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    Old 06-20-2016, 02:57 AM
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    I agree with WMUTeach! I'd get in touch with the company...and tell them your 'online friends' suggested you contact the company after you complained about the lines wearing off.

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    Old 06-20-2016, 04:34 AM
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    A ruler is manhandled more than any other quilting notion. Unless it was new I wouldn't expect a replacement.
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    Old 06-20-2016, 04:36 AM
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    Originally Posted by Onebyone
    Time to buy a new ruler. They don't last forever.
    My 18" snapped in three pieces last week. I've probably had it 15 yrs +.
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    Old 06-20-2016, 06:38 AM
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    It you try re-marking the lines I would go over them with clear nail polish after the ink dries. Tape will eventually come off.
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    Old 06-20-2016, 11:00 AM
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    Do you have kids/grandkids? Mine love to use my rulers for drawing and creating "masterpieces". Then you wouldn't have to toss them.
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    Old 06-21-2016, 09:38 AM
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    Acrylic gets brittle with use over time. It's the nature of it.
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    Old 06-21-2016, 03:45 PM
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    Unfortunately, my favorite rulers are no longer made. Fingerguard rulers made by a gal up in Maine. I try to buy up as many as I can when I see them online (Ebay, etc.). I know there is a product out there that will replicate this ruler, but I haven't tried it as yet. (The ruler has a raised strip 1" in from the cutting end to prevent your fingers from getting cut by your rotary cutter). Great idea, wish she hadn't stopped producing them.
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    Old 06-21-2016, 07:11 PM
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    Originally Posted by WMUTeach
    One of the gals in my guild actually had a ruler with incorrect measurement lines. Could not figure out why her work was always such a challenge and never accurate.
    Amazing how often this happens. I have one quilting ruler I was using to draw and doodle about 5 years ago, discovered when my drawing looked off-kilter that 2 sides are about 1/16th of an inch off. That doesn't seem like much, but I love to make very intricate miniature quilts, and hyper-accuracy is very important.

    I bought another ruler about 3 months ago, discovered it too was off by 1/16th of an inch. Promptly returned to the store where the manager and I looked at the 4 other rulers in stock. Only one was accurate.

    Apparently quality control has gone the way of the dodo bird....
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