Chris... Posted January 14, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 14, 2017 How to use a tape measure. Do people really not know what the markings represent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted January 14, 2017 Share #2 Posted January 14, 2017 "Three and a couple of lines" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 15, 2017 Share #3 Posted January 15, 2017 18 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: "Three and a couple of lines" How is the metric learning going, btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted January 15, 2017 Share #4 Posted January 15, 2017 58 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: "Three and a couple of lines" "34 and a half inches and an eighth. " said the "carpenter to the superintendent " An actual conversation I overheard .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 15, 2017 Share #5 Posted January 15, 2017 When working on staging we had guys up top installing, (siding, trim...) and guys below cutting. Sometimes a 1/16 isn't a fine enough measurement. You'd pass up a piece of something, the installer would try and fit it, if it was too big they'd pass it down and say to take of a c%&# hair, the cutter would often ask, a blonde one, a red one... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretaker Posted January 15, 2017 Share #6 Posted January 15, 2017 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted January 15, 2017 Share #7 Posted January 15, 2017 11 hours ago, Randomguy said: How is the metric learning going, btw? Bit me in the ass - sort of- once already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted January 15, 2017 Share #8 Posted January 15, 2017 You were on Pinterest? That scares me more than the marks on the tape measure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted January 15, 2017 2 hours ago, LoneWolf said: You were on Pinterest? That scares me more than the marks on the tape measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 15, 2017 Share #10 Posted January 15, 2017 If you want to confuse someone tell them to get you a 10/16's wrench... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted January 15, 2017 Share #11 Posted January 15, 2017 Their brain would probably explode if they had to use one of these properly. I just bought a digital one because my eyesight isn't all that good enough to see the little alignment marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted January 15, 2017 Share #12 Posted January 15, 2017 1 hour ago, JerrySTL said: Their brain would probably explode if they had to use one of these properly. I just bought a digital one because my eyesight isn't all that good enough to see the little alignment marks. They can't even consider ones with a true vernier scale: I just went digital to make metric perversions easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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