Have you ever wondered what the hash marks, black diamonds, and red squares on a tape measure mean? We'll help crack the code ...

Many people have been left confused by this design feature of measuring tapes - but a DIY expert has finally explained the ...

You've no doubt encountered a number of measuring tools in your lifetime. Common tools used for measuring range from the ...

The casing is also its own measuring tool. On the back, it will tell you how long it is so you don't have to curl the tape to measure a tight space. Don't underestimate the tape measure as a tool.

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This isn’t one of those retractable tape measures, mind you — just a long strip of flexible metal on a wind-up spool in a plastic case. His idea was to use the tape as the radiator for an end ...

The tape measure is such a wonderful structure because ... The gripper has two "fingers," made of two spools-each made of two rolls of measuring tape bound together. Each spool is rolled up ...

robot already uses a measuring-tape-based magnetic limb for climbing metal structures. ”We like to look for non-traditional, non-intuitive robot mechanisms," says Gravish. "The tape measure is ...

If you want to try to figure out what’s going on for yourself, all you need is a pair of tape measures and a software defined radio (SDR), as [Tom Farnell] demonstrates. Tape measure antennas ...

One of the first things my family taught me about construction was how to use a measuring tape. Measurements would be called out, and I would measure and mark the boards that needed to be cut. I ...