Learn How to Read Your Tape Measure!

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This video is for beginners who want to learn the basics of reading and using a tape measure and is part of our Cabinet Academy training course.
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
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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 😅

[@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

[@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.

[@playboyx85]

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

[@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

[@user-cu2ec4bo3m]

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

[@sarchelsami]

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

[@Sam74252]

Thank you very much. This was very helpful.

[@alijarato2613]

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

[@proudasiangirl576]

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

[@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!!!!!

[@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).

[@chicagosveryown6119]

Learning from your material thank you kindly 💯

[@PatrickThomas-wv9ts]

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

[@jamesgonzalez1774]

Is all coming back Thank you awesome

[@errolferreira3491]

Thanks for sharing

[@TheIronehorse]

grat training video. Thank you.👍👍👍

[@Smart_fix]

Great information 👍🏼👌❤️

[@RLynn-yu3ju]

Thank you for this video

[@user-zj5vv5qw5o]

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

[@zeus_tha_truth2025]

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

[@koankrah]

Thank you for this!

[@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.

[@charlesmccormick3198]

Thank ypu

[@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.

[@irfantech5421]

Good job keep going sir ❤❤

[@giuliobernacchia1848]

Sooo happy to be in a Country that uses Metric.

[@cc81883]

Agreed

[@AndwellShishawu]

Love it accurate teach!

[@sohailjanjua123]

Hi Nice video. Thanks

[@user-gk9ph4we8b]

Tip anytime you want to know half of a fraction just double the denominator and no the hook should be hooked and pull taught to read and if maleasuring on the inside of something it should be butted up the hook moves to compensate for this

[@georgegracias1564]

Wonderful!

[@delonthomas5049]

Thanks

[@kates5528]

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

[@Maxamillion1022]

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

[@jaymcdonald983]

THAS RIGHT!!!!

[@missfairy_baby19]

❤

[@user-ou8gj9gf1f]

Ok sir

[@stewiepantsoutdooradventui3254]

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

[@JoFoShowz]

😊

[@jermainelindo6944]

tape measure

[@user-zz2tg3pz8d]

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

[@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 😂

[@memykidsandi]

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

[@schwarz1933]

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

[@memykidsandi]

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

[@lifeisbeautiful1556]

Just stick with decimal numbers 😊

[@peterhope-simpson4901]

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

[@NeanderthalDogma]

Metric is dummies