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Adam Savage's Favorite Tools: Folding Rulers!

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One of the best places to find beautiful vintage tools is at antique malls, and Adam shares some of his favorite tools he's picked up from his travels. One such tool is an elegant folding ruler--the kind that craftspeople used to carry around all the time. That classic design is renewed with a gorgeous folding ruler from Makers Cabinet, called the Stria. Adam checks out the steel and brass versions of the Stria, as well as the updated Iris drawing compass that improves on its unique design. Thanks to Makers Cabinet for sending these lovely tools to add to Adam's shop collection!
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@tested 3 года назад

Find the Stria folding ruler here: www.indiegogo.com/projects/stria-ruler-unfolding-creativity#/ Find the new Iris drawing compass here: www.makerscabinet.com/

@dustanglx50 3 года назад

If you're ever in eastern Ohio on a Friday, South of Youngstown there is a giant Flea Market in a small (very small) town called Rogers. lots of cool old tools.

@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 3 года назад

When and if you try making your own? Add a rotating square section to the hinge so to be able to cut straight corners without having to lift the work peice when cutting squares!.. Loves playing with my dad's ones. They were what looked like ivory but was bakerlite I think? They also had brass hinges

@jollyWSL 3 года назад

I'm loving the makers cabinet drawing iris and the folding rule, but the thing is that they are beautiful show pieces and not every day in the back pocket reliable measures. Beautiful things are just that, beautiful things not everyday reliable tools.

@hulkgqnissanpatrol6121 3 года назад

@@jollyWSL you know they are still being manufactured right?

@3.k 3 года назад

@Adam Savage’s Tested I imagine using the iris tool, and I’m already missing a crucial feature: A circumferential scale on the lower ring, that is divided into 360 degrees. This will not only enable you to measure or create angles, it will also show you if you have placed the iris centered on a line. The tool would be SO MUCH more useful with it.

@kennyH20 3 года назад

My co-workers father passed away a few years back and stored his dad's stuff at work for a while. He was a carpenter in NYC in the 40's. We were digging through the pile and he had hand saws, rulers, hand planes and a real awesome hand made tool box and some other goodies. My co-worker told me to take them if I will use them. I restored everything and use them regularly :)

@anitaswart. 3 года назад

My son who lives in Taiwan started collecting antique English hand tools, because he is teaching himself with Paul Sellers on RU-vid to do capentry. I live in the UK and all the tools were sent to me and I then had to send them to Taiwan. Beautiful tools and he is restoring them. Adam's ruler with the level, so wish I could get one of them for myself, for the beauty, use and leveling my pictures when hanging them.

@kennyH20 3 года назад

@@anitaswart. Here is a great website for antique tools. I have bought quite a few tools from them. www.shorthillstudio.com/store.php

@marvindebot3264 2 года назад

@@anitaswart. Oh yeah that ruler is special, I've never seen one like it.

@seththetechguy 3 года назад

Who just likes that Adam talked about foldable rulers for 8 minutes straight, makes me so happy

@jacobladder6165 2 года назад

seems like a schizo on meth

@robadams1645 3 года назад

Whoever the marketing genius is who decided to send these to Adam, I hope he gets a nice bonus this year. Talk about good advertising.

@Edheldui 3 года назад

no amount of advertising will ever make their tools worth the money they ask for them.

@NetAnon 3 года назад

@@Edheldui These are not meant to be for the average consumer these are meant for makers that will use them and their construction reflects that. If you need to draw precision circles all day then I would say that it would be a good investment. Good tools are an investment the more you use them and the more you enjoy using them, the higher the return.

@vilpez 3 года назад

@@NetAnon exaclty, and the looks are part of the value as well. These tools are made for people who respect them, as the ”crown jewel” of their collection so to say. There is a reason why they dont make all-included toolboxes, these are ment to be something special :D

@chandlermorris712 3 года назад

@@Edheldui have you ever purchased tools from a top end tool manufacturer? Snap-On, Brown & Sharpe, Starret, Wera, etc. Tools considered by most to be top notch, cost a small fortune, but for those who use them, well worth the costs. Maker's Cabinet seems to be aspiring to that echelon of production quality, and therefore their costs will follow suit.

@Edheldui 3 года назад

@@chandlermorris712 yes, I'm an industrial designer, and have purchased a few high quality tools including some really good quality aluminum squares, and i think none of the maker's lab tools are worth as much they cost.

