Tape Measure Hack / Trick
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Did a lot of renovations during the summer and one of the most frustrating experience was using the tape measure on a vertical wall, especially while on a ladder.
So I made a simple pencil holder that worked well, but had a few limitations, like the pencil was hard to be replaced or sharpened and also it needed a pointer for precise measurement.
In this video I'm making an improved version of it, from some scrap square tubing. It has all the features I needed, accurate pointer, release screw for the pencil and it can also use markers or metal scribers.
Brilliant .No yap,just good work clearly carried out.Well done.10/10.
Pure genius. I love the pencil line locator blade!
Excellent Idea.... Now you need to get on Shark Tank, and mass produce millions of these little time savers.....
I'd buy at least one.
I always wanted my own little pencil jig. I will name him George and I will love him and pet him and squeeze him.
YETI LIVES MATTER !!!!
Heather Spoonheim. I love the reference, but I'm gonna name mine Bob. Maybe someday, in a gentler, better world, George and Bob can be friends... Lol
Fun fact: The yeti is based off of Lenny from "Of Mice and Men" who was large and strong but had the intellect of a child. He would often ask his only friend, George, to tell him about their pipe dream of a farm with lots of rabbits which Lenny would hold and pet. But Lenny had no understanding of his strength and the fragility of things and would have crushed and killed the bunnies like the Yeti almost does to Bugs.
So..... where's the "fun" in the "fact" ?
You're just like my son. Fabricate your own custom tools and jigs. That's one hell of a hacksaw blade! Impressed.
nicely done. The Talmeter tape measure have a marking blade of sorts built in. they last a lifetime too.
I like your style! Quick and dirty, but well executed!
Bizzare thought about making one today after seeing the one they sell... Think yours came out way better than I could have done! 👊🏻
That's a cool idea :D I think I'll 3d print one
would you mind sharing the plans? :)
Not at all! I'll post them here when I'm done :D
It will be great!
1 month later.....
still nothing.
TheTakaraputo sorry m8, work projects take priority.
Lovin that pencil holder. Pure genius.
Thank you!
Love it! - Simple, homemade and clever.
This is the kind of stuff my Dad knew how to do. If he didn't have the right tool, he just made one for himself. Did you learn this at school, from your father? I am impressed!!!
what brand is that saw? Damn
The blade is Pilana, a Czech brand, and it's really good, had this one for a year or so. The frame is an old army one I got at the flea market for a buck or two.
This is a good one! You're a genius, and so you get a gold star... maybe two.
A very nifty idea, top marks !!!.
simple yet useful modification
45+ years in the trades and never saw anything like that! Wish I'd had it 20 tears ago laying out shelving spacers by the hundreds, and all differing dimensions. Interior designers want what they envision not what's convenient. Clever jig there.
Most impressive!!! When you get to working on anything everybody get out of the way!!!
Pretty much the best tape measure hack
Brilliant!! I was actually really battling measuring while in a really awkward position just yesterday and that would have really helped.
IF YOU ARE NOT A RICH MAN YET ITS BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT IT. CONGRATULATIONS FROM ARGENTINA!!!!!
Very nice and innovative! Fastcap would buy this one up I'd bet!
Super cool! Great build. Cheers!👍🏽
That's fantastic! great job.
Dude that is AWESOME! great edit as well.
Thank you! You have a great channel, I subscribed!
Thanks!
Great Video Keep Em coming!!!
So BADASS! You should SELL THEM! I only wish you could have the pencil slide down when you want to mark the area.
Good hacksaw skills and you are very fast at sanding.
Absolutely brilliant! I'll have to make one right now :)
Brilliant idea and nice build
Awesome. I may not make one. But I would most definitely buy one. ❤️❤️❤️
That was done nicely!! Love it! :)
Thanks Yuval!
This is one of the more inspirational videos, for problem meets solution, that I have seen in a while. Figure out how to make it with a mechanical pencil, add some fine tuning, and you have an amazing time saver. Thanks.
I've seen these out there being sold, but this DIY version is pretty top notch... just need to find a cool way to add the belt clip back on, maybe? Though, I don't think I ever clip my tape onto anything, so maybe not 🤓 👍🏼
I never used the belt clip either, but it can be easily reattached using the central screw. Maybe with a bit of double sided tape underneath, to prevent it from twisting.
Am I the only one who winced when you used your vernier caliper as a scriber? Its a precision measuring tool not a marking gauge! Top marks for the hack tho.
You're not the only one, but honestly I'm really surprised about this. It's a cheap set of calipers, probably paid like 5 bucks for it and I've been abusing it like that for ten years and it's fine. I have a digital one for precision work, but I almost never use it, since this one is good enough. This kind of "protect your calipers" attitude is most likely based on education a few decades ago in machine shops, when calipers were expensive and precision was important. But for my needs this works just fine.
Your quite right my respect for tooling was taught as apprentice toolmaker. I still have the tool kit and chest I made during that time. Its a shame tool quality and maintenance of same has dropped to an almost use once and throw away level. Upsets me when I see a plumber pry a floorboard up with a cheap chisel...guess we are what we are. Keep the clips coming .
Forgot to add...Merry Christmas to all.
When you modify a tool for a new purpose it is still a tool. calipers make excellent very accurate scribes. I have one dedicated for just that purpose.
Aircraft maintenance modification and repair 27 yrs. Aircraft tooling 10 yrs.
I use my digital caliper as a scribe also but use mostly on wood. It works great and have seen no ill effects on it.
What a brilliant idea, thanks so much for sharing. I must must must make one.
Great idea and nicely made.
