newbury
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- Joined
- Jan 8, 2009
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- From Vt, in Va, retiring to MS
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- Kubota's - B7610, M4700
<snip>One time my brother in law had the tip snap off a fairly new tape, caused by letting it roar back into the case at top speed repeatedly. So too cheap to buy a new one, he punched new holes and refastened the tip at the 1" mark. Amazing how often he managed to cut stuff short.
I like to cut a section of a damaged tape and fasten it on a workbench or wall so I can measure inches real easy.Do yourself a favor and put that thing out of YOUR misery. I had one with a tear, and wrestled with it for a while, it went in the trash. There is enough on my mind when doing a project without dealing with junky tools.
Like I wrote I've got a lot of the HF freebies and with a lot of "shed"Sometimes I put on my old tool belt, just drop the tape in a pouch with other stuff I am using. Other times I might leave one at the miter saw, one at the circular saw/sawhorses, one where I am working etc. You have to train yourself to leave them where they are, otherwise you quickly end up with all your tapes in the same place! The 25 ft powerlok fits in a back pocket and I do that sometimes too.

I also try and leave them spread around, but I have noticed that about once or twice a year they all tend to group up and I'll have half a dozen or so within arms reach.