How to Read a Tape Measure Like a PRO
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2019
- This BEGINNER SERIES video is all about learning to read a tape measure. Many people struggle with this basic function in the shop or on a job site. Learning how to read a tape measure is very important. I break it down into simple, easy to understand parts.
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I just hated school in general I never cared to learn anything but now I’d like to update my knowledge and become smarter
I'm happy that you are taking the time to learn. It will help you through out your life.
Agreed! I know this video has been 2 years past already but thank you for a very informative content
I’m proud of you.
I was the same way quite school when I was in grade 6 .the pass 10 years I,ve learned how to spell some . I'm trying to educate myself now at 71
Math was my ultimate weakness in school, just struggled to understand it. I enjoy wood working and every little knowledge I can learn from videos such as yours is truly appreciated.
Thank you very much for watching the video and I, very happy that it helped you.
I wish I had teachers and job trainers like this man.
Thank you very much. I appreciate you comments
Yah
Had no idea it was this easy, I always was intimidated so I never learned. Thank you for teaching in a way that it understandable.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for breaking this down without insulting the audience’s intelligence. Very much appreciated! I’ve wanted to learn and now I know. You made it very clear and concise. Thank you!! Have a lovely day!
You are very welcome.
Thanks very much.
Jennifer Sawyer no, if you aren’t smart enough to grasp fractions, which I believe is grade 3 in my country, you shouldn’t be around wood and power tools. By not insulting ppls intelligence you are encouraging ignorance. Also, metric system hello? Why they still using a medieval king’s thumb as they measuring basis. Come join us in the 21st century
You should have been a teacher you're that good
@@mikekoz68 How in the heck do you think by not insulting people ,basically making them feel less than, stupid, dumb or however else you want to phrase it is encouraging ignorance...!!?? What is ignorant though was your irrelevant comment... Power tools isn't all about using math.. Anyone with a little common sense can figure out how to use a flipping power tool... Forget thinking about others joining the 21st century you might want to think about joining the real world instead of living life through social media.. I normally don't even bother responding to the weirdos like your self, the ones that get on a social media site commenting hateful responses on someone's post but for some odd reason I felt I should make an exception just for you, so I did.. Maybe wherever you are from people shouldn't worry so much about which metric system they should be teaching, instead maybe they should start by teaching humanity....
The cobination of your instructions and the existence of the internet are a receipe for learning and succeeding. Thank you from a longtime, out- of- school individual.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate your comments
Great explanation of how to read a tape measure. I got my first job working construction at the age of 14 and I worked for a guy from Belgium. He was great. He was both a mechanical and electrical engineer and I was hired to help him build an electronic shooting gallery. Long story short, my first task was to cut pieces of square stock that we were turning into a gothic style fence. Joe asked me to cut each piece to exactly 8 feet and 5/16th of an inch. I had no clue how to read the tape measure do I cut my first one to 8 feet and 1/8th. He measured it and said too short. My next was too long. He finally asked if I was mentally challenged and I confessed that I didn't know how to read the tape measure other than inches. He laughed his head off and said he was taught when he was an apprentice and they learned inches and later metric. Joe then taught me what you just went through and I have had no problems at all since. BTW, Joe had me set up a stop block and a saw horse to cut the initial square stock and I cut all 65 pieces exactly the same. Fortunately, I have done a lot more work since then I had taught my son how to read a tape measure when he was about 12 and helped me build a deck. Man skills are a must.
Wow! Thank you for sharing the story,
Hey nice break down. I really appreciate it. You broke it down in pieces so it was easy to understand.
My pleasure. Thank you for watching
Wow. It's awesome of you to put this video out & not judge people for not knowing.
At the same time it's also very sad that people don't know the basics of measurements and/or a measuring tape.
Thank you very much. And yes, it is a shame that this is not taught in school.
His teaching are very clear to understand. He uses his words in the right content. Thats when you know a Teacher is a good Teacher. Thank you Mr. 😊
Wow, thank you!
