{"title":"Measuring Sticks \u0026 Calipers","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo kinds of measurement a tape cannot take. Telescoping measuring sticks are a utility tool: a fiberglass stick extends to thirty-five or forty feet to measure pole height, conductor clearance, span and sag from the ground, without a bucket and without anything conductive going up near a live line. Fiberglass matters here for the same reason it matters in a hot stick, and the stick should be kept clean and dry for that reason too. Calipers work the opposite end of the scale. Spring-type outside calipers set to a diameter or a thickness and hold it, which is how you compare one part to another, check a shaft or a bar against a hole, or transfer a dimension to a rule when the part will not sit flat against one. There is no scale on the tool - you set it, then read it - and that is exactly why it works where a digital instrument is more trouble than it is worth. Check a telescoping stick for delamination before every use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"interlink-strip-full-width\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"interlink-strip-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"interlink-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"interlink-heading\"\u003eClose Tolerances and Long Spans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"interlink-subtext\"\u003eCalipers and micrometers for the tight measurements, measuring sticks and wheels for the long ones.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"interlink-links\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/levels-measuring-tools\" class=\"interlink-primary\"\u003eShop Levels \u0026amp; Measuring\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"interlink-divider\"\u003e|\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tape-measures-rules\" class=\"interlink-secondary\"\u003eTape Measures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"interlink-divider\"\u003e|\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/levels-squares\" 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Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHastings E-40 Tel-O-Pole measuring stick extends to 40' and retracts to 65 3\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish graduations in feet and inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeighs 7.5 lbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStores in the C-35 case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEye-level reading requires no calculations, and positive locking buttons are spring-loaded for fast, accurate, easy extension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForty feet of reach measures taller poles and higher crossings that a 35 ft stick cannot reach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading at eye level removes the calculation step and the mistakes that come with it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe same 65-3\/4\" retracted length as the 35' E-35 means the extra reach costs nothing in storage 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