Learn How to Read Your Tape Measure!

[@cabinettalk8399]

Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:29 16ths 01:08 8ths 01:39 Quarter and Half Marks 02:19 Mark Length 03:22 Visualizing the "Blocks" 04:11 Adding and Subtracting 05:47 Halving and Doubling Shortcut 06:31 32nds-"Light" and "Heavy" 16ths 07:40 Using a Tape Measure (Basics) 08:15 Burning an Inch 08:29 Damaged Tape Measures 08:48 How to Position the Blade 08:59 The Parallax Effect 09:16 Measuring Between 2 Surfaces

[@HELIARCMASTER]

Thank you for making this so simple without using demeaning words. I am a welding instructor and you just wont believe how many students want to become welders yet they cannot read a tape measure. I was looking for a video that i could upload for them to use without their lack of knowledge being spread or without someone in a video saying things that are demeaning. Thank you

[@cabinettalk8399]

That's great! We're glad we could help!

[@halojump123]

@@cabinettalk8399 Wow, lol.

[@noahsolomon5818]

I’m in welding school Thought I knew how to read a tape measure but I always blank out when dealing with fractions. Finally understand it

[@Julie-yw7kx]

Yes, I always blank out too!! Good education video!!

[@feliciaoffo4078]

​@@Julie-yw7kxI feel you 😅

[@Nocturnal_Ke]

In school for carpentry and I didn’t know how to read a tape measure , after watching multiple videos this is the only one that helped me. Thank you.

[@trea492]

first one i clicked on thankfully xp but same.

[@cabinettalk8399]

@@trea492 Glad the video was able to help!

[@darnellking6678]

You don't know how much this helped me. Thank you for making this.

[@ACoupleofRockhounders]

This was awesome. You are the first person I have ever come across that actually explained it in a way that made it so easy to understand. Where the heck were you back in school lol. THANK YOU, more I need to check out your other videos. 👍🏻😊

[@cabinettalk8399]

Awesome, thank you!

[@MrLeram12]

Thanks. Best tutorial I've seen on the subject.

[@fensonpauline4605]

Me too

[@kalistrand5420]

WOW- this is an amazing tutorial- you even compensated for viewers who were (unfortunately) taught core math by including how fractions work- so they could still understand the lesson. On behalf of all teachers who are passionate about empowering students through knowledge and skills AND those of us with learning disabilities I salute you!

[@themaskedrider8036]

I am indebted to you good sir, I had no clue how to read a tape measure before now I can say confidently I can read it flawlessly. Thank you for such an amazing video and the effort you put in to make it.

[@ReneeStanton-q5p]

Thank you for making this video. It explains a lot more easier to understand then the other videos love it.

[@WednesdayAddams-y4j]

i just took a framing job and have been trying to learn and study a tape measure before i start and i have watched so many videos and had trouble understanding it/and retaining the information but this is broken down well and the presentation is great , this videos you made is amazing and has helped me alot. thank you.

[@WeroVarela619]

Awesome video! I just scored amazing luck and got into the custom cabinets trade with no prior experience, this channel is gonna be a big help I can tell

[@kraftyiam]

Howdy and Happy New Year. This was an excellent instructional video and I've learned a lot of new things. I came looking for accurate ways to measure items for 1:12 scale mini's and found you. I'm looking forward to your other videos because this was so very well laid out and explained. Thanks (I love learning new stuff).

[@ToniLee-k9d]

Thank you I really needed this because I forget for no reason and I know all this stuff... I really appreciate your useful teaching video.. 👍

[@Sammy-uf5bu]

Best way I’ve ever seen it simplified for the beginner. Thank you!

[@proudasiangirl576]

Very well done. So nicely explained. I am trying to learn how to read this for sewing. Thank you. Awesome video!

[@alijarato2613]

Thanks for you excellence introduction of tape measure. It’s well uderstanding and better any other vedios. I took advantages of this.

[@VirginiaDominguez-ty8fr]

Thank you for this video. I am math phobic at 65 and have found this very useful.

