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re: The "Floating Hook" on end of a tape measure
Posted on 2/26/26 at 12:20 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Posted on 2/26/26 at 12:20 pm to Fewer Kilometers
quote:Depends on which way you're measuring from.....
So if you've been adding 1/16th to your penis length to compensate for the floating hook. Stop.
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Posted on 2/26/26 at 12:25 pm to awestruck
In my younger days I worked for a while as a helper to a fitter in a fab shop. Bob had many hard and fast rules and one of them was to never use the floating hook on a tape measure. He insisted on holding 1 inch on short measurements and holding 1 foot on long measurements.
Posted on 2/26/26 at 12:33 pm to JoePepitone
My Dad was a GC and when the cuts started to get wild we'd have a tape rule check to see if it was tool or personnel problem. And measurements were quoted to the nearest 16th and being either thick, thin, plus or minus.
Where plus or minus meant in between or a 32nd... and thick or thin being a 64th. You never said 32nd or 64th.... just something like 12 and 1/4 thick; so you marked the the other side of a 1/4 inch mark; or 12 and 1/4 thin and you mark just to the inside; and plus or minus you aimed for the middle of a 16th tick mark. So he wanted you to have a sharp pencil.
Where plus or minus meant in between or a 32nd... and thick or thin being a 64th. You never said 32nd or 64th.... just something like 12 and 1/4 thick; so you marked the the other side of a 1/4 inch mark; or 12 and 1/4 thin and you mark just to the inside; and plus or minus you aimed for the middle of a 16th tick mark. So he wanted you to have a sharp pencil.
This post was edited on 2/26/26 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 2/26/26 at 3:50 pm to dstone12
quote:
I dont even care about precision.
I eyeball it.
Haven’t regretted it. Ever.
I've found the guy who doesn't build furniture and use expensive hardwoods to do so.
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