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Jim Grant
25th April 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 April 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 April 2004, 11:26 PM
Carba-Tec have them in their catalogue in both imperial and metric, reading left or right.

Jim Grant
26th April 2004, 07:59 PM
Many thanks for your help guys. It's been puzzling me for ages where to find one.

outback
26th April 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)

Tonyz
5th May 2004, 07:50 PM
A got a 'Lufkin' brand 6 metre multi head tape measure .... means you can read it either way about $18.00 Home Hardware