[@Sam74252]

Thank you very much. This was very helpful.

[@BizarreWicked]

Thank you! Very well done video. I am a bit autistic when it comes to learning things and this was very easy to understand and put to use immediately.

[@sarchelsami]

Excellent , intellegent Teacher is that person that explaining in best way , here you did it! applause

[@Lee-ys4ub]

Doesn't get any more simple than this. If you don't understand from this explanation, then you're screwed

[@joaomqb]

im screwed

[@braydenadkins5785]

Same

[@errolferreira3491]

Thanks for sharing

[@playboyx85]

This is by far the best tutorial on tape reading. You should make more tutorials

[@ricks8872]

Unbelievable!!! I have just learned that I'm a complete idiot! This is mind-blowing.

[@daj5239]

Hahaha lol lol you are not alone me too don’t worry there are a lot of us!!!!!

[@Danclo918]

You’re not an idiot. If we don’t use the information we learn on a day to day bases we lose it

[@PatrickThomas-wv9ts]

Learn some ways how to read my tape measure well done sir⁹

[@Actwork876Roofing-]

Always something new to learn

[@cabinettalk8399]

I've heard it said, why learn fractions since we will never use them in our daily lives. Carpentry is all about fractions, decimals, angles, and curves. Thanks for your Comment.

[@Smart_fix]

Great information 👍🏼👌❤️

[@isaiahtobi5983]

Thank you so much this as really help me a lot u really know how to teach I appreciate wat u are doing for people out there

[@annadavis3441]

This is really helpful. Thank Goodness for this ❤❤

[@jerridyke8067]

Great job and thanx for bring us your knowledge!

[@koankrah]

Thank you for this!

[@chicagosveryown6119]

Learning from your material thank you kindly 💯

[@TheIronehorse]

grat training video. Thank you.👍👍👍

[@giuliobernacchia1848]

Sooo happy to be in a Country that uses Metric.

[@ladydi4051]

Ypu're a Great Math teacher.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@eveson_deep]

More movies would do.🔥😂Some of us grew up watching your comedy masterpieces.🔥✊🏽

[@jamesgonzalez1774]

Is all coming back Thank you awesome

[@winfredmugure3457]

Thank you, this is very helpful

[@estilomax4961]

Thank you.

[@charlesmccormick3198]

Thank ypu

[@irfantech5421]

Good job keep going sir ❤❤

[@RLynn-yu3ju]

Thank you for this video

[@VictorMutiso-e5r]

Thank you very much bro for the tips .now i can read tape measure very well

[@Ek12-y4y]

Thanks man I really appreciate

[@Cajundawn74]

Love this. Late husband tired to teach me but I always just say it’s 1 with three lines 😂 scary that I build stuff and I’m pretty good at it but I just can’t read the tape measure and sound so stupid. Thank you for dummying it down. 😊

[@ladydi4051]

YOU'RE "THE BEST" MATH TEACHER IN "THE WORLD"!("YOU ROCK"!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉)

[@cc81883]

Agreed

[@mavision6525]

Great video. I learned using a tape measure when I was a kid. I have a small woodshop where I've converted to metric though. Still have to use imperial everywhere else though.

[@cabinettalk8399]

Our cabinet suppliers are split, so we use both as well. Thanks for the feedback.

[@EsperanceShukuri]

What was so much more helpful than how my teacher explain the thank you

[@kuyajayveetv7784]

Very well said👍

[@AndwellShishawu]

Love it accurate teach!

[@BrianBrian-x4u]

Thank you so much now!!!!!!

[@sohailjanjua123]

Hi Nice video. Thanks

[@THEATREGOD3]

I like this video for so many reasons.... I wish I had thought of using KZbin as a training tool for my staff.... This video would be on it.... ORRRR. Is it how to pass fractions test😊❤

[@THEATREGOD3]

Baking measurements basic math for the left brain that's me guilty I am left brain creative with motor skills that are necessary to use math nice work

[@henryogabor7839]

Good, thanks a lot. I really love your teaching sir. Am into upholstery furniture, once again thank you..

