A Beginners Guide To Reading A Tape Measure Easily in Only 10 Minutes!

Can you read a tape measure without resorting to cheating?

One of the biggest problems we have today in the trades or even a DIY home owners is not being able to read a tape measure without the use of a special made tape measure that gives all the fractions. Don't be that person! Learn to read the tape without cheating, it will help you as a carpenter, welder and even an auto mechanic.

Just as you should know how to swim or ride a bicycle, you should also be able to identify every mark on a tape measure quickly and easily!

In this video, I will make reading the tape measure simple and quick. I will teach you how to not only remember the marking on the tape measure but the logic behind the markings,

It doesn't matter your age or gender everyone can learn and will have a better understanding of the tape measure after watching this simple instructional video on Tape Measure Basics.

I will start by showing the viewer what all the nomenclature means on the common tape measure.

I will also cover some of the history that has led to what is known today as the pocket tape measure, like you see from Dewalt, Milwaukee, Craftsman, Stanley, and Swanson along with other major brands. Did you know the tape measure started out as measuring sticks and the modern tape measure started as a hoop skirt?

Do you use a cheater tape measure? Is that a problem in the DIY renovation construction industry. Should a handyman use the cheater tape? I will answer these and many other tape measure questions.

Even if you're an auto mechanic you need to understand the common tape measure because all of your wrenches and sockets are based on the same imperial fractional system.

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