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Tape Measure Torture Test

See what happens when a 1/2-ton drives over this tape

By Steve Maxwell

Steve Maxwell

Steve Maxwell, Editor – Home & Property

Steve Maxwell and his wife Mary live on a 90-acre modern homestead on Manitoulin Island, Ontario in a stone house they built with local materials beginning in 1985. Steve is Canada’s longest-running home improvement and how-to columnist. He divides his time working on the land, building things large and small, and creating articles and how-to videos that teach sustainable, self-reliant, hands-on living skills. Steve’s BaileyLineRoad.com website is named after the rural road where he and Mary live with their five kids. Click here to join 20,000+ people who look forward to Steve’s Saturday morning newsletter each week. Link to: https://baileylineroad.com/sign-make-saturday-mornings-better/

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Posted in DIYTagged Steve Maxwell, tape measurePosted on March 23, 2018March 23, 2018

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