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Do Your Customers Need A Pipe Diameter Tape Measure?

Better yet, do they need one with your company logo on it?

Pipe Diameter Tape Measure

A pipe diameter tape measure is an extremely useful tool, but not for everyone. Who needs one? Let me make a list…

Plumbers. Before he tears into a repair job, he can use a pipe diameter tape to find what size of pipe to bring to the job.
Car repair people. When they want to find the size of a hose before they take off the old one.
Boat repair people. To measure the sizes of hoses without removing them.
HVAC installers and repairmen. Round pipes need to be measured when making a modification to an existing installation.
Electricians when they use conduits. When you want to know the outside diameter of an installed conduit.
Tree nurserymen. The best time to dig out a young tree is when the trunk has reached a certain diameter.
Oilfield workers. How big of a pipe is required to attach to your drilling operation?
Gas field workers. What is the diameter of an installed gas pipe, so you can repair it, or put a new plastic pipe inside of it?
Oil drilling personnel. What is the diameter of a pipe that is in the drilling machine?
Pipeline inspectors. To calculate the optimum flow, you need to know the size of the pipe.
Pipeline repairmen. What size pipe do you need to order, before you remove the old pipe?
Machinists. They use a pipe diameter tape measure for many tasks around the shop.

How Would Your Customer Use A Diameter Tape Measure?

Let me count the ways…

His car heater hose needs replaced. He uses your diameter tape measure to find what size to buy, before he actually removes the old hose.
Your customer is a plumber, and needs to know the outside diameter of a pipe, so he can get a new pipe before he disconnects the old one.
Your customer is an HVAC installer, and needs to know the diameter of a galvanized pipe so he can buy more, to finish the job.
He has a boat, and needs to buy a new bilge hose before he removes the old one.
Want To Know The Diameter of Your Arm?
Your customer sells trees from his nursery. He wants to pick out the trees that are at least 2 inches in diameter, so he can dig them and offer them for sale as 2″ trees.
Your customer wants to keep track of the diameter of her biceps, as she is in a fitness program.

So, to advertise your company logo on a gift item, try a diameter tape measure.

6 Weird Uses For Tally Books

Tally books were originally made for gas and oil field employees. They use them

to keep track of how many pipes they put down the well when they are drilling. It’s important to know how deep they are at any time. The drillers can enter the time, day, size of pipe and length of pipe, plus anything unusual that happens at each depth.

Since tally books are water resistant, and have lined pages, and fit in your pocket, they have been used for other purposes. Here are some unusual ones:

In a running race, you can enter the ID number and finish time of each runner.
In a sailboat race, you can keep track of the times that each boat passes each buoy, and the finish line.
If you are hired to read water meters in a small town, you can use tally books to write down the meter readings.
Keep track of your medicine times.
Keep a record of your gasoline purchases, and the number of miles you drove since the last fill-up.
Use it as a field book to record what birds you have seen at what times and locations.

Can you think of any other uses?

Should You Get Your Maglite Engraved or Color Printed With Your Logo?

With modern printing technology, your company logo can be printed in full color

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on a Maglite® barrel. Sometimes this looks great. But sometimes, depending on the barrel color and your logo color, we have to lay down a light base color, so your real colors will look vibrant. This way, a dark barrel won’t show through the light colors of your logo. The drawback of this, is that the base color imprint might show at the edges of your logo.

Full color imprinting will last forever, unless something sharp scratches it. For a permanent imprint of your corporate logo, I suggest getting your Maglite engraved using modern laser technology. Laser engraving is actually scratched through the anodized layer and goes down into the aluminum barrel itself. It can’t be rubbed off or affected by scratching.

How To Order Engraved Flashlights For Your Business

If you (or your boss) wants to get engraved flashlights for a promotion, here are 7 tips to make your task quick and easy.

Get your best art file of your logo from your artist. Vector art is preferred, since it is the neatest. Examples of vector art files are .ai, .eps, and sometimes .pdf or .png.
Find out how many flashlights you need for your promotion. Is your promotion
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for a safety program or service award program? You may want to order a few extra for last minute changes.
What type of flashlight do you want to use? What is your budget? Maglites® are the best, and more costly than imported LED flashlights.
Find a reputable merchant online by searching for “engraved flashlights“.
Does their website make the ordering process simple and easy?
Call or email the merchant to see what details they need. Is there room on the flashlight for a phone number or a slogan?
Complete the order online, and submit your credit card number and your art file. Now just wait for the email proof, and then your engraved flashlights. Enjoy!