The Inch, understanding it's fractions. Converting it to 100th's

Understanding the inch. What do all those little black lines mean. how can I do math with those little black lines between the inch.

[@michaeljohn8905]

Thank you very much for your time ! I’m taking my mechanics license for aviation. Needed to brush up. I can’t tell you how many people have tried to explain this to me . This was so remedial yet genius. Thank you so much 🙏 I will be using this every day at my job. I just hope you know that you have taught me something worth more than gold.

[@simonwilson1810]

Many people have tried to explain inches and it's fractions to you as a training aviation mechanic?! You needed to brush up on this!

[@brunogeorge280]

I started a cabinetmaking and I just did not get the fraction part..... finally understood the breakdown to fractions...THANK YOU FOR THE BEST EXPLANATION EVER.

[@StanStallings]

I happy to be of service. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching.

[@sic-n-tiredtired4273]

Couldn't have asked for a better explanational video. Simple to understand the way you described 52yrs. Later THANK YOU

[@elitamusliu6513]

Coming from Europe using metric all my life, this has been a great help. Thank you so much

[@StanStallings]

You are very kind, thank you for your comments and thank you for watching.

[@Brillbruv]

This is by far one of the best in depth videos. I'm taking my aptitude test to be an aircraft mechanic. Thank you for taking the time to help us out.

[@yvesverleysen6070]

Thank you for this explanation, it's been of great help to me. I recently bought a American book on paddle making, and as it often goes with American DIY-books, all measurements are in inches and 32nds. You helped me figure out how to convert all that to metric values with little effort. Good job explaining that so clearly. You'd make a good teacher.

[@tanielsimpson1415]

Never give up on what you really want to do The person with big dreams is more powerful That the person with all the facts 👑

[@stlskin]

Been a carpenter my whole life. Wish this was explaind to me like this when i was first starting out. You simplified it very well. If only schools would do it this well.

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment! Yes schools fail us in many ways. I also have been a carpenter for almost 44 years, just goes to show that it's never to late. Thank you for watching!

[@drakekay6577]

You discount the literal drag students place on the process of learning. Many are obstructive and prevent their peers from learning or perceiving these much earlier than you suggest. :D

[@CASH-TO-THE-MERE101]

👍👍👍

[@cas73]

And 98.5% of all countries use the metric system...

[@kevinm8865]

@@cas73 The majority isn't always right. Most people in the early days of the USA felt slavery was just and right. They were wrong. Slavery is not just and not fair.

[@maryhuebenthal232]

I don't remember ever remembering, having someone, teacher or otherwise, explain this method. I'm a visual person. Thanks a bunch!!!!

[@lynnhyden7971]

Thank you very much, I haven't used a tape measure in a long time. You broke it down and made it easy to understand. It all started coming back to me, lol. You are a great teacher and you stay on point.... Thanks again

[@shanelodge391]

Very good explanation. You have just demonstrated the ease of using the metric system. Just drop all the fractions and go straight to metres, centimetres, and millimetres. You’ll never need to worry about eighths, sixteenths etc etc again. Well done.

[@TrueMathSquare]

disagreed. Depends on the use case.

[@angellas.1314]

Why make it so complicated? Metric is much easier. There’s bigger issues to solve. And it’s long to say each fraction on top of it all.

[@allysoncfrye13]

Can't do math?

[@shanelodge391]

@@allysoncfrye13 Ask the people that did the calculations that caused the Mars lander to crash. Typical case where using 2 systems failed. Stick to metric. So much easier.

[@anthonyrochon3907]

Just just just.... blah blah blah. colleges teach trades in US standard. 5% a best is taught metric

[@leovilla855]

I been looking so many videos to understand how to figure it out this kind of fractions and honestly you my man explain everything perfectly. Thank you so much

[@StanStallings]

You are very welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@genrose3643]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPLAINING THE 100ths PART LIKE A GENIUS!!!!

[@wefkisaleh8002]

THANK YOU !!! JUST THANK YOU !!! I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what these little numbers represented and no one on you tube explained it like you did !! Great teacher

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment, I'm glad that I could be of service. Thank you for watching!

[@isaiahyoung4126]

This video was very helpful because it's so detailed! Thx for sharing your knowledge.

