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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- The RACE of the century happens at end of the video! I did not get paid to make this video, but I probably should have :) Tape measure pro tips: • Tape Measure Pro Tips
Despite my claim (in the meme) - It looks like Spencer DOES in fact make a metric version of this great tape. Great news for you metric users out there!
Thanks for watching everyone, hope you all have a great day.
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Killer ending lol!
Hulk SMASH!!!
HA! That was my thought exactly as the video ended. Great stuff. :)
Well stated Matt.
REEL fun.
epic!
4:51 "You're the boss, man!" I love this guy.
The ending was hilarious.
I'm the type of person that would buy the Spencer, use it for one job and consider it a wise purchase.
Jack Price I thought I was the only one..
then you must feel you have money to burn.... cheapest I could find on Ebay was approx 50.00 Nothing wise about using a 50.00 tool one time when you could spend 20.00 on it and get the same results
Me too!
@@get-the-lead-out.4593 Maybe you will use it again but don't know it yet?
Let me add this too. I bought a cordless Paslode 16 Gauge angled finish nailer, their framer too. I also bought a 12" Makita sliding compound miter saw because I was going to have to do a lot of trim in my house and frame out a basement. All i have to do to justify the price of the tools is to compare the cost of having the work done to me doing it and doing it right even if it takes me 3 times as long as a pro. Guess what, in time i get pretty good. So i end up with nice tools that have value and will likely be used again in the future, the work i want done and I enjoyed the process because I had most of the trade tools to make it go faster and easier. worth it to me.
My dad used to be a lumberjack and we had one in metric to measure logs back in Belgium, in the 80’s! Still has it today
those grunts at the end made my day so much better thank you!!!
Great video, the tape race at the end was pretty funny!
Old had timber cruiser here... I was drawn to your thumbnail like a bee to honey... When you asked... "how many people do you know that own one of these, bet you don't know any". I thought, I know about 150 people that use one every day.. me included, for about 20 years now. lol We use them primarily for two functions.. measuring horizontal point distances, and measuring tree diameters! I have about 10 or 12 of those things just laying around my shop. lol half of em work.. other half... parts and pieces! lol I love my Spencer! FYI.. we keep horseshoe nails on the end of ours to attach the end to distant objects (trees).. If we were to just let the tape spool back in freely, we might lose an eye!! gotta keep ahold of the tape at all times! lol let her ease back in!
same with the husky tapes - things nearly taken my eye a few times - they come with a pointy nail on them.......
down side is they are closed not open, however in 10 years it hasnt been a problem yet.
Laser range finders have revolutionized timber cruising, but I still also carry a spencer tape. No batteries to go dead.
Admittedly so... shamefully after 15 years of pulling back a tape, 5 years ago I purchased a Nikon Laser Hypsometer.... It is most indispensable! To the day I die (other than a reliable borderline measurement) I will never go back to pulling a tape again!! The only question in my mind was "why"? Why did I wait so long to purchase one! lol But there simply is no replacing the ole Spencer when it comes to absolutely removing subjectivity from the equation.. so, I keep it on my hip in the field at all times, laser or no... but totally agree. :)
I've been using a Spencer for log building in Canada for many years. Mine is metric on one side and I see on Bailey's you can get a completely metric version! BTW if you continue letting that tape run full speed back it will eventually get tangled and kink itself permanently or it will cut you. It is moving FAST after winding in the full reel.
Always guide it in with your hand, doing so allows you to feel it spooling in so you'll notice if it snags onto a branch or other obstacle which may cause a kink.
Where can I get one in Canada??
How do you feel about the word 'skookum'?
WoodsBoy hes played with too many dead tree carcasses to use that eord
WoodsBoy That tape got some Gravity, but she a Skookum Choocher!
WoodsBoy friggin skookum
Just drove over the Skookumchuck River in Washington state on Tuesday. It was just right. I wish I'd gotten a picture of the sign!
I drive over that river weekly. I'd be happy to snap a photo for ya :-) btw did you stop at mrs. beasly's for lunch? if not for shame!! :-)
Bad news: newer spencers are not as good as the older ones. Older ones had stamped steel gears where the newer ones have sintered gears. The teeth in the rewind mechanism break off pretty easily under heavy use.
Good news: replacement parts are cheap and rebuilding them isn't difficult.
