Learned something new about the humble tape measure

posted by angeredwhackjob on HomeImprovementandRepair

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

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[–] Justintoxicated 1 points (+1|-0)

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."

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[–] angeredwhackjob [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

Comes in handy for really big radii.

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Learned something new about the humble tape measure

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