Wiha 61630: 2M Insulated Folding Rule
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- A review of the Wiha 61630, 2M Insulated Folding Rule - Possibly the first certified folding rule ever made.
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Nice Video! Btw I work in Kunststoffwerk AG and I developed this folding ruler :D
You missed the important feature that this has an inside read so can be used as an inside reading folding rule (for cm at least). That type of folding ruler is getting harder to find!
I like it. Easy to find in a drop ceiling where its dark. It came with the Wiha 112 pc Master set 😍😍😍
I love these rules. Perfect example of material improvements that increase the functionality of the tool. I suspect these will be around long after wooden rules (and carpenters) have turned to dust..
I was under the (apparently false) impression they were made by Wiha.. Thanks for clearing that up. I also believe the same company that makes these also makes folding rules for Milwaukee, as those also have the "Swiss Made" stamp and the angle finding feature found on the Wihas.
One thing I dislike about these (and the ones branded Wiha) is the SAE side does not have foot indicators. Sure you can do the math but it's an extra step and makes the tool less handy - more akin to a yard stick than a tape measure. I was considering marking my Wiha with a sharpie (which would've been butt ugly) until I discovered the Milwaukee version, which has feet and inches as well cumulative inch markings.
VDE is the German standard for electricity, Swiss has their own ;-)
Thx for video. How it works this, degree numbers "from 10° to 150°" in my German Folding Rule ?
That's one of the two symbols which are accepted to mark insulated tools. The insulator or the two triangles, sometimes you'll find both together. I've got this symbol on a puller for NH-fuses:
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NH-fuse:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60269#NH-fuses
The NH is german and stands for "Niederspannung Hochleistung", which is literally "low voltage high power". Low voltage is less than 1000 V. Medium voltage is 1000 up to 30000 V and high voltage is higher than 30000 V.
I have found that when working with power companies your definitions of low/medium/high are what I remember them to be. When I work with avionics/aircraft electronics, they define anything greater than 36V to to be high voltage. Once you go over that then there are safety labels/lockouts/interlocks you need to put in place when designing a piece of equipment. This is why most aircraft electronics are designed just for 28VDC so they don't have to deal with all the extra required safety features.
Great review, thanks!
If it's not an inside read folding rule it's basically useless for electricians. Look at any other folding rule for electricians- inside rule for a reason. I understand this is a dual metric\sae, if the sae it's useless for laying out panels, bending conduit etc. Gotta be able to put the measurement side flat on the surface, which an inside read allows.
First insulated tool ever made? You don't think the wooden one counts as being insulated?
First one I have seen that I certified/advertised as being insulated. I'm sure a wooden or plastic one would have similar insulating properties.
KWB part of Wiha since 2002....
Cool, thanks for the information.
Gedore also list a VDE folding rule: gedoreuk.com/default/products-1/gedore-2012/vde-insulated-safety-tools/vde-accessories/v-4533-folding-rule (maybe same manufacturer?)
Thanks for the link. The current (16/17) Gedore catalog doesn't seem to have an entry for "4533-1" but there is one for "4533-2" so I'm not sure if the 1 meter was discontinued or not.
Yeah, I reckon you're right about it being discontinued. Even their 36-piece VDE technicians L-Boxx kit has a regular wood/brass non-VDE rule in it, I can't imagine they'd do that if they had a VDE alternative readily available.
I've become a bit intrigued by folding rules since your first video review of one. I used to use one back in my shopfitting days, a Stanley inherited from my dad, but only in addition to a "regular" retractable tape measure, not exclusively in place of one. Ideal for measuring heights from floor level without flopping around.
I never realised how ubiquitous they are in Germany (I'm in the UK).
My current one is a Hultafors wooden one (Swedish, not German though). If anyone says "aren't folding rules slow to use" then show them this: ua-cam.com/video/zjXsyX7e7mc/v-deo.html
My only other Hultafors item is a nifty 7-inch pry bar, probably the only pry bar that could legitimately be described as "cute" (if I was in their marketing department I'd call it the "pry baby"): www.hultafors.com/hand-tools/pry-wrecking-bars/wrecking-bars/wrecking-bar-steel-108-mini/
They have some nice videos on the construction of spirit levels, too.
There is no reason to read anything but metric anyway.
The construction/housing industry in the USA is pretty much 100% SAE/Inch. The scientific community and military have moved to use mostly metric. As long as buildings and houses are built using SAE it will probably never go away entirely. I can imagine it wouldn't go over very well if you told the carpet guy you needed 1000 square meters and he interpreted this as 1000 square feet.
@@GermanToolReviews in England we have a weird mix of both especially if you work on older stuff
Great idea. Except electricians don’t actually measure anything.