Posted on 11/16/2015 9:03:40 AM PST by US Navy Vet
The tape measure, a handy flexible ruler used to help you measure all sorts of things: cupboards, desks, walls, doors. I can think of a couple of tools that are pretty essential for a DIY task, not that I do many myself. A tape measure would be one of them, along with one of those tool belts that Bob the Builder has, to ensure you look the part.
But did you know that there is so much more than meets the eye to our trusty household object? I’m talking about the tape measure by the way, not the trusty tool belt. Take a look at the video below to see what I mean:
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Clickbait. I’m not clicking if you don’t tell me what I’ll find when I get to the blog.
Don’t click on it. It’s one ad after another, shameful.
Bkmrk.
Learned this stuff in high school woodshop.
Not that they have ‘woodshop’ anymore.
Pity
Thanks for the link. My tapemeasure had 1 of the features mentioned.
If you see somebody that really knows how to use a framing square you would be amazed. All those numbers and tables on it mean something.
This would have been a great help last week while I was putting up a backsplash in my kitchen. Those bloody 1/8 measurements (short and long) were kicking my butt.
That is interesting especially the part about the measurement of the tape measure body itself. I never noticed that number of inches on the bottom. Quite useful for those corners.
Probably made all the ads at the site worth it. Maybe. Haha
To summarize:
1. The slot in the end of the hook is meant for holding on to nail and screw heads.
2. The teeth on the bottom of the hook can scratch a mark at the point you’ve measured.
3. The hook slides back and forth by a distance equal to its own thickness to handle inside and outside edge measurements.
4. The case of the tape measure will have its own thickness printed on it so you don’t have to bend the tape to measure an inside edge, just add the case thickness.
I didn't click on the source.
Knew all that at age 8. Was that it?
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About 25 years ago I was taught how to use a framing square to layout steps/stairs. It was really great knowledge and the look of amazement in the others as they watch you is priceless. Its like you are performing some unsolvable magic trick.
In another life I was a welder/fitter. With a square and tape I could lay out the Empire State Building.
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“Interesting stuff. No Politics!”
Uh, yeah, there is.
You can’t find a ‘good’ chef knife, without using European measurements, instead of American measurements.
You cannot find any ruler, plastic, paper or metal, without European measurements.
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