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Posted by Ed Huntress on February 2, 2008, 2:31 pm
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I got one of those Stanley FatMax TLM 100 laser measures for Christmas, and
I've started to calibrate it. So far I've tested it at 3 ft., 6 ft., and 10
ft. It's consistently reading within +/- 1/16 in. versus my 30 ft. Stanley
Leverlock steel tape.
Has anyone else tested one? I'm very interested to see what results others
are getting. As soon as I get a chance I'm going to check it at 100 ft. on
the floor of a basketball court, to avoid big cosine errors with the tape. I
have three Stanley 100 ft. tapes of different vintages, and I'm interested,
also, to see how they read against each other.
So far this TLM 100 has been very useful and easy to use. I'm startled to
see how accurate it is. Stanley only guarantees it to +/- 1/4 in. My gut
feeling is that it's the same basic innards as the more expensive versions
(mine was $99), but that Stanley either de-rates this one to encourage sales
of the more expensive models, or else they don't test the cheap version and
leave the extra margin for manufacturing variations. If so, I got lucky.
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Ed Huntress
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Posted by Larry Jaques on February 2, 2008, 3:32 pm
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On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 14:31:45 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
>I got one of those Stanley FatMax TLM 100 laser measures for Christmas, and
Just out of curiosity, what would prompt a person to give an _editor_
a construction measurement tool, Ed? Been moonlightin', have ya?
>I've started to calibrate it. So far I've tested it at 3 ft., 6 ft., and 10
>ft. It's consistently reading within +/- 1/16 in. versus my 30 ft. Stanley
>Leverlock steel tape.
That's excellent. You'll find that hard to do within any given
assortment of steel tapes. One thing I learned early on in my
woodworking hobby (now career) was to always use the same tape on any
given project, especially things like built-ins and cabinetry. A 1/8"
variation between tapes is quite common.
>So far this TLM 100 has been very useful and easy to use. I'm startled to
>see how accurate it is. Stanley only guarantees it to +/- 1/4 in. My gut
>feeling is that it's the same basic innards as the more expensive versions
>(mine was $99), but that Stanley either de-rates this one to encourage sales
>of the more expensive models, or else they don't test the cheap version and
>leave the extra margin for manufacturing variations. If so, I got lucky.
I haven't yet played with laser measuring units, only laser levels.
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The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction
when it could be turned into momentum.
--Frances Willard (1839 - 1898)
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Posted by Ed Huntress on February 2, 2008, 4:24 pm
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> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 14:31:45 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
>
>>I got one of those Stanley FatMax TLM 100 laser measures for Christmas,
>>and
>
> Just out of curiosity, what would prompt a person to give an _editor_
> a construction measurement tool, Ed? Been moonlightin', have ya?
The editor in question has several hobbies, of which the primary one is
keeping his 84-year-old house from falling apart. The house is winning, but
the editor has a plan. He'll let the termites do most of the demolition
work. Said editor also has re-roofed his house and detached garage and
rebuilt the walls of the garage, replacing all studs and sill plates.
Everything in the garage now is heavily poisoned to keep the termites from
fighting with the carpenter ants and making too much noise.
The editor also has, you know, in addition to a SB 10L lathe, a drill press,
two tablesaws, a bandsaw, a jointer, and large floor-mount disk sanders
powered by ancient motors (and has owned a knee mill and surface grinder in
years past), and has built a couple of small boats and a steam engine, not
to mention two racecars in decades long gone. He also has two lawnmowers, a
wife, and a dog. Practically everything in and out of the house has new
homemade bushings, where it has bushings, except for the wife and dog. Much
of my plumbing contains replacement parts that haven't been available for 50
years, but which I machined from old bronze prop shafts.
>>I've started to calibrate it. So far I've tested it at 3 ft., 6 ft., and
>>10
>>ft. It's consistently reading within +/- 1/16 in. versus my 30 ft. Stanley
>>Leverlock steel tape.
>
> That's excellent. You'll find that hard to do within any given
> assortment of steel tapes. One thing I learned early on in my
> woodworking hobby (now career) was to always use the same tape on any
> given project, especially things like built-ins and cabinetry. A 1/8"
> variation between tapes is quite common.
>
>
>>So far this TLM 100 has been very useful and easy to use. I'm startled to
>>see how accurate it is. Stanley only guarantees it to +/- 1/4 in. My gut
>>feeling is that it's the same basic innards as the more expensive versions
>>(mine was $99), but that Stanley either de-rates this one to encourage
>>sales
>>of the more expensive models, or else they don't test the cheap version
>>and
>>leave the extra margin for manufacturing variations. If so, I got lucky.