Source: me, a forestry guy who's been using them for many years.
Metal cnc parts are so cheap now-a-days. Makes me wonder why these are so expensive? Could make carbon fiber casings to cut some weight and real steel gears.
I've been trying to find somebody to 3-D print the center gear in Delrin. That would solve the problem cheaply.
cannot viably 3d print delrin. need 5 axis cnc to machine from solid block.
Well, back to the drawing board, then. That'll never scale. Any suggestions for a plastic similar to delrin that can be printed?
madhatte73 3D printing is for prototyping. Not for production. CNC scales better than 3D printing.
The last scene had me rolling! Lol. Thank you for the injection of natural humor.
I don't think I've ever seen so much pure fury go into rolling up a tape measure before. That was intense.
I was glad to find this readily available to buy in the UK and available in METRIC!
Dropping the tape at the end with a grunt was the best haha this channel has inspired me so much.
EXCELLANT!
Thanks not only great entertainment but I had no idea they came in 100' length. I'll have to start saving. Sold my dog for the 50 footer ;)
this made me smile. thanks Scott
Great video. I remember when I was in forestry school - back here on the east coast in the late 70's - a couple of surveying courses were among the requirements. We needed to learn how to pull on the "chain" with the correct amount of force to take just the correct amount of sag out of it so that it would provide an accurate measurement over its length. You brought back a good memory.
I love your videos! So informative and you are not like most other youtubers who just scream and shout, nice and calm.
I am building a timber framed 17m x 5m studio garage as a one man band, and this series has been my main source of brilliant and safe information. As soon as I spotted this fabulous SPENCER tape I ordered two so that I can triangulate Cannot thank you enough for this wonderful tips, you're making my job much easier and more enjoyable indeed ;)
Scott,
Super video. Another old time timber cruiser & I've worn out a bunch of spencers. With a horseshoe nail bent over the end ring we attach to the bark on a tree & walk back to our "plot center" to check to see if tree is "in our out" of plot (tally if in, don't tally if out). Lots of thickets in southeast - you don't want to beat your way back to tree - so you just give it a tug and it comes back to you, unless the end of the tape breaks off - when this happens it "rattlesnakes" on your hip as the broken end slaps the case until the rewind spring is relaxed - sure gets your attention! To solve this i would cut a one foot piece of fiberglass filament tape, thread it half way through the ring and attach 6 inches to each side. Repeat with a 2 foot piece and a 3 foot piece, ending up with 3 layers. Trim the edges of the filament tape so it will rewind. I would place a small piece of pink flagging under the last strip of filament tape so i could easily find the zero.
That was awesome. You are a lot more soft spoken than the guys that "teach" me at work.
I have to say... you have THE best advise about tools and methods I've ever seen on youtube. Thank you.
I love it when a tool from another trade(logging) is applied to a new one. Just laid out a building and saved so much time with his fast untying knots. Now this tape. Wow
This channel just gets better, we are lucky someone is taking the time to document all of this great advice. You are never too old to learn
I was a logger on the north oregon coast and been a carpenter. You can't beat a Spencer tape!
agghhhhh ........ you're costing me a fortune
IN AMAZING TOOLS that make me "the man" ;^)) and I thought I had the best .. THANKS!!!
That last bit was hilarious.
We use them for ski racing. Course setting. They make a clip that clips on the gate and you can pull it off. Works really well. They do in fact make them in metric. Since ski racing is measure in meters.
I just now viewed this great video but I see it's been 2 years since anyone commented on the fabulous Spencer Tape. I'm amazed that no one commented on the very innovated pin nail attachment that comes, or did come, with the tape. I bought this tape in 1998. I develop dune and oceanfront property with wetlands and fairly dense shore pines throughout. I delineator would put flags on the trees showing the wetland boundary which we needed for permitting. Hiring a surveyor to "connect the dots" would have been expensive and line of sight was a problem. Since I did not need exact measurements, the Spencer tape "nailed" to a tree and a compass worked great for mapping with one person. I only needed to usually go 15 to 30 feet so I tapped the nail enough to hold for a measurement, walked to the next flag and then gave it a pull to release and return. i did hold the tape to control the return speed. This saved me hours and money. I can see this doing a great job on foundation work and anytime you are by yourself an want an accurate measurement. They cost about 50 bucks and are well worth it!
