If you enjoy taking on DIY projects and making the most out of your creativity, you will love these tape measure hacks and secrets that most people don’t know about.
For one, tape measures have red boxes which are there to show you where studs are most commonly separated.
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In addition, at the hook of each tape measure, there is a small hole used for inserting nails or screws that you can make use of to keep your hook in place and prevent it from slipping off the edge of the board you’re measuring.
Another useful thing is the scribing tool – the small teeth located at the bottom of the tip of the tape measure hook. This can be used to mark the distance if you don’t have another way to do it.
Speaking of the tape measure hacks, there’s also a need to mention the mysterious black diamonds that most people choose to ignore for a good reason – not knowing what they are there for.
As professional carpenters explained over and over, the five black diamonds represent fifths of the 8-foot space, meaning that the length between neighboring diamonds is exactly 19.
2”. Therefore, the first black diamond is located at 19.2”, the second one at 38.4”, the third one at 57.6”, the fourth one at 76.8”, and the last one at 96” which equals 8 feet.
This can be practical when it comes to laying rafters underneath plywood boards which are typically 8 feet long.
In some instances, tape measures might have black diamonds located at every 16” instead to suit different material dimensions.
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