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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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[–] xzot746@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Measuring tapes are more widely used by a massive margin. Folding rulers are rare I would say. That being said I have about half a dozen, but all were provided by European manufacturers. I don't think I've ever seen one in a hardware store but I think you can get them on Amazon fairly readily.

That being said, maybe they are more popular than I think as I never need to buy one.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Seems more common in trades that need more accurate measures on a large scale like engineering site or machine setups. Our CAD software has a dimension setting based on the Engineers 6 foot Ruler. Dimesniona are in inches up to 72" at that point measurements become Feet and inches.