Looking for a 6" rule

[MattF]

Cheers all. I'll give some of those a try & see if they rock my boat the same as that one does.

 

[AKN]

Rabone Chesterman 34FR, 1/2 inch wide flexible rustproof is the closest to the one in your picture. The 64FR is imperial one side and mm the other if you prefer.

 

[Erie Fred]

I haven't lost it. It's just that I'm wanting several more so that I can put them where I need them. That one stays with my workbench generally, but I'm finding I'm moving it around with me more & more, because any other rules I have just aren't as easy or clear to work with.

Most of those I have seen have a sliding clip for your shirt pocket...

Pardon our interruption...

 

[pawsnizzy]

I got a raft of them from Zoro/Cromwell a couple of years ago

 

[Robotstar5]

Is this one any good?, marked "Builders Brand"

 

[Robotstar5]

We had a jobsworth at one place that wanted all the rules & tape measures calibrated before we could measure anything job related, we got round the problem by using these stickers

 

[MattF]

Is this one any good?, marked "Builders Brand"

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Only one way for me to find out. I've ordered some of the suggestions already, so I'm going to gradually work through all the suggested rules, if need be, until I find one that suits.

 

[Melvyn Best]

I got a couple a few weeks ago from Screwfix or toolstation , nowhere near as good as the one I lost a couple of months ago .

 

[pedrobedro]

We had a jobsworth at one place that wanted all the rules & tape measures calibrated before we could measure anything job related, we got round the problem by using these stickers

We had one of those and any Stanley tapes he condemned went in the skip (then home) We were only making cardboard boxes working to 3mm tolerances.

 

[zzr1200]

Spendy rules here, but some are nice:-

Precision Rules, Rulers and other Measuring Devices

Precision Rules, Rulers and other Measuring Devices

www.whittamprecisionrules.co.uk

https://www.whittamprecisionrules.co.uk/custom-rulers/ ......................................................................................................................Quick delivery-- "Standard 6-8 weeks/ faster delivery available at a premium"

 

[Munkul]

In our design office, engineering works etc - a rule is an engineering rule, a ruler is plastic and from WHSmiths

Absolutely agree, these are the official definitions

 

[daleyd]

Rule, ruler, tea stirrer, paint lid remover, scraper….all the same.

 

[Tangledfeet]

Absolutely agree, these are the official definitions

A rule starts at zero, a ruler doesn't.

I'm a teacher, don't you know.

 

[dave h 2]

Absolutely agree, these are the official definitions

Come to that a slide rule used to be a guessing stick at college.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Mine came from Lidl. Set of three Parkside - 6", 12" and 18".

 

[Munkul]

Rule, ruler, tea stirrer, paint lid remover, scraper….all the same.

its quite hard to use a ruler as a hammer though.

 

[daleyd]

its quite hard to use a ruler as a hammer though.

Challenge accepted

 

[Tangledfeet]

Come to that a slide rule used to be a guessing stick at college.

I showed a girl in the sixth how to use a Vernier caliper and she got it instantly, she is one of the brightest I've ever taught.

But, yeah, I recall slide rules. Only a wee bit, probably tried to block the memories!

 

[Erie Fred]

I'm a teacher, don't you know.

Your more than just that....much more....

 

[arther dailey]

I'm greatly impressed that @MattF doesn't call it a "ruler", which is of course someone in charge of a country.

, actually though the same myself