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My tape measure decided to retire mid-project yesterday
I was on a job in Austin laying out the studs for a wall and my trusty 25-foot Stanley just snapped its hook right off. No warning, no rust, just a clean break after I dropped it maybe 5 times over 3 years. I had to pause and borrow a coworker's old Lufkin while I figured out my next move. Anyone else have a tool fail at the worst possible moment like that?
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kimw573d ago
Did it break right at the rivet or along the blade itself?
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amy_martin3d ago
Right at the rivet, clean snap. Reminds me of that time my dad tried fixing a shovel with duct tape and zip ties, seemed solid for a week then just gave out. You get the same kind of thing with folding knives if the pin is cheap?
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danielr992d ago
Had a cheap folding knife do the same thing at the rivet a few years back. Picked up a Mora instead for about the same money, never had that issue again. Sometimes it's just the way the pin is set, not the steel itself.
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