measuring tools

Replacement Tape Measure Belt Clip: 3D Print a Clip That Fits Your Belt

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Introduction The wire belt clip on a tape measure is a small part with an outsized talent for failure. It bends outward the first time it catches on a door frame, then never quite springs back. From then on the tape slides around your belt, works its way off while you are carrying timber, or … Read more

3D Printed Angle Gauge for Setting Solar Panel Tilt on Ground-Level Frames (measuring tool only)

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A bright garden scene with a small ground-level solar panel frame on a lawn

Introduction Ask anyone with a small ground-level solar panel how it is angled, and you will usually get a shrug. It was propped up until it looked about right, and it has stayed that way ever since. The trouble is that “about right” is hard to repeat — after cleaning, after a storm check, or … Read more