and metric, reading left or right.

Jim Grant

26th Apr 2004, 07:59 PM

Many thanks for your help guys. It's been puzzling me for ages where to find one.

outback

26th Apr 2004, 08:20 PM

Ya might wanna try here too

Leftie or Rightie tapes (http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?SID=&ccurrency=3&page=32562&category=1,43513,43003)