Iced Raktajino to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 5 days agoBought a new tape measure todaystartrek.websiteimagemessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1161arrow-down1imageBought a new tape measure todaystartrek.websiteIced Raktajino to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square36linkfedilinkfile-text
Nothing fancy. Just a basic 25 ft tape measure because my 10 year old Harbor Freight one finally broke.
minus-squarekalpol@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoI’ve never figured out the little slidey tab on the end. Why does it move around?
minus-square4grams@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoIt moves a tiny bit so that when you use it either push or pull, it reads correctly (think pushes against an inside corner vs hooked and pulled an outside corner). The little slop makes up for the thickness of the metal.
minus-squarekalpol@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoWhat I’m hearing here is that I don’t have to think about it
I’ve never figured out the little slidey tab on the end. Why does it move around?
It moves a tiny bit so that when you use it either push or pull, it reads correctly (think pushes against an inside corner vs hooked and pulled an outside corner). The little slop makes up for the thickness of the metal.
What I’m hearing here is that I don’t have to think about it