[@carlpayne8008]

So much easier 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@EllishnoraMMomin]

Thank you😢so much

[@georgegracias1564]

Wonderful!

[@delonthomas5049]

Thanks

[@Useruserusername790]

Been reading rulers since elementary school so yes we can read any measuring tool.

[@Maxamillion1022]

Just wondering if they had divided an inch in 10 equal parts rather than 16 it would made everyone's life easy

[@Notme-m9r]

It takes practice for some and time to understand if u see this your not screwed keep trying

[@AdTravelers]

hi, where's the 2/2 , the one that use on 1/8 came? is it given formula? thanks

[@tomabc3918]

I am dyslexic THANK YOU!!!

[@PlaywithDaisy]

Why are we dividing by 2? Where did the 2 come from?

[@83mike860]

40 years old I lied on the application... And now I'm here. .😅

[@stewiepantsoutdooradventui3254]

I can't even do basic maths and I don't even understand this I am dumb as fuck

[@zeus_tha_truth2025]

Got me feeling like I can go build a house now thank you 😂

[@JesseJamez55]

I was wondering why the tile I've been cutting for my boss to install was always a hit or a miss. It turns out that kind of knowing how to read a tape measure and going with "a little under 8 3/4" or "a bit under 8 3/4" is not very precise. Add to that reading the tape at an angle and you've just proven that you're not the experienced tile cutter that you claimed on your application to get that extra $15 an hour over the newbies (which I totally am but looked up what a wet tile saw is and how to operate it and it was almost believable that I had experience). Thanks for maybe saving my professional career that I fabricated until I can one day say with absolute honesty that I deserve the title. FYI I got lucky with the process of lining up the herring bone pattern to the center of the room because the previous actual professional did it before I was hired. Soooo I gotta figure that part out next before I'm found out lol

[@JesseJamez55]

Fake it 'til you make it as they say!

[@jaymcdonald983]

THAS RIGHT!!!!

[@electricbird423forester9]

Love that a slow learner like me is still confused just love it 😭🫠

[@BeautyForAshes-qu2tk]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@EmmanSantos-x5y]

Ok sir

[@MrCaptainfrog]

Great but how do you explain that for small measurements, you suddenly switch to the decimal system (thousands of an inch)😮 why not keep fraction i.e 1/1024 of an inch for example 😂

[@ST4R_PL4NTES]

❤

[@realrusskij1]

When i needed precise i using metrical tape its much easier.

[@JoFoShowz]

😊

[@DemetrioRodriguez-w2r]

I have a foot I cut it in half and and 1/8

[@kates5528]

The lightbulb went off as far as fractions go after 50 years on the planet.

[@bigfacehunterbeven5071]

Idk if I'm having a dumb moment but I have no idea what you're talking about.

[@jermainelindo6944]

tape measure

[@srikanthafernando3953]

3-2=1

[@stanescoo]

say after me: centimeters. you're welcome :P

[@artsylinda6105]

Mchtt I don’t understand

[@jimstory]

Wtf hahaha, I'm so glad that we use the metric system in Europe 🤣 This inch, foot, etc. measuring is ridiculous 🤣🤣🤣

[@JessicaHarris-x7w]

Taylor Steven Lopez Brenda Martin Joseph

[@memykidsandi]

Why 1inch is 8 sections? Why not 10 to simplify things, then 1/16 then 2/32 WHAAAAAAAAT?

[@memykidsandi]

What the heck? What's wrong with metric ? 10mm= 1cm, 100cm=1 meter,

[@peterhope-simpson4901]

Metric system! Surely its obvious even to Americans that it's easier?..

[@HumilityListens]

Metric is dummies

[@drewideas]

And then Metric enters the Conversation….. no comparison…

[@schwarz1933]

Don't wast time in a old measurement system .... better go with metric ....😄😄😄

[@squirrelattackspidy]

So confusing.

[@lifeisbeautiful1556]

Just stick with decimal numbers 😊

[@goddessakasha5958]

Thank you.