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submitted 3 weeks ago by wieson@feddit.org to c/AskCanada@lemmy.ca

Hi there, Are folding rulers common or are measuring tapes more widely used? And are folding rules even available in hardware stores?

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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Measuring tape by a long shot. The only follding ruler I have, I got from Schweizer Electronics at an industry event. Many that do this for a living use laser measurement now too.

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