This is the best video on learning to read a tape measure that I have found on RUclips, I never understood it in school and now I have to be able to measure in my new job thanks for making it so much easier to understand
Glad it was helpful!
I can’t believe I found a video that actually explained how to read all the notches on a ruler in a way that I could see. I am a “boomer” so I appreciate this “old school” way of teaching us. Thank you Paw Paw!
You’re welcome
And this is why they invented the metric system.
Great video and very informative. Thank you. Thumbs up.
Yes, metric system is much easier. Thank you very much.
Shocked at how many do not know this I took as a given. Glad you are here to help!
Yes, it still amazes me also. It is something that everyone needs to know and understand.
Just got outta jail I got rusty
They need to teach this in all schools! Thanks for the video!
Yes, I agree totally
Finally someone breaks down the tape measure and makes it clear. I can’t stand when pro carpenters and pro construction workers don’t know the tape measure and therefore end up with short or long cuts. Thank you for this!!! Only in our beautiful America.
Thank you very much.
Metric is easier.
God you just helped me get a promotion on my job I did not know they were going to ask questions about Reading a tape measure, our machines usually do all the work ,I googled how to read a tape measure and you pop up that thank you👊🏽
That’s awesome! Congratulations on your promotion
I thought I was going be dumb for the rest of my life not knowing how to read a tape measure. Thank so much!!!!
You're welcome
The gentleman makes the tape measurement video alot of sense and thank you for simplifying with clear instruction . I learned from this video. GOD BLESS YOU.
You are welcome!
You should be a teacher sir. Ty for this. I recently began helping a neighbor lay wood floors and have admittedly never done such work. This helped tremendously and be told me st the end of the day I'd make a good cut-man.
Thank you for sharing this story.
Love it. I'm a tool and die machinist with a wood shop. People will benefit from this training. I know this plus in decimals readings. Good video
Thank you very much.
Great video sir !!! I'm actually amazed they dont teach kids this procedure in school at a very early age ....
Glad it was helpful! I don't under it either.
@@PawPawsWorkShop honestly im a senior in high-school i take alot of shop classes and haven't learned shit on tape measure
Yeah I wasn’t taught this in school. And I jumped into a totally different trade recently and felt so dumbfounded when I was told to cut something at 8 7/16.
@@ktmcrush2290 some school districts have vocational classes in the U.S., but some don’t have in which is sad.
@@markusantonio4866 ur right im blessed to live by a couple instead of forcing me to be in 60 to 100k in debt
No other RUclipsr teach like this, thank you soo much for this lesson.
Thank you very much. I appreciate your comments very much. You are most welcome.
Have an interview tomorrow and a requirement is knowing how to read a tape measure. I feel tons more confident about it all now. Thank you friend!
Fantastic! Best of success in the interview
@@PawPawsWorkShop Thanks Paw Paw! Happy to report that I got the job! ☺️
This is so helpful, I have construction at school and I didn’t know how to read a tape measure or a ruler 📏. But now I know. Thanks so much man 🙏🙏🙏
You’re welcome
Thank you explaining it clearly and writing it out. My husband and tried and tried to explain it to me and I felt like he was speaking another language. Now I'll surprise him with showing what I know. Thank you
Wonderful! Glad that it helped
It was like a walk in the park the way he explained the tape measures thanks alot mister
Thank you very much
Thanks for breaking this down I am from New Zealand having never used inches and feet and have immigrated to Canada and that is all they use mainly in the construction industry so so far I have seen it's nice to be able to speak to lingo comfortably
Awesome, thank you very much
In the middle of bathroom renovations and had a little trouble with the smallest tic marks. I never knew it was this easy. Thank you very much!! 🥺
You are very welcome! I am glad that this video helped you.
Thank you for teaching us in a good and friendly manner
It's my pleasure. You're very welcome.
Thank you so very much. It's the best explanation I can find on youtube. Thank you Paw Paw's Workshop.
You're very welcome! I'm glad that it helped you.
