Most people don't know this, how to use a tape measure like a pro.

While

tape

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s may seem simple, there is a lot to

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about them, making them much more useful features that some

people

don't

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about and once you know them, they will make you much more efficient with your

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, we will cover the basics from Reading the use of different styles and we will go over the more complex ones, including guide marks, hidden features of architectural scale and much more, let's go over reading a tape measure when you first take it out it will usually have some marks , including the brand, Roman numerals. and other markings, the Roman numerals are the Declaration of Conformity, in other words, precision: one is the

most

precise, two is the second

most

precise, and three is the least marked.

The tapes don't mean they're inaccurate, it just means they haven't been tested. The M with a square indicates the year of the manufacturer, for example, M23 means that the tape was manufactured in 2023. It is important to know what standards or parameters the tape was manufactured according to that year. Every year there are changes and improvements to these standards. The C mark indicates the tape measure. Complies with all European Union regulations that apply to a tape measure, meaning the European Directive on Measuring Instruments The temperature mark is simply the temperature at which the tape measure was tested for accuracy ,

this

is taken into account as the temperature can contract and expand the metal, but

this

is not really something we need to worry about now, reading inches is simple, you have 1 in 5 in 20 in 46 inches and so on, but reading fractions of an inch is not that simple between an inch we have 15 marks, each mark indicates 1/16 of an inch, but let's ignore that for a moment and just look at the longest mark that is in the center, this is exactly half, which means 1/2 inch and then the next longest mark is placed on a/4 inch so four of these spaces fit within 1 on the next longest mark says 1/8 inch so that means eight of these intervals fit into 1 inch.

I think we get the gist, we finally have the smallest brand. which are 1116 of an inch. 16 of these intervals fit within 1 inch. There are also tapes that have the fractions written on them, which can make it a little easier to read. The next common marking on a tape is the footmarks on each foot. Usually we will have an arrow or a color mark that marks the foot that is in 1 3 5T etc., we will also find foot markings in inches, for example, on this tape measure we have 46 47 and so on up to 411, this number indicates that the The mark of the next inch is XT times n, for example, 48 indicates that 56 inches is 48 on this other tape, for example, it also indicates foot just above the inch.

Mark, for example, 31 inches is 2T 7 inches outside US, you will also have centimeter markings, this is a much simpler system of just centimeters, each centimeter made up of 10mm and 1M made up of 100cm, although Meters are generally not marked, most tape measures will have a mark at 16 inches and subsequently every 16 inches after that. will be marked with a color or Square or Diamond, this is important and very useful when framing walls known as 16 on center which is the most common stud usually placed 16 on center apart and this marking makes it easy to mark the stud locations, this mark is even at 4 feet, which will be different from the markings on other foot marks that indicate it is a 16 on the center mark and in this case the indication is with a diamond on the arrow of the 4 foot mark, we also have a 19.2 on Mark, which is also marked every subsequent 19.2 Ines, these violations would be 3.56 inches uneven, so the 19.2 Mark is ahead of 3/16, which is something to keep in mind if you are shooting with maximum precision now.

The mark is also used in construction and is sometimes used for framing, although it is more common for floor joists and ceiling joists. Other common spacing is 12 and 24 inches, although these ARs are 1 and 2 T pairs respectively, they do not require any additional marking. The tip of the blade on a tape measure is designed with many things in mind and any good tape measure will have play now, this means the blade is loose at the ribs and as rough as it may seem, this makes your tape measure be more precise. This game takes thickness into account. of the blade, so when measuring, pulling the inside of the blade inward is the accurate measurement;

However, if you are measuring by pushing against something, the blade moves to make the outside in the accurate measurement, the blade will usually have a rectangular hole. one is simple, it's just designed to clip onto nails. The blade is also designed to be strong enough to score wood. If you forget the pencil, you can simply push the sheet into the material making a mark. Some measuring tapes even have a serrated edge. Many measuring tapes now come with magnets at the end, this can be useful especially when working with metal, although in my experience it could also get in the way of magnetizing things you didn't intend.

Some blades will extend upward and become snagged. The top is also a welcome feature on any tape measure that measures inside corners. Corners can be tricky and a lot of

people

just fold the tape measure and push it into the corner and try to estimate what that length is, but they can't really see the exact length. distance to corner, for example, try to guess the distance here. Now remember your answer and we'll come back to this in a second. There is a better and more accurate way to measure inside corners. Most tape measures will have a marking on the side where the belt is.

The hook will indicate in inches or millimeters the length of the body of the tape measure along the bottom edge. This allows you to measure between spaces more accurately, for example here we place our tape measure flush and tap it to the other end. we want to measure we read the measurement in this case 20 inches and 76 16 then we add the amount on the back of the tape measure in this case 2 inches for a total of 22 inches and 7/16 of an inch now this should be a more accurate measurement and let me know is that what you estimated with the previous method if we cut a piece of wood we can see that it fits perfectly in 22 and 716 on some tape measures they will have an architectural scale these are simply reduced measurements to find the equivalent life size value, so in this case we have a 120 scale and a 50 scale which is generally used for architectural plans, although we have another example that most people could probably identify with Hot Wheels a little better, these little cars are scaled down to 164, which which means that if we multiply any of the dimensions of the car by 64, we should get a value in actual size of what it would be now we don't have a 164 scale, we have a 150 scale, this excavator, for example, is a 150 scale. toy that We have on our measuring tape, we can use this, for example, to measure the size of the cabin and see what it would be approximately in life-size scale.

In this case we have 1.5M by 1.7m, which seems about right now, tape measures are tight and wound precisely, so never take a tape measure apart as it will likely never be put back together again, so So if you're like me and like to take apart absolutely everything, just don't take apart your tape measure, as tempting as it may be. You also want to make sure your tape measures at least match each other; In other words, if you have a bunch of tape measures, do they all measure the same measurements? You'd be surprised how often a blade gets bent, jammed, or other factors.

They change their measurement by fractions of an inch and a fraction of an inch is enough to ruin everything and cause a lot of headaches, so make sure your tapes read correctly. We've spent countless hours creating the best content possible and keeping it free for everyone, that being said, your support is a crucial part of us moving forward. We have spent a lot of time designing new flask and mugs to ensure product quality and quality prints, so if you are interested in purchasing one of our products thank you for keeping us going