General Tools 1216 12-Inch Flex Stainless Steel Rule

• 12" industrial quality steel rule
• Precision made with etched fine black graduations for easy reading and long life
• Graduations on reverse are in 32nds, 64ths
• Width of rule is 15/32"

This rule is generally of fine quality, the markings are etched and in a nice contrasting black so it's easy to read and the markings are not likely to wear off.

It's got graduations in 8ths, 16ths, 32nds and nicely 64ths for those who can see that small.

This ruler is indeed very flexible which is handy for measuring curved surfaces.

The biggest flaw however, is it did not live up to its claim of being a precision rule. The starting end of the ruler is visibly ground or cut 0.5mm too short rendering measuring from the ends useless!

I originally bought 2 of them but both had the same flaw, so it's not a fluke.

Pass on this ruler for precision unless you can work around this or can tolerate the lack of quality.

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The rule is off on one end so you can't use the entire rule to measure. But I usually start measuring from the 2 inch mark anyway in case I dent the edges of measuring tools. It seems to be pretty accurate apart from that. But I wouldn't recommend it if you need the entire 12 inches or for extremely accurate measuring. Other than that I love how thin it is, the different views on the scale and the etched in markings.

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A full 12" ruler marked in hundredths of an inch is really handy if you are working out custom printed forms or specifications for printed labels.

This ruler is similar to one I had before, but long and marked in 10ths and 100ths instead 32nds and 64ths of an inch. That saves some calculator time.

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The good: It was flexible and it is 12 inches. It has inches on one side in 32 and 64ths. The opposite side has 10 and 100ths. It's stainless steel.

The bad: The inch graduation is not as a regular rule with long inch, little shorter half inch, little shorter quarter inch lines. If that was there I would have given it a 4 star.

I am trying to learn to use the 10ths on the other side because I can see the numbers and the difference in the line marks are not that important. It does work good for a thin gauge to see if my saw blade is lowered into the table top grove. My old eyes can't see the markings to good. I gave it a 3 star because of my eyes otherwise I would have given it a 4 star.

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I keep one of these in my shop, my truck, and in my toolbox at work. Super handy. Good straight scale. Has fraction and decimal inch markings. The flex part is great, just keep in mind you aren't going to wrap it in a circle and have it bounce back. But it will flex quite a bit.