pingvinlakrits
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PM received, will take care of it this week. 
/ Henrik
/ Henrik
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Right on good Karma all the way around the globe.
pingvinlakrits
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You are welcome Jean-Claude! It was my pleasure sharing a little something useful with a fellow woodworker.
I have to write about what happened at the workshop yesterday: I was collecting some small trash and needed a plastic bag and grabbed one from the recycling bin: in the clear bag was a Talmeter plastic wrap - and looking down the bin there was a Talmeter 3M! [eek]
It was lightly used, had a speck of paint on the outside and the marking point was a bit dull. Someone had retired a perfectly usable Talmeter in good shape! A diamond file took care of the marking point and the speck of paint was removed. I know I am tidy but this was a bit too much. Well, the Talmeter tally is back to "a few extra". ;D
I have to write about what happened at the workshop yesterday: I was collecting some small trash and needed a plastic bag and grabbed one from the recycling bin: in the clear bag was a Talmeter plastic wrap - and looking down the bin there was a Talmeter 3M! [eek]
It was lightly used, had a speck of paint on the outside and the marking point was a bit dull. Someone had retired a perfectly usable Talmeter in good shape! A diamond file took care of the marking point and the speck of paint was removed. I know I am tidy but this was a bit too much. Well, the Talmeter tally is back to "a few extra". ;D
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Now that I've put a couple weeks of use on the M6 I have this observation to share:
Do Not use this tape on any work that has a nice finish or is going to have a nice finish. The scribing feature will inevitably scar the wood with a gouge. If used carefully on raw stock it's very handy to mark your work. Especially cross grain. When scribing with the grain the scribe can get lost. As long as you are aware of the potential for nicking your work it's a nice tape. Broad, easy to read, great lock and return.
It's a better fit for carpentry than for woodworking.
Do Not use this tape on any work that has a nice finish or is going to have a nice finish. The scribing feature will inevitably scar the wood with a gouge. If used carefully on raw stock it's very handy to mark your work. Especially cross grain. When scribing with the grain the scribe can get lost. As long as you are aware of the potential for nicking your work it's a nice tape. Broad, easy to read, great lock and return.
It's a better fit for carpentry than for woodworking.
pingvinlakrits
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I am not him: yes, I use it mostly for cutting markup or interior measurement. For windows it is useful for a lot of the interior/distance markups on frames/doors/hinges etc.
Even if the markup can get lost in the grain I usually find it with a fingernail.
For finished products I hook up to one end and pull it across all over to the other side before lowering it so as not to scar the surface.
I find the 6m tape more stable (which it should be) for measuring the diagonal on longer workpieces.
Even if the markup can get lost in the grain I usually find it with a fingernail.
For finished products I hook up to one end and pull it across all over to the other side before lowering it so as not to scar the surface.
I find the 6m tape more stable (which it should be) for measuring the diagonal on longer workpieces.