[@nazarethsander1328]

Awesome. Love the detailed break down between the once inch reading. Thanks, sir. I have learned something new and useful which I can now apply.

[@StanStallings]

You're very welcome, I'm glad I could help. Thank you for watching!

[@jackrag]

Terrific video that truly helped me with setting my gutter margins for a paperback book I am publishing. Thank you.

[@shawnclay6600]

This was so simple the way you explained it. don’t measure things often, so it wasn’t a big until now. Thank you.

[@thesithempire1348]

This is great! No one I know has ever discussed the fraction aspect. This has been tremendously helpful!

[@andersadler]

Why don't you just use the metric system and skip the insanely stupid inch system?

[@tjvanderloop1686]

Outstanding Job. Ideal for Welders & Machine-tool Students. T J Vanderloop, Author, Manufacturing Consultant & Technology Instructor

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment, Thank you for watching!

[@TechnicalEnglish101]

You are awesome, sir. This is the easiest way to understand fractions and decimals. Very happy I got your video watched. Thank you.

[@annettehachey7909]

I've started quilting and couldn't figure out how to cut on the 7/8ths mark, almost 55 yrs old and now I know! Thank you very much 😊

[@StanStallings]

Your very welcome.

[@cm3203]

Thank you so much! so well explained and cristal clear. I will be able to do measuring and understanding plans on my own now. So happy :D You're an awsome teacher for this. take care!

[@ET-cj8jo]

You have shown exactly why the metric system is used everywhere else. I have been reading a USA book on machine tool operation. Everything is of course in imperial units, and fractions (based on sequential division by 2, so not any fraction). However, and this is the enigma, in order to make any calculations, they first convert fractions to decimal (decimal inches), do the calculation, and then convert back to the nearest fraction, which results in significant error. I was looking to calculate the hole diameter required for making a threaded nut. The formula is simple, just the diameter minus the inversion of the pitch, so for a 7/8 inch dia thread, which has a pitch of 9, it is 7/8 - 1/9. In the old days we would find a common denominator and do the calculation that way (result = 55/72ths or 0.7638), but the engineers in the USA instead convert everything to decimal, and with the result use a book of tables to find the nearest equivalent in fractions (in this case 49/64ths or 0.7656). The scientific mystery to me is that they calculate using 4 decimal places, but then use an approximation to get the resulting fraction, negating any need for 4 decimal place accuracy. And they call it engineering ? Also interestingly, when the measurement is very small, they switch to “thousandths” or even “tenths” (ie 0.1 of a thou) which are of course (base ten) decimal. They use micrometers which are in decimal inches, and which come with complex conversions to fractions imprinted on them (and with far less accuracy). So a thousandth (0.001) is acceptable ….. but everything else has to be based on sequential halving, ie fractions. So why not just use decimal (base 10) and forget fractions ? Would that not be more accurate, consistent, and transmittable ? The US Americans have their heads in the sand regarding a useful system of measurement.

[@StanStallings]

I can tell that you are somewhat bothered by this issue, I see the change is happening but very slowly. Many industry like the Auto industry has changed or are changing, even in the cabinet making industry plywood are sometimes measured in mm. Please know that I'm just a lowly carpenter dealing with what is, and trying to help other with what is. I don't have the power to force the change, and I would not do that anyway. There is good on both sides of the scale. Until the change is made we all need to adapet to the industry we are in. You know the saying "When in Rome." Good luck, thank you for commenting and thank you for watching.

[@CorbinAce]

Stan Stallings: This is the best explanation I have seen. Being an American tool and die maker for a life time I pretty much have 100s or thousandths of an inch memorized. This makes it so much easier to calculate fractions, using Decimals instead of fractions. I even use this method when I am wood working in my home shop. I always wondered why schools didn't teach this to kids. Great video explained very well. I know they say millimeters are easier but I preferred this way because I grew up doing it this way. Can't teach an old dog new tricks. LOL

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment! I took me a long time to figure out that it's not hard. Thank you for watching!

[@cathodegaard714]

Thank you so much. I watched a lot of videos about decimal and fraction, but when I found your video, this is what exactly I need. And now I fully understand how to read a tape measure. I have an exam tomorrow about tape measure, and gosh! Thank you so much for sharing. 😊

[@StanStallings]

You are very welcome, thank you for your comment and thank you for watching.