@davehargreaves6861 3 года назад

Antique malls and rural estate auction houses.. 12 years ago, I found a Gerstner 11 drawer machinist chest, from 1941 (has a plaque on it, gift to a retiring machinist) CHOCK full of interesting tools (including, among others, a Lufkin folding 12" ruler) Got it for $150..

@emilymartin5418 2 года назад

@Eric E gate-keeping is for insecure egotists

@BeyondF1 3 года назад

I don't collect tools, I only purchase tools that I will actually use. At least that's what I tell my wife ;)

@psiddarth3581 3 года назад

Good one 🤣

@makerscabinet 3 года назад

LOL, sounds like a great system!

@stevenmoreno131 3 года назад

I use the same theory

@seththetechguy 3 года назад

Thanks funny good one Phil

@tkmiller_author 3 года назад

I tell my hubby the same thing about makeup 😃😃 I collect old tools too. I have my grand dad's folding ruler and my dad's and have collected a few more from antique stores.

@thetinkeringtypist 3 года назад

I collect typewriter tools. Not quite used for making things, but for servicing and keeping typewriters running. They still work wonderfully.

@andrewschrotenboer9445 Год назад

That’s so cool! I dabbled with repairing typewriters and have several in a collection that I put in rotation for journal writing.

@makerscabinet 3 года назад

Adam, great to see you received the tools and we are so happy you are enjoying them! We did indeed use some beautiful old rulers for reference when sketching out our design and had a lot of fun along the way weaving our unique Makers Cabinet style into it. We love taking our community’s suggestions into our design process, and it's awesome to see your new Iris is easier to handle. The added stiction from the engraving certainly makes a difference, so thanks for your initial insight. Warm regards from the Makers Cabinet Team. P.S. See if you can figure out where we usually keep our Stria adjustment thumbscrews 😉

@barneymiller7894 3 года назад

I love your tools, its rare to find new tools that measure up to my antique collection but everything you make is functionally flawless 👍

@Nanolis 3 года назад

That upgraded Iris looks less like a drafting tool and more like a work of art, seriously beautiful.

@thegavinhorn1191 3 года назад

I have been watching Adam on MythBusters since 2011 when I was 6 and even though I started watching it late, I still watched every episode. He is awesome and has inspired me in so many ways. My dream came true and my whole life changed when I saw him in person in Akron, Ohio on Brain Candy. I just have to say Thank You Adam for everything. You may not have known it, but you have been a big part of my life for a long time.

@wheezer345 3 года назад

My grandfather always had a folding ruler in his back pocket. That video brought back memories.

@charlie9ine 3 года назад

I used to watch my grandfather build with a folding ruler. It was magical to watch him manipulate it.

@HorrocksSam 3 года назад

Why is Adam surprised they knew he loved folding rulers? If they've watched a single Tested video they know Adam loves all of the tools.

@gloriouslyimperfect 2 года назад

Thank you Adam for turning me on to these amazing tools. I create mandalas as a hobby and I have been loving the Iris - so much so I picked up an entire set of their tools for my entire team as holiday presents ( I run a design shop) -the quality is absolutely amazing and as my team is getting them this week they are telling me how much they appreciate the craftsmanship of them - they'll be in all our toolkits for a long time to come!

@TSKseattle 3 года назад

Maker's Cabinet Board Meeting: "Our sales are down 10% this month" "Sir, it's because we keep sending our inventory to Adam Savage"

@makerscabinet 3 года назад

How could we not when we see our design's making Adam so happy!

@CorwynGC 3 года назад

Probably exactly the opposite. This video has 15,000 views already.

@chrismanning5232 3 года назад

I'm going to guess the 3 things they sent him are money well-spent when he makes a gushing video about them and their products in response haha.

@Dreddy72 3 года назад

@@CorwynGC i think i can fix it... "Our sales are down 10% this month" "Sir, it's because we havent sent anything to Adam Savage in a bit."

@larryjepeal4409 3 года назад

In the 70's I worked with an old timer who still used a 4 fold boxwood rule. He took his apprenticeship in Scotland in the 50's and was an amazing woodworker. He would take the little pins out of his rule so he could flip it out quickly. It was really great working with someone that talented in a trade I was just starting in.

@pulesjet 3 года назад

That brass ruler looks like a work of art. Thinking Jules Vern. Never seen the Iris tool before. Wish I had one just to have one.

@williamfields9820 3 года назад

I make and collect woodworking tools and a few years ago the marking gage changed my life. There are 3 main types I use on a regular basis: the scribe the wheel and the knife. They are absolutely my most used marking tool outside of a pencil.

