What brand is your favorite tape measure?

toolmanmike said

I have a couple standard/metric combinations because I thought I needed them. I am old school and they are confusing especially because the standard just reads in inches. 3 ft. 3 in. is easier than 39" and I have to calculate it out.

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I like the Stanley english/metric also...

From being in the automotive industry for years, they all use metric and it's easier to use when you get used to it...

1 mm = .040"

Standard tolerance is +/- 3 mm which equals +/- .120" or close to +/- 1/8" = +/- .125"

So +/- 3 mm is pretty close to +/- 1/8"....