Helix Oxford 12 inch 30cm Shatter Resistant Ruler

Good quality and fit for purpose

Helix has always been good quality - many thanks.

This ruler is beautifully clear so that the markings stand out really well on it, which are in black. It is important to have an imperial system (inches) as well as a metric system (cm & mm) on rulers, and this ruler has this: inches on one side and cm on the other, also with half-inch and 1/8 inch markings on one side and mm markings on the other side. Smooth edges on both sides of the rule make it ideal for underlining printed text. It also feels quite durable with a certain degree of flexibility.

This ruler fulfils the main things I require of a ruler – two straight edges, one marked in millimetres/centimetres, the other with inches divided in part into tenths and in part sixteenths of an inch. The measurements are accurate too, which is more than I can say for its two predecessors. Of the predecessors, one over-measures by 1 per cent, the other by about half that. Perhaps the plastic of the predecessors has contracted with time. (I’m not joking.) One is definitely Helix (very faintly marked now), the other may have been Niceday. They have, I think, become more brittle over the years. One is marked ‘Non-shatter’ – it broke catastrophically when being used as a letter opener on an envelope of thin card; not totally unreasonable use, but admittedly not what it was designed for. The other says ‘Shatterproof’. That has lost a corner. At 17 grams, barely half the weight of its predecessors, my first impression of this new ruler was that it is flimsy. But the old ones go back a long way – so far back I don’t remember where they came from, or when – and it may be that over all those years plastics have got more durable for less weight. Anyway, we will see how this one gets on, and meanwhile it is good to have a ruler whose inches and centimetres really are inches and centimetres.

It's a ruler and it measures things. Does what it's made for lol. Price was good also.

This ruler is truly one of the best rulers I have ever used. It has nice clear and quality markings on the ruler making it easy to read. As someone who does work that requires precision, this ruler has been amazing. I constantly use it in school and also at home. The markings are still as vibrant and bold since day one despite heavy use, meaning the ink/etching has not rubbed off. It also features a handy hole on both ends making it easy to store. I personally hang mine on a drawing board pin allowing for easy access. Not only is this ruler great for measurements, it is also good for ripping paper as it has nice sharp edges.

Everything in line as expected in a wonderfully measured way.

As a rule, you can't go wrong with Helix! It's not flexible (so yoir kids won't twist and bend it, which is great) but is shatterproof so won't snap easily either. Perfect value!

Great ruler

As good as expected. Very durable

Great as expected

Es una regla sencilla para mi hijo que la necesitaba para el colegio. Cumple lo que promete sin grandes pretensiones. Para lo que la compré es suficiente y estoy contento con ella. No le doy las 5 estrellas porque el material me parece algo endeble.