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  • Safety Ruler recommendations

    Posted by Warren Beard on March 12, 2010 at 11:45 am

    Hi All

    I need to replace my safety ruler as it is getting a bit worse for wear at the moment. I currently have one of the Yellow Hexis rulers but found it to be not the best as the knife can still dig in to the paint and mine is now running on the bare aluminium and not very smooth at all.

    What have you tried and would recommend as a good quality one?

    cheers

    Warren

    Dan Osterbery replied 14 years, 1 month ago 8 Members · 12 Replies
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  • John Dorling

    Member
    March 12, 2010 at 12:19 pm

    Warren I know what you mean with the yellow ones the paint is very soft. Nearly cut myself several times. I have seen these at JAG but not used one.

    John

  • Lorraine Clinch

    Member
    March 12, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    I’ve got a metre-length JAG rule, and I can highly recommend it. Expensive, but heavy & non-slip. I’ve also got a 500mm yellow one, which is not nearly so good.

  • Chris Sharps

    Member
    March 12, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    I agree with Lorraine.

    I have had my JAG one for 5 years now and use it all the time.

    Cheers

    Chris

  • Warren Beard

    Member
    March 25, 2010 at 10:58 pm

    bought 2 from Jag this week, one just under a meter and one just over a meter and they work great, however the best thing about them is the colour :lol1:

    man those are some sexy rulers (insert sexy smiley here)

    Thanks for the recommendation

    hoping they will have some show specials as I would love an 8 footer too 😉

    cheers

    Warren

  • Lynn Normington

    Member
    March 25, 2010 at 11:01 pm

    well go on warren show us your "sexy" ruler then :roll:" they work great" do you mean they measure 😀

    Lynn

  • Warren Beard

    Member
    March 25, 2010 at 11:05 pm
    quote Lynn:

    well go on warren show us your “sexy” ruler then :roll:” they work great” do you mean they measure 😀

    Lynn

    Yeah they are really "up" for the job 😳 :lol1:

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    March 25, 2010 at 11:09 pm

  • Warren Beard

    Member
    March 25, 2010 at 11:15 pm

    Ah that’s nice, he’s got one too then?

    🙄 :lol1:

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    March 25, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    😀 😀

  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    March 26, 2010 at 1:09 am

    we make our own in various sizes…
    certainly not sexy, but do the job very well indeed…. cutting straight lines that is… 😛

    https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=17575

    https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=17574

  • Warren Beard

    Member
    March 26, 2010 at 8:29 am

    Yeah I made this one a while ago but because I haven’t found anything to put underneath to stop it from sliding around while cutting it just sits in the corner now watching in shame as I use other rulers….

    … and right in front of him too, a bit harsh I know but it serves him right 😕 *hair*

    https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … ight=ruler

  • Dan Osterbery

    Member
    March 26, 2010 at 11:50 am

    i had the 2m something one sent over to me! and yes i love it! perhaps we should start a poll "sexiest bit of signwriting kit".
    that should produce some scary photos!!

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