Thank you more clearly explained than most I found so far especially when you from a metric back round
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Sir. I wish I knew that before I had committed so many erros!! Thank you very much ! Great video!!👍👌
You're very welcome
I've rewatch this over and over until I can read it and its working thank you so much😁👍
Wonderful!
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This video was super helpful. Thank you so much for breaking it down. 👍
You are so welcome!
By far the best example. Thanks Paw Paw! Really, I appreciate this!
You are so welcome! I’m very happy that it helped you.
They no longer teach this in school, At least not mine, They just assume you know. Thanks sooo much for this, I actually passed a test for once and on top of that can measure stuff without looking stupid.
Awesome!
This is EXACTLY what I pointed out to someone else that made a comment about "being taught this in grade school, yet knowing HS students that are idiots." People would be surprised,I think, if they realized just how much "basic knowledge" is NOT taught in school these days. For instance, I was never taught any geography outside of the U.S. Even then, it was extremely limited. My daughter was never taught it either. I was amazed at some of the things that even I had taken for granted being taught, that my daughter was not!
How is any of this basic knowledge what child is gonna go oh hey I'm gonna learn how to read this tape measure that'll be a cool hobby
they'd rather teach "there are more than two gender" how to discriminate, and how be "gay" lmao
Exactly right they didnt teach us either its a shame!
Never got taught this in school thank you, good sir.
You're very welcome
You're God sent! An awesome Teacher indeed
Thank you! 😃 I appreciate that very much.
Thanks for this lesson! My new job requires this...I never thought I couldn't read it until he asked me about it. Th is was GREAT HELP!
You’re very welcome
I’m about to get a job at a machine shop and needed to know this thanks so much it was very helpful
That's awesome! Congratulations on the new job. I'm glad that I could help.
if your getting a job in a machine shop you will need to know the decimal of these figures like 1/8 is .125 and 3/8ths is .375 and 1/16 is .0625 just saying good luck just an old machinist here
Thanks for explaining this. Being from the uk, I dont often use these measurements but have always wondered. Now I know what people are talking about when watching builders, crafters and makers on RUclips.
You're welcome. Metric is actually a lot easier to use. It is very surprising just how many people do not how to read a tape measure.
This has been an eye opener reading the comments. I'm sure I'm not the only one. And I'm not even a woodworker.
Yes, it is amazing. Thank you very much.
68 in a woodclass. So embarrassed i could not read/ cut my wood.
So been watchling lots of video..NOW I UNDERSTAND.. and yes i am not only one in class seniors.
Well done. Learning is always exciting. Thank you for watching
Every little bit counts! I appreciate you and I applaud you sir. Keep bringing good content.
It’s my pleasure. Thank you for watching
Thank you Ser. You are the best teacher. I tried to learn but never understood it, but in this few minutes that i watched your RUclips i understood. God bless you Ser
Thank you very much. I'm glad that this video helped you.
Thank you so much. Fractions have always been my struggle when it comes to math. You actually made me UNDERSTAND fractions!!
Happy to help! I’m so glad that this helped you. Thanks for watching
This is by far the best breakdown that actually made sense to me. Thanks man.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate that.
Your the reason I'm not failing science class thank you!
Excellent! I'm glad that you are passing science class.
Thank you!!!! I’ve been renovating my camper, first time doing anything like this & I’ve been fearing the measuring part because I have never understood fractions on a tape measure. Now I can continue the renovating with confidence
Wow, that's awesome!
Awesome sauce i just told my sons all of the classes i hated i needed now as i practice roofing thanks for this
You’re very welcome. Glad it helped you.
Great video you make it so easy to understand.
Always wanted that broken down like you broke it down thank you 😊
You’re welcome 😊
i just got a job as a framer (first time framing) and after people explaining this too me within 10 seconds is hard to catch when you get put as the cut man. i have to say i was very stressed and kinda learned the hard way by counting. after watching this video it’s explained so well sir and i’m only 18! thanks for this man really helped me out you have no idea i won’t get yelled at !