[@KevinCurtisBarr]

A truly helpful video for any Graphic Designer such as myself, who might have to use Illustrator.

[@anthonywillis9504]

Very good my teacher

[@malissawhite4569]

Stan Stallings: Thanks for making this video, it is very helpful to me.

[@joycefields7389]

I'm just now running across the video and this is this first time I actually saw numbers above the numbers. I have to say awsome this will help this gal out in Tig Welding. Thank You!!!!! :)

[@charlessmith7941]

Fay Fields

[@chonk_fox89]

Thank you!! What a great video for explaining this! I've always wondered what it meant when I heard 3/8s of an inch or so and now I know!

[@mkmkllpp]

The best explanation I have found. I really thank you, now I have learned perfectly to read the inch. Great video Thanks for taking the time to teach us God bless you.

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment, you are very kind. Thank you for watching!

[@txivhuabtais7406]

Thank u so much for doing this awesome video ..this really helps me out.!! 👍

[@jettgem]

Thank you so much for making this video. I never really thought past the quarters before now!

[@StanStallings]

You are very welcome, glad I could be of service. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching!

[@EdgarQlimax]

I just started working cutting metal blocks and im glad i saw this video, it really helped. Thanks!

[@liezelfornis8530]

for you but not for me!

[@dianaplata3093]

I’m literally crying of relief that I’m finally understanding 😭 Thank you sir!!

[@StanStallings]

You are very welcome, glad to be of service. Thank you for watching.

[@isaac2w147]

That's so great...I appreciate so much getting it to my understanding 👏👏👏👏 Finally I can get to my architecture calculation in my plan.

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching!

[@fvrrljr]

Thank You. for years I've known some fractions only thru money and my craftsman wrenches and sockets. when it came to measuring I couldn't remember 1/8 so I would say to myself half of the half of the half.... it worked for me. I am proud to say at age 55 I am enrolled at an adult school to get my GED and have learned my Fractions aka My Nemesis. Bravo for you video.

[@StanStallings]

Thank you very much for you comment, I'm glad that I could help. Thank you for watching!

[@Adriannaistheshit11]

DAM OG BLEW MY MIND! I love you OG this was very helpful on so many levels! (:

[@StanStallings]

I'm glad that I could help, thank you for watching.

[@hypnoraythompson5824]

thanks for taking the time to re educate a 66 year old, who has started woodturning and going back to imperial for a challenge, Cheers

[@StanStallings]

you are very welcome, thank you for watching.

[@mr.xtyrnt8551]

Super Informative and Super, super helpful. Thank You for taking your time to do this video.

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching.

[@leikay4]

Thank you for the breakdown! Made things very simple to understand!

[@MrEKING1979]

Had to brush up on my percentages. Thank you for the clear and simple explanation. Great video! Many thanks!! 💯

[@StanStallings]

You are very welcome, Thank you for watching!

[@Humbirdhippo5475]

The best explanation I’ve seen! Thank you 🙏🏽

[@danahervey]

Thank you so much! This was exactly what I needed, and you explained it perfectly.

[@StanStallings]

You are very welcome. thank you for watching.

[@stevenhulbert7655]

Never learned this in auto shop, they didn't have wood shop in East Los Angeles in high school, thanks for this video.

[@ericsanchez5638]

Thank You for taking your time to do this video. Super Informative and Super, super helpful.

[@StanStallings]

Your very welcome, it took me years to understand, it's simple and I wanted to share. Thank you for watching.

[@ericsanchez5638]

Yep. This comes in handy when dividing fractions wich I do in carpentry and the more you make the more math you get into. I just wish I wasnt such a animal in school and would have learned the math then when all I had was time. And it was free education. LoL

[@StanStallings]

I was the same way, it was something that someone else wanted me to learn. I couldn't see how I would use it in real life, math is in everything, in construction you need to know math and how to convert fractions. I too look back on my free education and think stupid, stupid, stupid. But we don't have to stay that way. Thank you for your comment, thank you for watching!

[@mathwhisperer490]

This is such an excellent video on such an important topic! I hope more students will find this.

[@StanStallings]

As a child in school I hated math and couldn't see how I would ever use it. For the last 45+ years as a carpenter I've had to use it every day. Math is in everything. Thanks for your comment and thank you for watching.