Love the intensity at the end.
you are the second man inside of a month to recomend that exact tape. must be something to it.
I just LOVED the competition at the end of the video. What a hoot!
I'm a diesel technician. And I use a 100ft to do Alignments. I'll do four or five a day and that would save me so much time we are a Commission shop so wasting time is wasting my money. I never Heard of these tapes so I thank you dearly.
The end was so funny. Y’all are ridiculous, I love it.
I agree with Matt Weeks, killer ending and a great video over all. Thanks.
Awesome ... especially enjoyed the ending! Your videos just make me smile. I love tools and I enjoy listening to someone who understands and appreciates the interesting nuances related to fine tools. Love your channel and content. Thanks! 👍
Been using Spencer tapes for years for forestry and I never leave home without one. Just don't let it get wet or else it will never want to reel back again. You can replace the spring inside fairly easily if it ever gets worn out.
I work for a high production commercial concrete company, I am a layout guy, And I use a 100ft spencer. Pretty cool to see this video.
Scott, your channel brings me endless joy.
We've always called it burning an inch/foot... I always like hearing what people call things in different areas of the country, thanks for the videos!
Not only are you hilarious you're spot-on in your assessment of dispenser tape in used in construction!
Loved the showdown at the end - says it all...I'm back east didn't even know they existed and been on the edges of construction 20 years
Hahaha...love your example of the soccer field using the tape and being a boss !!!
Solid good tips for young guys new to trades.. Even good tips for us old guys too.. When you stop learning you get left behind and go stagnant..
0:08 : Everyone watching checks their phones.
hahaha! I totally did!
Oh my golly. That was on here??? I was like - what the heck???
Yep...actually paused and checked my inbox..lol
Ive watched this video three times now and ive done it every time LOL
I always thought it was his "foot stomp" sound like, "remember this point!" as I've heard it in many videos. His phone is usually on vibrate.
As usual, great content! Thank you! Be safe and God bless you and your family!!!!
You deserve a thumbs up and a sub for the Ralphie self-deprecation alone!
next paycheck, I'm sending this to an old co-worker who's laying out guardrail posts. Wish I'd known about this when I was out there reeling in the ol' 100' Stanley.
Seldom do I laugh out loud at somthing on a UA-cam video, but that at the end for some reason had me!
I've got one of those tapes, not in good shape, that belonged to my father. I don't use it but I will keep it and pass it on to my sons.
Thanks for sharing and take care.
Thanks for the final smile of my day.
Now you have this old surveyor looking for one in feet and hundredths of a foot. Thanks! Even a 74 year old can learn.
You weren't kidding; you really were cranking that thing.
LOL! I'm retired so I'll probably never buy one but I'll always remember this video, thanks
I love this channel and the subscriber base, hope it stays this good in the future!
Thanks for the video!
Perfect! Now I know what to get my old man for Fathers day! I've gotten him just about every other kinda tape measure over the years.
Whoop! I picked up a fifty footer at an antique mall on a whim, I had no Idea it could be such a useful tool!
Being British I own and use one of these that shows both metric and imperial measurents. Works best with a logger's holster to protect it and your leg.
Love the ending.
Love that ending. Made me laugh. I used survey tapes for layouts. Little to no stretch and accurate.
That end just made my day!
have a similar one used it for 20+ years laying out. loved it. actually you are the only other person I've seen that used one
Never heard of them , and I will check them out. Thanks for every thing you are.
First saw these on Wranglerstar. I think these are fantastic. Great idea.And I absolutely loved the race at the end. LOL Have a great day.
man... I love your videos, and love listening to you talk
Being on a surveying field crew in Oregon I know four people that have one of these... each of our crew chiefs. They don't get a whole lot of use though. Only for getting accurate diameters on trees. We use rag tapes more often, and steel tapes used to be the norm before total stations.
As for accuracy of steel tape, I think temperature has more to do with it than any stretching you think you're doing. But love that loggers tape just the same. As for the race, I am reminded of the old school carpenter I worked with when I was in my twenties (and he was near 80). He was a master of the handsaw and folding rule, though not because of speed. So lucky to have witnessed his style of work. Great videos, Scott. Like your style too.
