Are Digital Laser Measures as good as the internet makes them out to me?

[telectrix]

by new units do you mean them metres and centipedes. they confuse the fu@k out of me.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

by new units do you mean them metres and centipedes. they confuse the fu@k out of me.

I did mean New to me. Phrased it badly.
My dad uses yards being a roofer and i have no idea. Same as how he struggles with meters I suppose.

 

[telectrix]

your dad is bang on. yards, tons, fortnights, sod metres,kellogs,seconds.

only concession i ever made to metric is weighing the pups at birth. too small for proper weights. had to weigh them in grammes.

 

[Specialist]

Thought he was taking the p**s making up units of measurements

Nope: He's serious, they're old fashioned units of measurement. I know, my grandad used to tell me of such things.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Nope: He's serious, they're old fashioned units of measurement. I know, my grandad used to tell me of such things.

Yeah I googled them wondering if he was making up words for measurements

 

[telectrix]

40 poles = 1 furlong
4 poles = 1 chain
5.5 yards = 1 pole
8 furlongs = 1 mile.
10 chains = 1 furlong
6 feet = 1 fathom
15 fathoms = 1 shackle.

and.... 3 barleycorns = 1 inch

 

[telectrix]

and, just out of interest. ther's 240 pence in a £1

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

and, just out of interest. ther's 240 pence in a £1

How do they all fit in?!

40 poles = 1 furlong
4 poles = 1 chain
5.5 yards = 1 pole
8 furlongs = 1 mile.
10 chains = 1 furlong
6 feet = 1 fathom
15 fathoms = 1 shackle.

and.... 3 barleycorns = 1 inch

If you listen carefully you can hear my mind being blown.
I don't get how you remember all them.
With centipedes it's to the power of 10.

Not saying you should use meters just makes more sense to me; then again vise virsa.

Feel like my world's been turned upside down with all these units being used I had no idea existed

 

[Specialist]

and, just out of interest. ther's 240 pence in a £1

Aah the good old days, I remember them well. The days when money was real

 

[Specialist]

How do they all fit in?!


If you listen carefully you can hear my mind being blown.
I don't get how you remember all them.
With centipedes it's to the power of 10.

Not saying you should use meters just makes more sense to me; then again vise virsa.

Feel like my world's been turned upside down with all these units being used I had no idea existed

That was back when money & measurements were done in real units, not the sissy metric system we have now. Gotta say: Tel's memory is way better than mine.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

That was back when money & measurements were done in real units, not the sissy metric system we have now.

How do you order your cable?
"Big drum... can't bring myself to say met... nope. Can't do it.. 109.361 yards of 2.5 please"

 

[telectrix]

How do they all fit in?!

@doody.because in them days a £1 was worth a £1.
for £1 you could get 20 loaves of sliced bread or 20 pints of milk or 4 gallons of 4 star petrol.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

How do they all fit in?!

@doody.because in them days a £1 was worth a £1.
for £1 you could get 20 loaves of sliced bread or 20 pints of milk or 4 gallons of 4 star petrol.

Were you referring to 1/2pences and shillings and all the other malarky or inflation.
Don't get started on old currency! I'm still trying to wrap my head around furlongs, yards, poles and shackles!
Don't think my brain can take anymore

 

[Specialist]

Yeah: 10 Bob (50p) in your hand & you could have a few pints, fish & chips supper and still have change.
Stop it, your making me all nostalgic now

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Yeah: 10 Bob (50p) in your hand & you could have a few pints, fish & chips and still have change.
Stop it, your making me nostalgic now

Haha, may have to start ordering my 100M drums of cables as "109.361yard of etc" to see the reaction

 

[Specialist]

Would love to be a fly on the wall if you did that, they'd probably have you certified. Now that would be a waste of a promissing spark

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Would love to be a fly on the wall if you did that, they'd probably have you certified. Now that would be a waste of a promissing spark

Bloke at my local screw fix quotes the price as "one thousand and etc... pennies please" throws me off everytime. Stood there like

Fully expect the older bloke at my wholesalers to be like "ah 100M of course"

 

[Specialist]

It's a terrible thing, but I still find myself working in Imperial & then converting to metric sometimes

 

[HandySparks]

I have had a Makita LD060P, bought 8 years ago. Now replaced by other models. Checked to be good to around 1mm against a tape. Very accurate and consistent, and doesn't suffer from droop, unlike a tape.

 

[sparkdog]

Got a Suaoki one on ebay. It works fine.