[@jgoller]

I love the way you explain this!!!!! I am going to make my youngsters watch this video.

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for taking the time to comment and thank you for watching.

[@faoliusiu1640]

You simplified it very well,and it really helps me a lot so I am going to copy it and work out just like you show it...thank you very much.....

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment, you can also go to www.stanstallings.com/stan-s-plans.html and get a pdf file of the inch and foot for free. Thank you for watching

[@cynthiamorton4622]

Thanks for this! I was having a hard time with 12.59" measure for a replacement part - but you cleared it up.

[@StanStallings]

You are very welcome, I happy that I could help. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching.

[@ks8856]

OMG you 🤩 explained this so well. Thank You!!

[@andrewhope8698]

The US building/mining industry is the real holdout for Imperial system. At some point, I hope they will join the military in recognizing the convenience of thinking in Base 10. Otherwise, this was a great video; especially converting feet-inches to decimal feet. This makes it not so daunting to memorize. Two thumbs up

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment. Yes, change comes slow. as a people we have come from Rods and cubits to inches, feet, yards and miles and we are a mix of things in the United States. The problem is that it would cost billions of dallars at this point to change. I worked on a project in Aspen Colorado where they purchased some mill work out of England, it was crazy getting it all to work but we did, At this point and at my age I think that I will keep doing what I know and help others with the math. Thank you for your comment and Thank you for watching.

[@robinwalthour2357]

Thankful for old school 🏫 teaching. If you don’t use it you lose it. I learned this in my school woodwork class, but long lost how to measurement table know how. Thank you so must for refreshing my memory and sharing with so many others. I’m going to make some wood items and this will help with accuracy! (Also, great for sewing 🧵 garments. 😉)

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment. You are very welcome, I'm grateful I could Help. Thank you for watching.

[@Fvckyourteam]

Great video great audio track. thumbs up!

[@Ashok-mb2vo]

Yes I am searching for this one you are great to keep this video thanks sir

[@richardjura7450]

Thank you Stan I was looking for this formula so I could use tape measure and calculate.👍🏻

[@markbarber5948]

Amazing!!! Thanks for the post.

[@HollywoodNollywood]

Sir u perfect even...for sure if you can't understand u have a problem 😂😂his explaining so good

[@rodrigosenra2693]

This is good teaching! Thank you.

[@anitaluzader4324]

That was very helpfull ! Thank you for a great explanation!

[@711-ms7mz]

Lovely. Thanks that great. Very well explained.

[@MrStella1976]

Calculating decimals to fractions from the Swanson rafter table booklet has baffled me but your explanation of these has certainly helped. Thank you 😊

[@StanStallings]

Your very welcome, glad I could help. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching!

[@joselinopinto7979]

Metric has always been my favourite and will continue but this video has made me fall in love with inches

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment, Thank you for watching.

[@innocencyike5630]

God blessed you sir. Thank you so much.

[@StanStallings]

Thank you and you're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@jcisneros108]

Great Video , I enjoyed your tutorial , was very clear!!

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching.

[@gilbertgalliguez1550]

thank you for the tutorial its a big help to me on how to measure 😍 god bless sir😊

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching.

[@Repentforthekindomogiah]

thankyou for breaking the numbers down and where the hell they come from, some of these videos are not explaining where the numbers come from and why. THANKYOU SO much , i finally understand what the hell im looking at. i know know where the 1/16 comes from. thankyou

[@steelkatz9750]

Thanks for the fantastic explanation I need to learn this quickly for my new job. Until then I’ll multiply by 25.4 and use my metric rule

[@namelessenigma2688]

this video is very helpful, thank you

[@bodiegerm]

Thank you for this video, really helped me

[@StanStallings]

Your very welcome, thank you for watching.

[@yestolovepeace1864]

Fabulous educational video WOW!

[@StanStallings]

Thank you!

[@AD-CAN]

OMG. Thanks for explanation!!!

[@mwsessor1]

Awesome Video !!

[@ariyankhan6728]

Nice work 👍

[@nakagwa]

Bless this man

[@ewayne1527]

Nothing I didn’t already know but a great presentation.