@williamfields9820 3 года назад

Have you ever used a cutting gage on styrene Adam?

@ConstantSorrow 3 года назад

My grandfather was a carpenter and I could spend hours watching him work and I could spend hours playing with his folding rulers.. They where wood with brass hinges and I can remember them clearly, probably because of the hours I spent playing with them. When you're 5 it amazing how many things a folding ruler can be and can do.

@piraterubberduck6056 3 года назад

I actually have my grandfathers old drafting kit. It is amazing the difference quality can make for something like a compass. Even after over 50 years they are still in good shape. The box is a bit worse for wear but they are beautiful tools and and just work exactly how you would want them to.

@Fishcrab 2 года назад

My granny has a folding ruler. Its not nearly as fancy, but it was the coolest thing ever to me as a kid.

@dumasyann 3 года назад

I'm not a maker, but I my brain needs those tools !

@TheScramble8 3 года назад

These tools you buy with your head and heart. Beautiful things that will last forever. On my Christmas list,

@alexhetherington8028 3 года назад

I love folding rulers because a ruler is probably the most used tool in the workshop and it's just satisfying to have something that is so useful but so compact. The angle finding built in is genius. I've never seen anything like that before.

@Dudeitsmeee 3 года назад

If Adam (or anyone reading this) should ever find themselves in midcoast Maine, A trip to Liberty Tool in Liberty Maine is a must. He would be in paradise. A former antique Mobil Station and former general store across the street packed like a hoarder's paradise of nothing but antique tools and parts and pieces arranged in a vaguely organized manner. It's like grandpa's 'old garage/barn times a zillion.

@CatalinaThePirate 3 года назад

😃 I *love* these rulers and have a bunch from the mid and late '80s when I was hitting swap meets, estate sales, and yard sales with regularity. My favorite of these folding rulers is a tiny one that opens to twelve inches. It is small and as clean as the day someone bought it from a retailer. I love the warm wood and brass tones of them. 😏 Even though I enjoy my "perfect" 12" - I also enjoy ones that have obviously been daily users, one that look as if they've bounced around in a tool box all their lives. Every dent and scratch gives evidence that they were used to *build* *things.* I also have several wonderful wooden tool boxes to go along with the wood and brass rulers. I enjoy collecting old woodworking tools, and tools that have wooden handles. 😊 Ohhh, I love my old tools... My dad was a carpenter, 30 years in a union that treated him well. I got a scholarship from them when I went to college. Now my dad wasn't old enough to have used tools like the ones I collected, but I am pretty sure his father used them. I love my family connection to crafting. 💕

@barneymiller7894 3 года назад

My tool collecting started with an HD Smith Perfect Handle screwdriver set from my Grandad 👍

@CatalinaThePirate 3 года назад

@@barneymiller7894 😃 Awesome!

@Mobius1AC 3 года назад

I have a few antique items from my grandfathers old shop: a draw-knife, a divider, an outside caliper, and an old hand-drill. I keep them on display in my office right by my workbench

@gvndual84 3 года назад

The thing I love the most about these videos, aside from seeing some amazing craftsmanship or tools I’ve never seen before, is Adam’s childlike excitement over... well, everything he does. It is such a breath of fresh air in these turbulent times.

@mykelpmellor 3 года назад

“I now need a sorting cabinet” ODB incoming.

@tymmezinni 3 года назад

I didn't know 16-year-dead rapper ghosts were concerned with carpentry...

@mykelpmellor 3 года назад

@@tymmezinni Not gonna lie, I laughed at this harder than I probably should have.

@deefdragon 3 года назад

the iris update looks great!

@makerscabinet 3 года назад

Thanks :)

@variancewithin Год назад

I hope to see Adam Savage at the round top antique festival. We go there every now and then

@Dwayne_Bearup 3 года назад

Your delight in the availability of inexpensive old tools delights me, Mister Savage :)

@peterkelley6344 3 года назад

What a find of a folding ruler that was also designed as a fairly decent angle finder. One would think they would still be made today,

@sshelle 3 года назад

ADAM, I look forward to watching the One Day Build of you making a cabinet to hold and display this amazing gathering of antique and modern measuring tools!

@nunyabusiness8538 3 года назад

antique malls are EXTREMELY underrated! a video of you strolling through an antique mall would be heaven

@bigpicturethinking5620 3 года назад

He should do a video series of tools he doesn’t like at all.

