Thursday, December 1, 2011

Tape Measure And Its Every day Uses

By Teresa K Knight


Architects, interior designers, engineers, builders and even any individual working and somehow connected to construction projects make use of a tape measure. The tape measure, is a tool most frequently utilized for simply measuring things. That is just what we were told at school however, little do we know that some people out there found different creative uses for this little tool called the measuring tape. Measuring tapes come in different types. For measuring rooms, or large areas, the heavy duty style, with a case which pulls open and snaps shut is normally used. Tape measures also come in soft material, used for the dressmaker, or to measure a hem and anything in between. Reading a measuring tape is very simple that it makes no difference what brand or type you're using.

The tape measure has become one of the essential measuring tools, needed in every single household. Using this, it's easy to get the measurement of home furniture, bodies, clothes, and even spaces. Several people still don't know how to read the tape measure. The most popular tape measures are 12 feet, twenty five feet, or one hundred feet in length. A 12-foot tape measure is most convenient for consumers. The 25-foot length is considered a builder's tape and is marked in feet and with sixteen-inch increments to make measuring the standard distance between wall studs easier. The 100-foot tape, often of strong cloth, is useful for assessing property borders and other outdoor measurements.

You can find markings in 1/16 increments on almost any rule or tape measure. This is quite standard and simple to understand for a lot of individuals but it could be confusing and also complex for those who don't know the right way to read measurements. Measuring tapes comes in all sizes, shapes as well as the quantity of length it will measure, for instance a six foot will measure anything up to six feet long or a twelve foot will measure up to twelve feet long and so forth.

Measuring tapes are fairly safe and simple to use. Extend the tape from point to point placing the end-clip on the place you have to measure from. Most measuring tapes include a clip that may be placed on a hard object to measure ranges very easily. Many steel blade tapes have tension-control brakes that fasten the blade in place for measuring spans. Lengthier tapes have a crank on the side of the case to retract the cloth tape.To minimize injury, slowly retract metal blade tapes, keeping fingers away from edges. To prolong the life of the tape measure, maintain the measurement blade clean and do not retract the blade in the casing too quickly.

Nowadays, a tape measure made for sewing is made from fibreglass, that doesn't tear or stretch as easily. It is made for carpentry or construction often use a stiff, curved metallic ribbon that could remain stiff and straight when extended, but retracts in a coil for convenient storage. This type of tape measure could have a floating tang at the end to aid measuring. A tape measure of even 100 feet can wind into a small container.




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