Sheet Metal is Fun! Tape Measure and Fractions
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- In this video (#2) I go over how to read a tape measure by using fractions.
I added some pictures of projects made by using the same principles I taught in the last video "How to make a pan."
About the pictures: The Blue Awning and Toilet Tank Cover are pans. Stainless Steel Countertop and the round risers make a dandy bar seating and you guessed it... just a pan. Picture frame photo holder is also a pan as well as the spice rack. All made by using the pan as the starting point. The Pan has so many versatile uses.
Occasionally you come across a real enthusiast for their trade someone who wants to share what they know.
This is what we have here. I hope this guy has an apprentice coming up. Be a shame to lose the knowledge.
Our oldest son is a sheet metal worker, welder and blacksmith. But I still got lead in my pencil so I'm gonna keep writin lessons for any one who is in search of interesting craftsmanship. I'm glad you stopped by and grabbed you some. Thanks.
Ken, I subscribed to your channel last night. Now, tonight, you have taught this 64 year old retired tradesman a new trick! Halving fractions! I have never seen this before! Thanks my friend!
Whoa, old dog new trick ? We gotta keep learning the whole way. Thanks for learning along with us. We appreciate your time.
Lol! I’m a 61 year old college educated engineer, and reasonably competent carpenter and machinist, but TODAY I learned the trick of adding numerator and denominator to halve odd numbers of an inch plus a fraction.
Awesome. That’s ridiculously useful. Thank you!
I enjoy watching a pro do anything, but it’s rare to find pros that know how to TEACH.
This is embarrassingly simple stuff for anyone with a similar background to mine, but learning requires humility, and teaching requires not glossing over “the obvious”.
Well done!
I'll bet you have a lot more to teach me than I could grasp. So I'm glad I got to go first.
Thank you again my formal education did not teach me these concepts, calm understanding and thoughtful teaching through repetition and immediate use. my ears are open!👍👍👍
I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson . Once you see it, you'll never forget it. Thanks for learning along with us.
You have trully earned a "Thumbs Up". Thank You, Ken.
Easy as pie, right? Thanks for learning along with us.
How did I ever get to be 70 y.o. and not know these tricks? Thank you Ken!
I've been playing my cards close to my chest . My wife told me to start playing well with others, and we'll, here we are . We are glad you found us. You are welcome.
That was the best tip of the day/month/year - thanks Ken. 👍🇬🇧
I'm so glad to share with you. Thank you
I knew to double the denominator…but the lesson of odd numbers…OMG…where has that been..great lesson!!!!
All good and useful knowledge…..but the primary element that you convey is gaining the ability to have confidence so that effort can be applied.
Best tip given me by a true craftsman was when working with others on a project requiring measurements is to establish the accuracy level required, so in general carpentry 1/16th is considered “accurate”. In other work maybe 1/32nd is required. Once known both workers convey measurements in that denominator only. So in carpentry 1/4 is only expressed as 4/16ths and since the denominator is static the measurement of 11 4/16ths is expressed as 11 and 4. Eliminates confusion and makes addition and subtraction easy. Once adopted and used it quickly becomes second nature.
I had good teachers, but you are great. Thanks for these type of videos.
You're very welcome! We are having a good time making them and passing along our life's lessons. Thanks for hanging out with us.
dude this is the best. I suck at finding out fractions. thanks man
Hopefully those days are behind you! I've been using this cheat code since before they had cheat codes. I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson. Thanks for hanging out with us
Ken, I thought I knew how to halve fractions in my head…… that is until now 😮. Holy cow…. This method is so much easier than I have been doing it all these decades. Thank you 🙏
I have learned more math in 10 mins then I did through out my short time in school. 🤜🏻🤛🏻
You and I both took one step forward in life.
talk about ''learning something new every day'' I did, thanks!!!
You are welcome! I hope we made it work your time. Thanks
You sir are a great educator!!
Ain't that a sweet trick? Thanks for watching.
@ikkentonda I echo your sentiment! I'm also 61 and been working in and around tech since I was a kid and I've never seen this technique, but love it!!! Thanks Ken!
