Homemade Tape Measure Modification
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bfk on instructables.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade tape measure modification intended to increase marking precision. Holes are punched at desired increments to accommodate pencil tips.
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Apr 18, 2023 5:58 PM
Scotty1
Very Handy when your in a Hurry
May 02, 2014 1:26 AM
handycrowd
I love this!
For anyone who makes the same thing over and over, you could make a jig out of a tape measure.
Simply buy several tape measures ('home' brands are cheap enough) and label them accordingly for each task. You couple even paint out a few inches of tape with white paint, prior to each hole and sharpie a description for each hole (what it's for etc).
Quicker to make than a wooden jig!
Good luck in the contest, you got my vote :-)
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DIY Tape Measure Modification - comment on how to build a Tape Measure Modification - 5 comments
handycrowd says:
May 02, 2014 1:26 AM
I love this!
For anyone who makes the same thing over and over, you could make a jig out of a tape measure.
Simply buy several tape measures ('home' brands are cheap enough) and label them accordingly for each task. You couple even paint out a few inches of tape with white paint, prior to each hole and sharpie a description for each hole (what it's for etc).
Quicker to make than a wooden jig!
Good luck in the contest, you got my vote :-)
Altair says:
Oct 13, 2013 10:24 AM
Slick. Will mod my tape measure to see if it holds along the perforations.
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