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Subject:        Re: aluminum meter stick?
Date:   Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:01:54 -0500
From:   Angie Cope, AGSL
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
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Hello,

I think the measuring tapes are way less expensive than the aluminum
sticks, too. I use a tape measurer and like it a lot ...

Recently I saw some nice measuring tapes at Pier One Imports - actually
had both inches and metric, were fabric and were really pretty.

Angie

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Subject:        Re: aluminum meter stick?
Date:   Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:01:54 -0500
From:   Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
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Kathleen,

I'd highly recommend replacing that meter stick with a retractable
measuring tape that has centimeters on it. Mine is a 26-footer,
doesn't have to be that big but it allows me the flexibility of
measuring anything from a small map out of a book to something that
covers a 4 x 8-foot table (or bigger). You can find these most easily
at sewing/fabric stores but also craft stores like Michaels. (and
maybe even a meter stick too if you haven't been to a place like this)

Paige

At 10:36 AM 12/17/2007, Angie Cope wrote:
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject:        aluminum meter stick?
>Date:   Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:27:05 -0500
>From:   Weessies, Kathleen <[log in to unmask]>
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>
>Our cataloger's aluminum meter stick has come up missing, and I
>would like to get a new one.  But wow, I've been to every office
>supply, art supply & etc. website I can think of and can't find one.
>
>Dick Blick has several yardsticks, but none are in metric.  All the
>metric ones I've found are too short for map cataloging.  One she's
>currently borrowing is by "Johnson Level" but my cataloger prefers
>her old one (vendor unknown) which was slightly thicker and
>sturdier.  I can't even find the Johnson Level meter stick online anywhere.
>
>We prefer not the cork-backed rules, so as to slide over the maps more gently.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Kathleen Weessies
>Geosciences/Planning Librarian
>Michigan State University
>100 Library W308
>East Lansing, MI 48824
>(517)432-6123 x250
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