@Johnfromthedesert 3 года назад

Anything with the word Torx in it :P

@aykutcoskun6092 3 года назад

If a maker doesnt like a tool, he/she would create a better one.

@brycemoore3057 3 года назад

I would love to see this

@blahblahjumpswing1504 3 года назад

Arms break and sign shatters, gasping for air......18 seconds! And 25 plus years. But meh, we get there. Thanks Adam for all the entertaining platforms.

@monomarino5349 3 года назад

Your Enthusiasm is contagious. Thank you

@gustavofigueiredo1798 3 года назад

I'm not a maker/builder nor a tool collector, and even I want these. Really cool!

@2pointoh300 3 года назад

Hey Adam... please keep up the good work! You would always fill our living room with joy!

@Exibita 3 года назад

What a coincidence! Just the other day I was watching as a realtor was inspecting my uncle's apartment, and used a foldable ruler he kept in his back pocket. And it got me thinking of measuring tools of the past, how they didn't use to have these roll up tape measures, and how common folding rules probably were back in the day. Cool to see you cover them now Adam!

@TheGreatVandoly 3 года назад

Absolutely LOVE your tool tips and favorite tools videos! They’re incredibly helpful and have helped me acquire tools before I even realized I needed them. Thank you for helping us makers who are just getting started! ♥️

@makerscabinet 3 года назад

Good luck getting started Eric :)

@MCsCreations 3 года назад

Really beautiful tools, Adam! They look fantastic! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@michaelwilder5932 3 года назад

I have a wonderful antique mall in town where I live. I recently picked up a Kodak Brownie No. 2 Model D, a Zeiss pocket Ikon, a bankers lamp made in 1916, and a 2 1/2 foot tall cast iron boot last.

@mrbigfellanz 3 года назад

My dad was a civil engineer. I have his slide and folding rulers.. I really enjoy the feel and look of them aaand can even use them....a bit. Thanks Adam.

@johnbennett2001 3 года назад

There are a lot of antique stores around here and I love to go to them. It's like stepping into the past. You can find great tools that are still very useful.

@jimwilliams1536 3 года назад

I love my antique tools. I have a hand drill that has two power settings and a resizable wood bit that can go from 1/2 inch up to 3 inch. It feels like future-tech from the past.. I also own some chistles that look like they could have been used for boat building 100 years ago and are still excellent.

@scottharris6423 2 года назад

I am going to have purchase both these beautiful tools to add to my working collection

@patrickwentzel2522 2 года назад

Adam! We need a comprehensive video of all the ways a folding rule can be used. Finding and transferring angles, offsets and the like. I'm 25 years in the plumbing trade and have just discovered this dying tool and its a shame that they've almost been forgotten.

@torfinnpettersen2530 9 месяцев назад

Hi Adam. Just stumbled upon this favorite tools show & tell. Immediately had to acquire the Maker’s Cabinet Iris. Insanely beautiful instrument.

@jerryjohnsonii4181 3 года назад

Very Cool Folding Ruler , Adam !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@digitaIgorilla 3 года назад

I would like to add 'Midori' a brushed aluminium 30cm folding rule which folds together with an exquisite action. It's hinge is marked with the important angles too and it just makes me happy to have to hand whenever I need it.

@andrewschrotenboer9445 Год назад

Eggbeater drills, braces, and hand planes are some of my favorites

@jackthemagiccat4571 3 года назад

They do a lovely sheath for them too! For the ruler I love makers cabinet and I ain't even a maker.

@philray1614 3 года назад

My modest stash includes 2 John Rabones and a Stanley originally belonging to my foundryman grandfather. One of the Rabones has the retailer's stamp: John Hall Tools, Cardiff. They traded from 1894 to 1976. I can just about remember them as a kid.

@supermaxxfreak9425 3 года назад

I can’t wait till he makes a box for those!

@trevann8213 3 года назад

I cant wait for Adam to make some beautiful hopefully a little vintage cabinet for tools like this

@zeeb0nk552 3 года назад

In the netherlands a folding ruler or as we say: a thumbstick (duimstok), is in any workers kit.

