Kapro - 313 Measure Mate DIY Ruler Tool - 48 Inch

I haven’t had a chance to use it yet but it looks to be made very well and very easy to use Fast shipping and a good price. Looks like it will work perfectly

Measure Mate has so many features that I don't know where to start! It makes it so easy to locate the center of a picture when applying a hanger. The built in level makes it so simple to hang a picture straight the first time. There is even a perfect little notch for your pencil mark. The nail holder will save you many thumb injuries. One side is a centering ruler, and one is a traditional ruler. It also has metric measurements. One tool does it all!

It’s perfect for hanging pictures and artwork! I work as a facility maintenance Carpenter/Etc. for a multi-building, multi-campus Technology Center. When I’m not making major repairs around the campus’s I’m asked to hang up pictures, posters artwork etc. The Kapro 313 multi function ruler/level makes hanging much quicker and a lot more accurate! It has suited my needs quite well. I highly recommend it over any of the other gizmo’s out there! This one tool does exactly what is needed for hanging pictures etc. on walls. It allows for a level line and exact spacing for multi point attachment of your framed pictures and artwork! I highly recommend it!

This rulers shape reminds me of the triangular engineering/architect scale ruler except it is bigger and has only one scale. This is a large two foot long ruler, with a 1 9/16 base and a height of 1 1/16 high. The graduations do not go to the ends. One side of the ruler the scale starts at zero inches, the second side scale starts with the zero in the middle. On the bottom side the mm scales start near the one end. The bubble level indicators are reasonably accurate. I could not tell how the lettering is applied. A close up picture of the mm scale is attached. A great tool for hanging pictures. I have not tried the knife cutting guide yet. The nail holder has a clip which keeps it attached to the ruler, so it is not likely to get lost. It has a variety of interesting features. I like Kapro tools. This product is made in China

Pretty handy tool - has a lot of functions and it's always good to have multi-use tools in the tool box! The only thing that seems a little off is one of the red sliders is really loose and one is much more difficult to move...I'm not sure which one is better, but it seems they should be the same tension. Other than that I think it'll hold up well and be a staple on the tool bench.

Once upon a time I had a gold one like this. The hubs works in construction and decided to take it to work with him, against my better judgement. All his stuff gets so scratched up and nasty. Sure enough it was stolen. 😬😠 I couldn't find a good similar one for 20 years, until this. They were too short, too long, had no level, had a level but no triangle profile. This one checked all the boxes and a couple of extras. No,....hubby can't borrow this one!

Very handy , works great !

So, I received my MM today (yes, abbreviations) and overall I like it. I have already made use of it to hang several pictures, a floating shelf, and some shelves in the laundry room. It is a GREAT time saver and such a simple product. That being said, there are a couple small beefs I have with it: 1) The slides - So, the two little red slides that you use to mark measurements, that move back and forth along the rail. These things move a little TOO easy. Lets say I'm working on, I dunno, a floating shelf. And I have it on the table and I line up the slides perfectly so I can mark the wall. If I'm not careful with how i hold the MM, and how I place it against the wall, the slides will easily move throwing off my measurements. I would have put the screws in the wrong place if I did not follow the addage of "measure twice, cut once". When I went back to the table, I noticed that my slides were nearly 1/2" from where I had set them when I was on the table originally. I didn't touch them, or move them, or even swing around the MM over my head to cause centrifugal force to do its job. Maybe if they didn't slide free? Or if there was a knob or lever that locked them in place? I dunno. But with how loose they are right now, you need to be careful, or at least you do with mine. At the end, I was just putting tape on the slides when I found their spot. Not something I should really need to do with a product less than one hour out of the packaging. 2) Accuracy of the product description - On the amazon product page, they repeatedly refer to a feature that marks standard distances of different fixtures. Here's a couple quotes: "as well as standard placement markings along its profile for easy alignment of electrical outlets, sockets and plumbing fixtures." And then "Standard placement markings of electrical outlets, sockets and plumbing fixtures." As you can see in the first picture I included, there are no such markings. One of the reasons I PURCHASED this tool was because it had these included, and would save me a few moments on occasion when I needed to calculate those things. It's sure on the pics on the product page, but not on the product I received. So, there ya have it. I think the whole idea is great, and even with the cheesy slides it will benefit me greatly for many tasks around the house. I'll probably eventually drop up a model of the slides and print them on my 3d printer, unless Kapro wants to send me a couple of better ones. On those slides, I was thinking that part of the issue with them MAY not be the manufacture (though some sort of lock would be nice), but maybe the packaging. the packaging for these things consists of a small piece of cardboard tie-wrapped to one end. Which means that the mechanical bits of the thing (the slides) can and are hit, dinged, broken (if you read the other reviews here), and basically just out in the open. Heck, look at my second picture. My MM arrived in a box WAY bigger than it was with no padding, so it pretty much rattled around inside that box and who knows how many times those slides impacted the side of the box. Could you imagine a whole case of these in the same box, hitting each other each time the box is moved? Maybe its no wonder the slides are loose/broken by the time they make it to the consumer. Maybe a little better job on the packaging could prevent these issues. One final note. Has anyone else figured out the small hole on the slide? Look at my third picture, and you'll see a small hole on the slide with a cross-hair fashioned over it. No matter how I turn the slide, that hole is always over the slide itself so its not for marking. Maybe its for the "placement markings" that are missing from the product?