[@StanStallings]

Thank you, you are very kind. Thank you for watching!

[@mrnerd73]

Thank you so much for this video love u ❤️

[@thewrathfulbadger2614]

thank you for helping me get through my mechanics class in college as a Canadian XD

[@righteyeartistry156]

AWESOME TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!!

[@BioSqueky]

Thank you so much for this video, helped me out a lot

[@pouletachille]

Great video, but I'm not smart enough and good at math for Inch, I prefer the metric system. The video is great and allowed me to understand my tape measure which is in Inch and metric. Thank you for your explanation .

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment, I once belived that I was no good at math, I was wrong. I think you can be great too. We all can learn what we want to learn. Metrics is simpler but living in the United States I learn construction using the inch. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment and thank you for watching.

[@balleybarrera144]

Thanks for the video my measurements skill degraded after the pandemic I have to re-learn for my welding and carpentry class this semester.

[@StanStallings]

I'm glad that I could help. Thank you for watching

[@TheRickyp83]

Thank you for this video. Most informative, explained in easy to understand way. I went all through school never really understanding a tape measure. My elementary teacher showed us the very, very basics of reading a wooden ruler and that's the last I was ever taught. Then by the time I was in highschool and shortly after school, I didn't know and if I ever said I didn't know and asked someone to show me, instead of teaching me, the person would either laugh and/or mock me thus making me feel horrible and dumb. I'm not a stupid person. I was just brought up in horrible SC public schools. It's like people just expect you to know. Well how can I know if nobody explains it to me?!? Thanks again.

[@StanStallings]

Your very welcome, I too didn't do very well in school. I hated math but because of being in construction I've learned that everything has math in it to some degree. During my school years, I first learned that I was stupid and that I would never amount to much, so yes, some people can be cruel, (other students, teacher and even ourselves). It's never to late to learn, I've learned that there is 2 things, 1, the things I know and 2, the things I don't know YET. Life is learning and doing. I'm grateful that I could help! Thank you for watching!

[@wasimedoo7994]

Very good information thanks

[@nocetteips4733]

¡Muchas gracias, i understood everything so well!

[@adrianjunior6160]

Best Video ever!

[@KJAAICH2]

Standing ovation !!! Thanks

[@StanStallings]

Thank you very much, You are very kind. Thank you for watching!

[@xeonazrhael4801]

Nice job sir for explaining it to use very well. Thank you very much. so I wish school can do this kind of explanation. :-)

[@StanStallings]

Thank you for your comment, you are very kind. Thank you for watching.

[@martinf1961]

Very informal! If only my school teachers taught that well.

[@StanStallings]

Me too but I had no need in school to learn this, only when I needed it as a carpenter. My cousin told me, when the student is ready the teacher will show up. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching.

[@martinf1961]

Its been 7 years since i finished high school and I had no need to remember this up until now i have a test for a new job that consist using measurements. This video helped refresh my memory.

[@StanStallings]

I'm glad that I was able to help. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching.

[@noturmomma]

Best Video - trust me - I watched many.

[@StanStallings]

Thank you, you are very kind. Thank you for your comment and thank you for watching!

[@vivalavega01]

Thank you so much, this helps a ton

[@StanStallings]

You're very welcome, Thank you for watching!

[@Above3Beyond123]

omg im a machinest do grinding plates of graphite this made it easy when measuring thank you

[@StanStallings]

You are very welcome, thank you for your comment and thank you for watching.

[@peterj5222]

One of the many reasons why I prefer metric; all you gotta do is move the decimal point around But still a cool vid

[@eamoncrosby2368]

Fantastic explanation for my 10 year old to understand TFS 🤗

[@someguy295]

Well did he ever get it down

[@wendybananas542]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! MY SHOP CLASS TEACHER DID NOT EXPLAIN ITNAS WELL AS YOU DID I FEEL SO BIG BRAINRIGHT NIW!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PBS-nm1uu]

great video thanks

[@izzyc.4746]

Love it

[@mamapapaforgiveme]

Thank you so much... Got it!!!!!!🎉

[@pyfinx]

omg THANK YOU!! coming from a metric system i often wonder wtf do all these means.

[@StanStallings]

I'm glad I could help, thank you for watching.

[@alvariho2365]

Thank Sir Blessings