Artway Aluminium Rule with Cutting Edge - 50cm, Silver

Feels safe when cutting, does not slip & nice firm cutting edge. Would recommend.

One of my hobbies involves table top gaming - wargames, skirmish and RPG. As I like to have scenic elements to help with visualisation of a particular area - be it a battlefield or small area of a town or village. This is usually achieved through card and foam board models or other materials. My previous ruler was, I think, about 30 years old and was really showing it's age with faded markers and numbers, spots of rust and rough edges. It was time to replace it. Unfortunately, it appears that nobody makes anything like it any more. Not even remotely, and the company I bought it from has long since either closed or been absorbed into another company.This resulted in an extended search for a reasonably firm metal ruler that would allow me to use it as a guide to cut foam board, but had clear markers for measurement of card and similar materials. This was the fifth ruler I tried. The previous ones were either too flimsy, too coarse (with the measurement marks up to the edge of the blade creating a rough edge) or, in one case, had a strange rubber block on the back to stop it slipping, but which lifted the whole thing 2 and a bit milimetres off the surface and creating a wiggle space that the scalpel blade takes to mean it can wobble and not cut straight.This ruler at least addresses some of my needs. While it doesn't have a straight or 45 degree cutting edge built in, it does have a nice sturdy construction, a large flat edge and clearly marked measurements that do not interfere with the edge. It is reasonably rigid, doesn't flex easily and doesn't slip around on the surface of the material I want to cut. It's not quite what I want, but it is more than acceptable and I am more than happy with it.

I’ve been using another metal ruler to cut card in straight lines but found it nearly always slipped during a cut. So I bought this because it has an anti-slip rubber base and it works great! No more sliding when cutting.The cutting edge is higher than the measuring edge, so is safer to use for cutting. However I still find myself using the lower edge for most cuts as I find the higher edge casts a shadow and makes it harder to work out exactly where you’re cutting and soIt’s less accurate.

A little flimsy

Very well made ruler, feels good and firm to the surface when used. However I cannot source a tracked cutting receptical that goes with it.