https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/tape-measure-guide/
The last one, using it as a form of slide rule to do subtraction with fractional measurements
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/tape-measure-guide/
The last one, using it as a form of slide rule to do subtraction with fractional measurements
Comes in handy for really big radii.
I never thought about using it like a compass.. Maybe that's because I use the time honored rule of "measure once, drink two beers, then jerry-rig it."