Thank you for sharing the story.
You make life so much easier thanks pap
My pleasure. Thanks for watching
I alwaysknew how to read measuring tape However it's been over 20 years now and you have a brush up on my knowledge, And I'm like oh yeah I remember that, And now I'm gonna use it for my own personal gain , Thank you very much much appreciated video
My pleasure. Thank you very much
Learning fractions by a tape measure he's the best way. It gives you practical understanding instead of just a book knowledge
Thank you very much.
im so bad at math like when i say bad i mean realy bad its alot of factors but i realy think that starting whith a tape measure is a good step cuz i can apply it like you said
Finally someone explained this in a simple way!!! Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for making this so simple Paw Paw!
You are so welcome! Very glad that it was helpful. Thanks for watching
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Thanks for taking my mind deeper on tape measure
My pleasure
Great video man !💯
Thank you very much.
This is really informative 😎 thank you for breaking it down
My pleasure
Nice and educative. Many thank for posting. The explanations using the board gave a great piece of knowledge and made it crytal clear. Many thanks again :)
Glad it was helpful! You're very welcome
Very clear and concise. Thank you for sharing!
You're very welcome! Glad it helped.
Thank you Sir for being the acting "father figure" that I didn't have to teach me this things. God bless.
You are very welcome
WHEREBYO DAD AT????
Thank you so much for this post because I did not have a clue as to how to read a tape measure and I have watched numerous videos and your video is the best explanation.
You are so welcome!
That was very educational and very helpful...THANK YOU!!!
My pleasure
You said it better than anyone I’ve ever I’ve ever heard try to explain it. Thanks for dumbing it down for me
Thank you very much. I'm glad that it helped you.
Thank you very much for making it easy to understand. I watched a lot of videos and yours was the best. I'm trying to move into a different department at my workplace. I was told to study over the weekend on how to read a tape measure and that I will be tested. I feel very confident now!
That's awesome! This is exactly why I do these videos. Good luck on your test. I hope that you get the new position. Thank you for watching the video.
Really thankful for the lesson it's never to late to learn 💯👌
Absolutely!
My father is a great father, but he was not good at explaining things. he would yell at me as a kid when I did not get it and I would think I was too stupid to learn. I gave up trying to learn because he would yell at me all the time. This video has explained everything amazingly. now at 25 I'm trying to learn it all again RUclips is so much better at explaining stuff then my father could ever be. I wish I could have learned from him, but I was tired of him yelling at me. In his head he thought I should just know it after the first time. Thats not how anyone works, it takes time and most of all doing it by hand.
Thank you for sharing. I’m glad that you found my channel.
Thank You Paw paw I just got into the Union an really needed this Sir Thank You
You’re welcome
All my life, I was metric person but you thought me how to read imperial measurements. Big thanks
Awesome! You're welcome.
Good job, you need to apply to a school and teach the kids all these. Please don't let this ability of yours be limited to us alone.
Thank you very much. I am very happy helping people around the world with helpful tips, a little entertainment, and a little learning all at the same time. I enjoy sharing my passion for wood working with others. I hope that others see this and my channel will continue to grow as rapidly as it has in the last two years.
my instructor shows me this everyday and i’m slowly getting the hang of it
glad i watch this video helped me out even more
So glad that it helped you.
It’s easy when someone breaks it down, and simply explains it like yourself. I’m new in the sheet metal trade and most guys just yell at me and call me stupid for not knowing it within seconds. Every time I need to find a measurement my brain scrambles because I’m nervous about being yelled at. Thanks for your patience
You’re very welcome. Best of success to you
This video was simple and concise. I’m looking to get into a trade( specifically HVAC) I was dumbfounded about reading M- Tape now It makes perfect sense
Awesome! Best of success to you in your new career
Man this video helped me so much !!! i never fully understood the smaller ones in work it was quite embarrasing when i couldnt get it down 👊🏻💙
Glad I could help!