As a grading and paving worker this is going to be valuable at making me so much more efficient at work setting hubs! 👍👍
I have a Spencer tape but it never crossed my mind to use it for layout. One of those forehead slappers! hahaha. Although i do have a 100' Stanley steel tape with a 3X crank on it that is pretty fast. Thanks for the video, I will give the Spencer a shot on my next layout.
lmao that ending. Well were time is money Spencer Logger Tape is a justified investment.
I've been an avid follower for about a year and even when I watch a video that I'm sure I know everything about I always learn something always I mean ALWAYS thank you and keep em comin
Love that ending!
Hahaha that race finish was hilarious, you didn't let off even though the hand-cranked tape lost by a mile!
Yes I have one for some time now but never used it for framing. I bought because I love great tools
love the ending.
You are a mountain of information, and it is good and useful information, not just noise. Thanks for a great video.
that is perfect I thought those were a thing of the past. I will be ordering one today. Tks for the info.
also love it when you're the only guy with a certain tool......boy scout syndrome of always being prepared :)
Your reaction at the end of the race! I was dying hahaha
Ive been using these for years while logging. Well worth the money even if the tape does break eventually. Even once the tape breaks, its easy to replace a new insert. Putting a horse nail on the end to stick into the tree while measuring the length works wonders. Also ive found taping up the end of the tape and also parts where it has got weak with electric tape helps the longevity. :D
I’m going to buy this and try it when I pull tape on a loop before they pour the concrete I have to measure if the pipes are going to be in the wall life of a plumber
I love the you'll shoot your eye out kid part!
easily my favorite channel
The Spencer loggers tap is also made here in the U.K.
Great piece of kit.
I love you guys so much. That ending was just the best lol.
Lol at that ending!!!😂😂😂always awesome stuff keep it up guys !
That was an awesome ending
Oh do I remember the bent horseshoe nail used to hang the tape in the log stabbing the shit out of me on retraction sometimes. What a great tape for logging or layout.
loved the ending!
"'Ha!' Says I." 😂 the drama is strong with this video. Love it. That laugh at the end was the best of the day!
Love your videos. From northern Washington and a logger by trade. Awesome video about a very very awesome tool. I have a half dozen older than me and heavily abused. Two points I was sad to not hear you mention. 1. The refills are CHEAP and EASY to replace! Therefore providing a life long tool. And 2. Loggers bend a horse shoe nail on to the end loop when bucking logs for one man operation. Also we always wrap the first 6" with electrical tape to add a little strength and make it easier to grab with those ever so legendary White Ox gloves. Cheers,
Loren Jensen
I absolutely love those tools! I use them everyday for my job and they’re incredible!
I wish there was more REAL advise like this out there, I'll likely never need one, but if I do... I know what I'll buy.
Scott, I discovered you and your channel from this very video a mere week ago and I must say..."You're an amazing craftsman and I am quite captivated by your presentation of all topics and knowledge base." I've watched a metric tonne of your videos and just can't turn them off.. true entertainment better than anything on a big screen or t.v. program. I enjoy your productions more than words can describe and I would be so lucky in my lifetime to know a person with the vibe you give. A very resourceful and knowledgeable man myself in many areas, yet you just spout so many tricks and techniques that you don't even speak about or know that you're doing most likely. Cheers from the other coast out of Virginia. Hopefully I land a beautiful anvil in my shop one day.
When i was a surveyor we used a steel Derrick Tape Measure. Manual crank, but it was much faster than those cranks on the stanley reel. probably not as fast as the auto return.
Liked the vid for that hussle at the end! XD
Nice tape for long distance! My favorite is the 25' Stanley Fat Max auto-lock.
backing a logger tape is hard to do the plastic plastic back all the time. thank youfor the video.
Thanks for making my day. Best video you have put out yet.. Got a good chuckle with your comment about "being the boss man". Keep up the great work and hi from Canada.
In the old days they had calibrated "chain stretchers" with a handle and special steel spring for really accurate surveying. The spring insured that the chain-tension was the same for each pull. And old steel rules also had a designed amount of sag that the calibrations were compensated-for. That's the reason steel tapes aren't measured on the ground, they're suspended from two points with a catenary sag.
Most are in Foot-inch-fractions. Surveyors also used Decimal-feet rules, and a few special industries used Feet-decimal inches.
Really long dimensions might be in Chains, 66-feet, for land surveys.