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Stabila Type 717 folding rule, 2 m (7 ft) review
The most expensive rule here, and the only one specified as a marking tool: glass-fiber reinforced polyamide joints, a scribing function with a continuous straight edge when unfolded, PEFC beech and a quick-read scale.
What the figures leave us with A marking straightedge that also measures. The price is defensible only if you draw against it; otherwise the Meister does the measuring for a third as much.
The most expensive folding rule in this hub is not sold on its measurements.
What the manufacturer publishes
A meter rule with a white-yellow quick-read scale and large figures. An integrated angle scheme for setting selected angles, 15° among them. A scribing function: unfolded, the segments form a continuous straight edge. High-quality selected beech, PEFC certified, chosen for break resistance and elasticity. Robust glass-fiber reinforced polyamide joints. A durable, weather-resistant finish.
The straight edge is the argument
Most folding rules, unfolded, have small steps at the joints — a fraction of a millimeter where two segments meet. Measuring, that is invisible. Drawing a pencil line along the rule, it is a visible kink every 20 cm (7.9 in). A rule specified to form a continuous edge is a straightedge you happen to be able to fold, and if you mark against your rule dozens of times a day that is a different tool from the others here.
What it does not state
No EC accuracy class appears in this listing, where the Stanley, Meister and PRESCH rules all state class III. For a rule at this price that is a notable omission, and we do not fill it in.
Availability
Catalogued and unsold: the American Amazon shop lists the reference with nobody behind it.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
What it has, and what it lacks
Strengths
A scribing function: unfolded, the segments form a continuous straight edge to draw against
Glass-fiber reinforced polyamide joints, stated for long service
A white-yellow quick-read scale with large figures
An integrated angle scheme for setting selected angles
PEFC-certified beech, selected for break resistance and elasticity
Compromises
Nine times the price of the Stanley for the same 2 m (7 ft) length
No EC accuracy class stated in this listing
Two meters, where two rules here give three for less
Specifications
Amazon reference
B0FT85R8BP (identical on 6 markets)
EAN
4005069202187
Stated dimension or range
2 m (7 ft) beech
Scale
quick-read scale
Also stated
angle scheme
Probe and body
polyamide joints
What gets asked here
What is a scribing function on a rule?
Stabila states that unfolded, the segments form a continuous straight edge, so the rule can be drawn against like a straightedge. On a rule with any step between segments, a pencil line wanders at every joint.
Why polyamide joints rather than brass?
Stabila states glass-fiber reinforced polyamide for long-lasting, reliable function. Polyamide does not corrode and does not need the spring-and-plate assembly a metal joint uses; whether it outlasts brass in practice is a claim, and we report it as one.
What is the angle scheme?
Printed markings for setting selected angles — 15° among them — directly on the rule, in the same spirit as the PRESCH angle scale but as fixed positions rather than a continuous scale.
Our score
8.8/ 10
A marking straightedge that also measures. The price is defensible only if you draw against it; otherwise the Meister does the measuring for a third as much.
This one’s price among measuring instruments
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 31, 2026.
Who should pick this one, among measuring instruments
Someone who marks against their rule all day and wants one that stays straight while doing it.
Accessories stated to fit this instrument
Listed because the accessory names this instrument itself.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 50.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Sources
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for measuring instruments and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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