Have you at any point asked why the bolted metal tab that holds the end snare on a tape measure has slop in it? It’s not because a terrible organization made it.
If you’ll see, the inch blemishes on the tape really begin 1/16″ short. That is because the thickness of the snare itself is 1/16″. Along these lines, if you take an inside estimation (squeezing the snare end against the work work you’re measuring), you will get an exact estimation. But likewise, if you snare the end onto a workpiece, the play in the bolts will move the snare out to make up for snaring onto the material.
The Nail and Screw Grab
There is a little space at last snare of pretty much every measure tapes. That space is there to take hold of the leader of a nail or screw. Along these lines, if you’re with no one else and need to gauge a set point on a level surface that would regularly require somebody holds the tape, you can sink a screw or nail, snare the finish of the tape measure into this space, and safely and precisely measure from that point.
Understanding the True Zero Hook Feature
That bolted metal tab that holds the end snare on the tape has travel in it which is as it should be. If you’ll see, the inch blemishes on the tape really begin 1/16″ short. That is because the depth of the snare itself is 1/16″. In this way, if you take an inside estimation.
But if you snare the end onto a work piece, the play in the bolts will move the snare out to make up for snaring onto the material. Continuously pull the tape tight when making an outside estimation to ensure the end snare is completely expanded.
Have you at any point seen the serrated base edge of the end snare on your tape measure? If you’re using the measure and don’t have a stamping apparatus within reach, you can squeeze this edge into your work piece, scratch it forward and backward, and make an imprint.
Using the Nail Grab to Scribe a Circle
Something I adore about YouTube DIY recordings is a portion of the valuable criticism and additional thoughts and tips that perusers share. In the remarks to this measuring tape video, a watcher calls attention to that the Nail and Screw Grab can likewise be used to recorder a circle.
Because the opening in the get highlight can turn on a nail or screw head, you can use it to go about as the inside moment that scribing a circle. If you hold the end snare snatch on a focused nail or screw head and hold a pen, pencil, or recorder against the furthest end of the tape measure, you can draw out a hover at an ideal span.