That hacksaw is amazing
Clever useful idea! (perhaps patentable?) Certainly these could be mass produced economically without affecting functionality. After watching the whole video, my question is: What kind of hacksaw blades do you use?
Pilana brand, i think they are made in the Czech republic or something. They are very good, I had this one for a year or so.
Thank you!
Freaking ingenious, could of used one all my life. Dang it !!! 👍🏻✌🏻️🇺🇸
That's brilliant idea. That's another thing i want to do like millions of other things that I will not get to do. It's not that I'm lazy I don't like moving if i can help it
holy molly i wasn't expecting this level of skills! mind=blown!
That was so soothing to watch 👍🏼awesome
Freakin awesome! Great project bro!!
Thanks!
That was my idea. I did that 10 years ago and I thought I was onto something that would bre an obvious commercial success. So I went looking to see if it had already been thought of and I found a website that sold innovative tools and I found there was a tape measure with a clear plastic sleeve that went over the tape and which was used to mark the wood with a sharp metal pin. I still have my modified tape measure.
Yea, there are several patents similar to this design, yet not one ever made it to market. Tape measures have been around for so long it's only natural that lots of people thought of this.
That is bloody well brilliant.
Great idea, very nicely made 👍
awesome idea my friend. good job!
I think Stanley would be interested in your idea 💲💲
Brilliant idea !
Amazing vid man, tnx for sharing it. I'm gonna try it out with aluminium just because I have some of them around and I think it can be handle with a little bit more precise, let's say that instead of a pointy mark, I want to make a square hole to better pin point or dial the exact measure, like the ruler in some table saw's that have a plastic piece that has a red line in that acts like a cross hair to bette target your measure. What's left to do is maintain the pencil's tip sharp to make a precise mark. Tnx bro!!! ✏️ 😀
Another thing that creates imprecision with this holder is the angle you keep the tape measure body when you make the mark. This is good for construction and framing, where one millimeter off is no big deal. For precision I'd use a metal ruler and marking knife.
Based on another video I just watched, this would also be ideal to be used in tandem with the screw/nail slot on the front hook, for use as a compass for drawing arcs and circles.
first of all, you should have patented it and sold or licensed it to a tape manufacturer...it is a GREAT idea............
give that man a medal
I think "hack" does not do this idea justice. Well done.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
that was awesome! such a good idea! every tape should have one🖒🖒🍻
Looks like a GREAT way to save some time. Thanks...
блин! я не пойму, то ли металл слабый, то ли инструменты у него супер! я ниразу не видел чтоб так пилила нажевка по металлу и напильник... я бы даже не задумываясь взял болгарку! )) молодец автор!
Thanks!
Wish this was taught during my 5th and 6th grade in school.
Pretty cool.
Absolutely brilliant!
I have a Swanson tape measure similar to this. No pencil but a scribe.
How accurate is it though. Would of been good to see you measure it with another tape or without the attachment after to see it was actually accurate
sharpest hacksaw ever!
Excellent Idea ..... there's your next million! .........JRW
LOL, yea, no... I've thought about producing them and done the math. If I sell 10,000 of them, which is highly optimistic, I make around $1,250 profit before taxes. So, no, thanks, I'll keep my day job! :)
Bigger profit if you get a manufacturer to punch them out quickly and easily!
The Small Workshop - Patent this at the very least. I'd certainly buy one. I love seeing fairly simple and great solutions that make me ask, "Why didn't I think of that?"
Kevin Bowker unfortunately it cannot be patented now it's in the public domain. It is genius though and I would definitely buy one.
patent it dude!!! very nice hack!!!
Really practical, very useful. Thanks
An adjustable length protractor. Huh. Nice.
GREAT JOB!!!!!
Ingenious, love it.
splendid, easy and simple idea but very usefull
nice brother thanks definitely gonna make at least one
Man very very nice job
I love wonderful work you wish to do this
This is so useful! I would have thought 3d printing would be easier though. Do you think metal version would be better or 3d printed one would be just as good?
absolutely genius
Nice. Very handy.
Genius!!
Love it.
I'll subscribe. Very good job.
Thank you for share.
Thank you!
Very good and useful!
That's slick!
Гениально! Супер! Спасибо за видео!
Nicely done. Use a scriber rather than a pencil and it'd be useful for metal layout.
Yea, I've thought of that too, also you can use felt pens/markers.
wow what a wonderful video
Nice idea 😉
Tremenda idea has dado, te felicito gracias por compartir tu idea
Great job
Me encanto! excelente idea!
excellent idea
Omg what is wrong with this guy. Too clever!
Did you put this on an Amazon store yet? If so please send link. Thanks
Ingenious!
Good job 👍
Yay a new video!
So where are you supposed to get one?? Where did you get the 'pencil jig' at the very beginning of the video?? Thanks.
really good idea thanks for sharing it
That was Great. Thank you for sharing that with us... Subscribed..
Thank you too!
The Small Workshop You're Very Welcome..
Very clever idea.
Awesome!
pretty cool...but...when you demonstrate using the finished product...you mark at "20", "30" and "40"....but the actual pencil mark is well off the mark...except for the "30". Does that mean you need to move your pointed indicator?? If you had created a thin rabbit grove where the plate screws into the tape measure, it would allow a bit of side to side travel to adjust alignment..then tighten down the screws. Similar to how the markers on table saw fences allow adjustment to the tape.
It's mostly camera angles, 30 is spot on cause it's in the middle, but the tape is quite acurate, 1 mm off at most. The demo was shot at 3 AM, me watching though the camera screen and with the tripod and a light between my arms, so yea, not the ideal situation for precision.