@marcusadolfsson4466 3 года назад

in sweden as well, Thou we might have gotten the idea from you guys, since you built our 2nd largest city =)

@TikyTack 3 года назад

I have this one ratchet that’s controlled by squeezing your hands rather than twisting it, haven’t ever been able to find another like it, old tools never seem to fail to amaze me haha

@raymitchell9736 3 года назад

Adam, we share the same aesthetic when it comes to well designed, engineered, and manufactured tools... I think the reason it jumps out is that most of the time we live in a disposable world where things are made to a cost and not expected to last. So whenever we handle something of quality... we notice and appreciate! The tools you shown us, I especially liked the old folding ruler is a beauty... but they're all beautiful!

@johnfenlon458 3 года назад

Interesting rulers and circle rulers Thumb up Cheer!

@MrVicedude 3 года назад

This is surprisingly similar to the Swedish Tumstock, widely used all over Sweden and in the Nordic countries! If I can remember it tomorrow, I will send you some of mine!

@JohnTaylorB737 3 года назад

Well Adam. It’s all your fault!!!!!!! I just went and bought the new Iris and the Stria. Look what you made me go and do. Can’t wait for them to arrive. I’ll just sit and play with the Iris until the Stria gets here in December. Thanks much for the wonderful video.

@badgergearcompound738 3 года назад

Beautiful tools, heirloom tools. Cheers

@jamesclark9746 3 года назад

I had given up on folding rulers after the rubbish plastic ones I had kept breaking at the hinge. Seeing that there is not only still a market for this kind of tool but far better versions than mine, I think I'll look into getting a metal one!

@nickvarley8365 3 года назад

Got a nice set of 3 matching antique hand planners in my apartment. Were passed down the family. Never considered getting more! Don't put these thoughts in my head.

@user-bo7wr8rz9u 3 года назад

cool tool, especially i liked changing the diameter, similar to a lens with changing aperture👍😯

@makerscabinet 3 года назад

Cheers!

@The.Pickle 3 года назад

That would be a good project to see on tested, making a cabinet for your drafting tools.

@mcdon2401 3 года назад

My dad served his apprenticeship as a joiner way, way back in the day. He's still got a load of his original tools left, including his folding ruler, which was always in his back pocket when he was working on stuff.

@GaryBurkhardt 3 года назад

Another great Favorite Tool video. Thanks for showing the Stria ruler. Wasn't sure if I wanted the brass or steel. Seeing them in the video I agree I want the steel. Keep up the great work. Proud to be a patron member.

@kegonpegs2833 3 года назад

Yes!!! As long time friend of science and the mythbusters realm. Youve really shown how interesting it is to build

@thomashverring9484 3 года назад

Look out for sponsored scam ads on Facebook using Maker's Cabinet and even videos here from Tested with Adam Savage. I haven't seen any in a while, but there were a lot a couple of months ago. I wrote Maker's Cabinet to notify them and I suppose they did what they could.

@makerscabinet 3 года назад

Hey Thomas, too right, thanks so much for your help and support with this! Scam sites have been using our videos and even some of Adam's to sell a fake version of Iris. So be sure to be purchasing from reputable sources! Keep well :)

@tested 3 года назад

Yes, super infuriating.

@synthetictruth671 3 года назад

"This ruler will make a fine addition to my collection"

@afretz1a4 3 года назад

The folding ruler is definitely more practical for what I would use it for, but that iris is absolutely incredible looking

@Xboerefijn1 3 года назад

One of the tools my grandpa finally broke a few year back was a circle drawer of over 150 years old. The fantastic thing about it was that it was very precise yet super simple. It was basically a triangle with 2 ropes to a base. But the ropes ad small knots in them and the triangle had small nudges where you could put the knots behind. with the spacings of the knots and nudges he could make near perfect circles in 4 mm increments like how a calliper works.

@TintagelEmrys 3 года назад

the coolest of these I have ever seen, on the back, one of the arms had a slide rule

@markdmaker3173 Год назад

I enjoy collecting old pocket watch tools.

@budm9982 3 года назад

Adam. Buddy. Please, I beg you, quit selling me on new/old tools. Its bad enough that you do one per "favorite tool" episode, but doing two here?????? Be still my heart. LOL Keep up the good work. I thoroughly enjoy your channel content.

@maisonatrois 3 года назад

Love your drafting tool collection, would love to see more, and a customized storage space would be a great video. I loved drafting and model making in college a lifetime ago, but still appreciate it today. As for old tools, my husband's grandfather and father were in the oil biz here in Texas, and Larry loves those old massive oilfield tools. Crescent wrenches that 48"long and weigh a ton! I can't imagine what the purpose is for him other than memories of his predecessors. Anyway, different kinds of tool collectors but all appreciate the history.

