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2. L. S. Starrett Company - Wikipedia

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   This plant also makes saws and measuring equipment. In 1986, Starrett took over the Evans Rule Company, the world's largest tape measure manufacturer, and in 1990 the company bought Sigma Optical, a British manufacturer of optical profile projectors. In 1998, Starrett expanded into China, opening a new plant in Suzhou. [8]

3. Tape measure - Wikipedia

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   A loosely riveted hook lets a tape measure measure inner (1) and outer (2) lengths. Measuring tapes designed for carpentry or construction often use a curved metallic ribbon that can remain stiff and straight when extended, but can also retract into a coil for convenient storage. This type of tape measure will have a hook on the end to aid ...

4. Richard Gurley Drew - Wikipedia

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   In response, after two years of work in 3M's labs, Drew invented the first masking tape (1925), a two-inch-wide tan paper strip backed with a light, pressure-sensitive adhesive. [ 2 ] The first tape had adhesive along its edges but not in the middle.

5. Combination square - Wikipedia

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   A combination square is a multi-purpose measuring and marking tool used in metalworking, woodworking, and stonemasonry. It is composed of a rule and one or more interchangeable heads that can be attached to the rule. [1] [2] Other names for the tool include adjustable square, combo square, and sliding square.

6. List of adhesive tapes - Wikipedia

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   Autoclave tape Adhesive tape used in autoclaving. Bondage tape Adheres to itself without using sticky adhesives; this tape is used in bondage. Box-sealing tape Pressure-sensitive, used for sealing corrugated boxes. Adhesive is usually coated on a polypropylene or polyester film. Commonly 48 mm (1.9 in) or 72 mm (2.8 in) wide. Double-sided tape

7. Tape correction (surveying) - Wikipedia

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   For common tape measurements, the tape used is a steel tape with coefficient of thermal expansion C equal to 0.000,011,6 units per unit length per degree Celsius change. This means that the tape changes length by 1.16 mm per 10 m tape per 10 °C change from the standard temperature of the tape.