>
> I haven't yet played with laser measuring units, only laser levels.
>
> ---
> The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction
> when it could be turned into momentum.
> --Frances Willard (1839 - 1898)
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Posted by Larry Jaques on February 2, 2008, 6:20 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 16:24:20 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
>
>> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 14:31:45 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
>>
>>>I got one of those Stanley FatMax TLM 100 laser measures for Christmas,
>>>and
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, what would prompt a person to give an _editor_
>> a construction measurement tool, Ed? Been moonlightin', have ya?
>
>The editor in question has several hobbies, of which the primary one is
>keeping his 84-year-old house from falling apart. The house is winning, but
>the editor has a plan. He'll let the termites do most of the demolition
>work. Said editor also has re-roofed his house and detached garage and
>rebuilt the walls of the garage, replacing all studs and sill plates.
>Everything in the garage now is heavily poisoned to keep the termites from
>fighting with the carpenter ants and making too much noise.
Condolences to said editor. My old house had lebenty seben armies of
termites when I abandoned it. Luckily, the old shack was in LoCal so I
had enough to buy a nice, larger, 35 year newer home in SoOr. The
termites haven't found me here...yet.
Did you use Borosil or the really poisonous stuff (most of which has
been outlawed by now)?
>The editor also has, you know, in addition to a SB 10L lathe, a drill press,
>two tablesaws, a bandsaw, a jointer, and large floor-mount disk sanders
>powered by ancient motors (and has owned a knee mill and surface grinder in
>years past), and has built a couple of small boats and a steam engine, not
>to mention two racecars in decades long gone. He also has two lawnmowers, a
>wife, and a dog. Practically everything in and out of the house has new
>homemade bushings, where it has bushings, except for the wife and dog. Much
>of my plumbing contains replacement parts that haven't been available for 50
>years, but which I machined from old bronze prop shafts.
Ah, so you're not a one trick pony. Velly good, sport. Carry on.
---
The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction
when it could be turned into momentum.
--Frances Willard (1839 - 1898)
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Posted by Ed Huntress on February 2, 2008, 6:46 pm
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> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 16:24:20 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
>
>>
>>> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 14:31:45 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
>>>
>>>>I got one of those Stanley FatMax TLM 100 laser measures for Christmas,
>>>>and
>>>
>>> Just out of curiosity, what would prompt a person to give an _editor_
>>> a construction measurement tool, Ed? Been moonlightin', have ya?
>>
>>The editor in question has several hobbies, of which the primary one is
>>keeping his 84-year-old house from falling apart. The house is winning,
>>but
>>the editor has a plan. He'll let the termites do most of the demolition
>>work. Said editor also has re-roofed his house and detached garage and
>>rebuilt the walls of the garage, replacing all studs and sill plates.
>>Everything in the garage now is heavily poisoned to keep the termites from
>>fighting with the carpenter ants and making too much noise.
>
> Condolences to said editor. My old house had lebenty seben armies of
> termites when I abandoned it. Luckily, the old shack was in LoCal so I
> had enough to buy a nice, larger, 35 year newer home in SoOr. The
> termites haven't found me here...yet.
I got rid of my varmint rifle a while back or I could have some fun doing
it.
>
> Did you use Borosil or the really poisonous stuff (most of which has
> been outlawed by now)?
The garage is heavily doped with Cuprinol. It's a nice shade of green on the
inside, roughly four feet up the studs. I did that 20 years ago, really
because of rot in the sills, but it's also been termite-free since then.
>>The editor also has, you know, in addition to a SB 10L lathe, a drill
>>press,
>>two tablesaws, a bandsaw, a jointer, and large floor-mount disk sanders
>>powered by ancient motors (and has owned a knee mill and surface grinder
>>in
>>years past), and has built a couple of small boats and a steam engine, not
>>to mention two racecars in decades long gone. He also has two lawnmowers,
>>a
>>wife, and a dog. Practically everything in and out of the house has new
>>homemade bushings, where it has bushings, except for the wife and dog.
>>Much
>>of my plumbing contains replacement parts that haven't been available for
>>50
>>years, but which I machined from old bronze prop shafts.
>
> Ah, so you're not a one trick pony. Velly good, sport. Carry on.
Yup, I can waste time making and fixing things that make no economic sense
just as well as anyone. d8-)
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Ed Huntress
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