@lumpy6000 3 года назад

Many years ago I purchased a tool box of random tools at a rummage sale. In this box was a circular slide rule. I had never seen the like before.

@TUONOv4 Год назад

These are amazing. Thank you!

@peterbarlow8912 2 месяца назад

Drool tools! Wouldn’t be without my old Lufkin red end folding rules.

@WithTheGrain527 3 года назад

ohh my.. the iris .... 😍😍

7 месяцев назад

Those folding rulers were always laying around my high school shop class and I thought they were a bit archaic. Now I wish I could find one with the quality of those old wood and brass rulers that I didn't appreciate at the time.

@clintonbeckway4171 3 года назад

Nice vids, I have work in a carpentry workshop and a metal workshop, I would use the brass ruler for when I'm doing any woodworking project and the steel ruler for when I'm doing any metal work project, that's just me, brass feels great when your working with wood!

@MARK5-FX 3 года назад

I'm interested in those vintage egg beater hand drills.

@doncarlton4858 3 года назад

My grandfather had several of those. Sadly I lost track of them years ago when my parents died.

@chrisosh9574 3 года назад

I have a carpenter's profile copying scribe that was my father's, it's about 30cm long, has a tiny wheel to run along the surface I am copying and a scribe pin in a slot I can set anywhere along it's length, or it will take a 2mm pencil lead instead of the pin. My father worked in construction all his life starting in the '30s, he had never seen one like this before and bought it from a antique dealer. I still use it.

@BinManSays87 3 года назад

I believe the wood and brass ones for decorating but I love the local market on antique day because there's always like 5 stalls of just tools and the odd few dotted around the rest and you can find a pretty clean old plane for £12-£20 depending on the length

@austinpatrick2682 3 года назад

Of course he loves folding rulers. His left arm IS a folding ruler...

@robbierootbeer8056 2 года назад

Ahahaha!!

@amsyardanialz4080 3 года назад

This is so useful for me

@HuntersOA 3 года назад

My favourite tools to collect are: Specialty pliers, tiny drill bit's and drivers for them (the absolutely tiny chucks are my favourite pieces of engineering), and one of my most used tools are specialty torches. I love the chef torches for a number of reasons and I use them almost every day around electronics (focus heating precisely something, shrink tubing, etc) and around 3d printing. I also use it for opening stuff and what not. Adam if you read this get a chef torch, I am 100% sure you will find good use for it! Och and one thing worth mentioning that I do not have at home but wish: cable tying machine. These are used for quickly tightening zipties and automatically cutting the end. They have a number of variants and setting but boy do we use them at work. It would be extremely useful for prototyping and I am sure it would also be nice for cosplay applications :)

@Alle_namen_waren_al_bezet 3 года назад

Nice!! This is called a duimstok in Dutch, thumb stick

@knalletorget 3 года назад

In Swedish it's "tumstock". Can also be translated to thumbstick/thumb-log.

@NLGeebee 3 года назад

Probably because we “on the continent” used to measure stuff in thumbs (which is just inches). On thicker “duimstokken” the inches are still printed on the side.

@jogvanjakupsson2952 3 года назад

We use folding rulers all the time in Scandinavia. At least here in the Faroes folding rulers (2 meters) are more common than tape measures

@lunar_python8359 3 года назад

Taiwan has them in like every stationary store, in every size or color imaginable. I’m pretty sure I’ve even seen a hello kitty foldable ruler sometime lol.

@PasiMoilanen 3 года назад

I love my Midori folding ruler which is maybe more suited for office work than workshop. The aluminium one is very well machined and the hinge is very precise. Alas they are not elementary school student proof as my kids have managed to twist theirs, they still work though. They are about 15-20€ so not too expensive.

@Temp0raryName 3 года назад

My non-folding ruler also has angle-finding capabilities built into it. It is perfect at detecting a 180 degree angle!

@MuhammadDaudkhanTV100 3 года назад

Fantastic idea

@jamesbarisitz4794 3 года назад

Gription, though descriptive, is back alley slang for tactile adhesion. 😂

@jphillips9644 3 года назад

I follow Makers Cabinet on a few platforms I've been avoiding their videos on the stria because I can't afford it nor convince my wife I need it. I already have the iris now I need the stria

@socialdragon1743 3 года назад

Folding rulers rule ! The old craftsman’s like the one you showed here also has a 12” rule that also included a slide mic on its end in 32nds ! Would love to post a pick