Digital tape measure

[naylorpd]

I'm toying with a digital distance measure for my Christmas pressie for me...had one a few years ago but I never trusted it and always ended up checking with a steel tape.

So...do you use a digital tape measure, and to what extent do you trust it?
Over how long (or short) a distance do you use a digital one rather than a steel tape?

 

[sparkdog]

Got one a while ago , only used it a few times, quicker to get out the tape measure.

 

[telectrix]

i use a piece of string with a knot every fathom. never got round to determining if they are digital knots or analogue.

 

[ruston]

I'm toying with a digital distance measure for my Christmas pressie for me...had one a few years ago but I never trusted it and always ended up checking with a steel tape.

So...do you use a digital tape measure, and to what extent do you trust it?
Over how long (or short) a distance do you use a digital one rather than a steel tape?

Same as you , didn't trust it . Near enough for non critical , but couldn't bring myself to rely on it.

 

[telectrix]

useful in certain situs. e.g estate agents measuring rooms because they are too thick to use a tape measure.

 

[mydigitalhome]

Buy a Leica Disto cost more but worth it.

 

[telectrix]

Buy a Leica Disto cost more but worth it.

does that come with rice or chips?

 

[ruston]

Buy a Leica Disto cost more but worth it.

If the job justifies the cost you are spot on with that brand.

 

[pirate]

Tel! you are cruising...
estate agents too thick to use a tape measure?
Nuff said...
Leica Disto 2, if you are too thick to use it, don't buy one!
It does so much more than simply measure a distance!
I love mine!

 

[Squid]

i use a piece of string with a knot every fathom. never got round to determining if they are digital knots or analogue.

Pirate, give telectrix his login details back and stop taking the pee pee out of him.......

 

[pirate]

Ha! What does Tel know?
A fathom is 6 feet, always has been, always will be...as a Pirate and seafaring man I know this!
Thus, fathoms are Imperial measures, and a knot, in a piece of string, is simply a knot...unless it is a hitch, or a bend...but that's a whole different story.
However, a knot, as a measure of speed, that's a different thing altogether. A mile is 1760 yards, a nautical mile is 2006 yards approximately, so 1 knot speed is about 1.1 mph.
Proper nautical charts show depths in fathoms and fractions...the new-fangled crappy ones use metres...so 2 metres is a bit more than 1 fathom...took me ages to "fathom" that out!
To be fair, Tel...I do need to get out more...

 

[GMES]

Wouldn't be without my Leica now, I use it most days.
I was measuring a factory out the other day for traywork and cable the factory ended up at 89m long by 45m, that would have been fun with a tape measure although that's how I used to do it, that or a wheel.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I use one for pricing up and quotes mainly. Useful for working out long cable runs. But for finer measurements such as downlights i find good old tape, long ruler and pencil comes out top for me.

 

[telectrix]

Ha! What does Tel know?
A fathom is 6 feet, always has been, always will be...as a Pirate and seafaring man I know this!
Thus, fathoms are Imperial measures, and a knot, in a piece of string, is simply a knot...unless it is a hitch, or a bend...but that's a whole different story.
However, a knot, as a measure of speed, that's a different thing altogether. A mile is 1760 yards, a nautical mile is 2006 yards approximately, so 1 knot speed is about 1.1 mph.
Proper nautical charts show depths in fathoms and fractions...the new-fangled crappy ones use metres...so 2 metres is a bit more than 1 fathom...took me ages to "fathom" that out!
To be fair, Tel...I do need to get out more...

to measure the speed of a ship in knots, a piece of wood tied to a rope with knots in was thrown overboard. the knots ( spaced at 47ft 3 inches )passing through a sailor's hands were counted over a set time thus giving the speed in knots. a knot being 1 nautical mile per hour or 6080 ft/hour.
and i need to get out more also.

 

[naylorpd]

So now I know how long is a piece of string...
Thanks, sounds like I don't need this!