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    Post Everything You Didn’t Know About the Trusty Tape Measure

    Everything You Didn’t Know About the Trusty Tape Measure


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    Even if you’re not a master carpenter, you likely have a tape measure on hand. It’s one of the 12 essential tools to keep in your toolbox. I’ve had my trusty Stanley 25 ft. PowerLock Tape Measure for over a decade now, and it seems like not a week goes by that I don’t use it for one thing or another: measuring wood; measuring my kid’s height; measuring the dimensions of a room to see if a certain couch will fit within it.

    The tape measure is such an ubiquitous household fixture, you probably haven’t thought all that much about it. But there’s more to this tool than meets the eye. Especially the eye of the untrained amateur.

    Below we highlight a few things you might not have known about your tape measure, as well as a few tricks from the pros on how to get even more use out of it.

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    Last edited by DGUtley; 09-14-2021 at 06:17 AM.
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    I have 4 large measuring tapes, one thats from the 70s and its a stanley. I have two smaller ones, One very small I keep in the car and put in my pocket if I need it....they are a necessity
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    I have multiple tape measures, and one that was my Grandfathers which a minimum makes it well over 50 years old.

    One small, inexpensive one stays with me, you just never know what needs to be measured and for what.
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    One in the car.
    Two in the office.
    One in the truck.
    Many at home.
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    I have one, first one I ever bought, it's served me well.

    I used to have a key-chain tape measure to use in stores like Home Depot but found I could just take one off the shelf and use it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    I have one, first one I ever bought, it's served me well.

    I used to have a key-chain tape measure to use in stores like Home Depot but found I could just take one off the shelf and use it.
    Haha, that's what I do.
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    I don't have any old sentimental tapes. I do tile work, so the water from the wet saw and my perpetually wet hands is rough on tape measures. I use the old ones to measure firewood rounds for uniform cutting. I use marking paint, so they get painted in 16" increments.
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