Excellent! I had to measure a table in order to order a glass made for the top and wasn't sure what measurements to send to the fabricators. Thank you!!!
Fantastic
This was a very, very, very WELL explained video on "How To Properly Read A Tape Measure"!! GREAT WORK MY FRIEND!! I will use this to educate my guy's (who are in their very early 20's)... Thanks Again!!
You’re welcome
Thank you for been so clear about this, I've always been metric 'cause I couldn't understand this at school, but you made it to easy to understand and I really appreciate your patience. Thank you very much and God bless you
You're very welcome!
Thank you that really helped. I worked in general labour and always had a hard time reading a measuring tape when cutting wood but now i just tried an online test and got 100%
Awesome!! I'm so glad that this video helped you.
Lol😂You're cute tho so you deserve a pass
Fractions 101, what a patient wonderful teacher
Thank you
You sir are just great you just got yourself a sub. I really appreciate you taking the time and not making us viewers feel bad about not knowing THANK YOU!!
Thanks for the sub! You’re very welcome. I’m very happy to have helped you. That is great.
Thank you sir for this very accurate breakdown. I had a measurement I didn't really now the exact reading to. Now I know and I'll never forget it. This is a perfect example of knowledge is 🔋 power. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, now I will use it efficiently. 🍾🍾😉
Awesome! I'm very happy for you. You're very welcome.
Thank you so much sir, this tutorial helped me a lot understanding how to read measuring tape.
thank you, thank you
You're so very welcome. I'm glad that it helped you.
Great video breaking down the ruler/tape measure. This will help me.
I’m glad that is helped you
@@PawPawsWorkShop You've explained and illustrated it so well. 👍💗
Thanks for the knowledge you give.
My pleasure! Thank you for visiting my channel. I’m glad that it helped you
Wow I'm 61 years old and feel so dumb that I never new the lines between half and quarter inch I thank you soooo much Paw! I also would love to learn metric next someday!
Awesome! I'm glad that it helped you.
I start working next week so thank you for this :)
Awesome! Good luck on you job.
This is the best explanation I have wver seen. Strait to the point easily explained. Subscribed.
Awesome! Thank you very much.
Thank you as no teachers taught us how to actually read & know the lil marks on a ruler or tape measuring!
Now paint & this helped me more at least know not to say, Five inches & a half plus 3 tic marks past it!
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Good video. I would do the same for the trainees that come in the maintenance program
Excellent, good idea.
The metric measurements are much easier ( from where i come on the globe) but i use to teach my kids fractions the same way you showed to read the measuring type!!! Love your videos!
That's great! What country are you from?
@@PawPawsWorkShop Israel
Thanks for making this video I fully understand it now
You're welcome. I'm glad that it helped you.
Thank you so much for making this video, I have always struggled with taking measurements. I wish someone like you had been my math teacher back in high school. Very easy to understand, thank you
You are so welcome! I am very happy that it helped you.
Thank you, so much for your teaching methods on how to read a tape measure!! I love your teaching methods and would like to see more of your videos out there!! )
You are so welcome!
Interview tomorrow.. asked if I knew how to use a tape measure.. I feel like a pro now lol .. sad how my generation is not taught some of the basics ..
Awesome!! Best of luck on your job interview.
@@PawPawsWorkShop got the job and not to brag too much but I’m a beast with the tape measure now ! Thank you so much .. truly helped me know the basics and foundations of the tape measure.. of course it’s simple and most basic tool .. but it’s important and everybody should know ! I have my own setup now and tools at work .. thanks for the video .. god bless you!
❤...thank you, thank you for this comprehensive video!
Long story short... I needed to measure my feet to get comfortable shoes. I have been shown what the measurement lines were but kept forgetting 😢. Found your video, made a "cheat sheet" like your board, and will keep with my measuring tape until I've memorized it 😊.
Thanks again, Paw Paw. You're awesome ❤🥳
You’re very welcome. Thank you so much for watching and I’m so glad that this video helped you.
The best explain ,it is easy to understand .thank you so much.
You are welcome!