It's so applicable and unforgettable. Thanks for watching.
Damn- what a system. Never knew this existed until I saw this. Genius. You're an excellent teacher
I'm glad you checked it out. You're welcome
My mind went BINGO! Awesome thanks.
There ya go. Thanks for watching.
What godsend! Where were you, when I was struggling with fractions going through school. This video alone gets a Like/Subscribe/Bell
It's a very digestible process. Once you do it , you'll have it for life. We are thankful for your time.
Love your videos Ken, thanks for the refresher.
Glad you like them! Always good to hear another perspective. Thanks
I've always had difficulty doing half of an odd dimension. I could eventually get the answer but I had to do it the long way. 5 3/8 would be 2 1/2 + half of 3/8 or 3/16 then add 3/16 to the half - the very long way. You have simplified the entire process. Thank you so much.
Mr. Godfrey: I recently discovered your channel and was pleasantly surprised by your high degree of teaching.👏👏👏👏 Since you are not the typical craftsman looking to show off your skills, you want the viewer to understand what you are doing. I am 50 years old and here in my country, a man with only one trade does not have a good time and that is why I have worked in different types of industries, including the lumber industry and the naval industry. That's why I don't just use the metric system and the imperial system alike and I loved his explanation. You are very generous in sharing your office. cordial greetings from Argentina
You are very welcome. I believe it's our duty to pass on the lessons we have learned in life. We all move forward together and increase our productivity and joy. Thank you for learning along with me.
Great refresher! Thank you
Ken
I had to teach myself to read a rule so this was a welcome refresher. 😊
Greatz from Germany,
nice Video.
I like to watch how others work because sometimes im lucky and catch a mind blowing Information. I never got why fractions are used and maybe i got it know....why i dont get it.
I work most of the time with tolerances smaller then 1/256 and i dont use a tapemeasure for that. So i used Google and found out that a good tapemeasure has a tolerance close to 1/32 and on averrage around 1/16 for a 10 Meter distance.
So i guess you work with a tolerance around 1/16 and all make a lot more sense now :-)
Have a nice Day
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Like @ikkentonda, I'm an engineer with years of building, woodworking, etc experience. I thought for sure this would put Ken's "You'll learn two things" theory to the test. First, adding the numerator and denominator trick was fantastic. I've already told two people. It's so obvious, but I never thought of it. Second was the tube wall thickness. I always try to measure the actual wall thickness, like a dummy. Nope, outside minus inside divided by two. Again, super obvious once you see it but I'm ashamed to never have done it that way before.
I'm starting to think sheet metal just might be fun.
Look out now, you're gonna horse around and fall in love with mechanical thinking. We are glad you found us. We are having fun I hope you will too.
I always wondered why the tape head was loose. Thank you
You betcha!
ken.this is ryan nuss im watching this video about 3 times on lunch lol thank you for a great video
It was nice to meet you. I'm glad the lesson is helpful. Thanks
After 40 something years I’ve finally got fractions (I hated maths at school) I’ve got to admit metric tapes are much easier to work with although I do work with both on one tape so I’ll measure something and I’ll go to the nearest 1/2 or whole in metric or nearest 1/4 in imperial one usually works (I’m a self taught blacksmith)
I'm a middle school math teacher, and tomorrow my class gets to watch this to see how to halve odd mixed numbers!
Of course then I'll make them figure out why it works. It's brilliant!
Ken, I'm curious whether you discovered this on your own or learned it from someone else?
I served a four year apprenticeship in sheet metal. Starting in 1978. Some random guy stopped by our classroom and our instructor gave him five minutes at the chalkboard. He whipped out this nugget of wisdom and was quickly on his way. I've used it over forty years and have never met anyone who had seen it before. I'm glad to share it on this platform. Thanks for passing it along.
In the late 1930's, my father made a dust pan in his high school metal class. It has a hem for the front edge and has a thick steel wire on the other three sides of the pan part. I was wondering if you ever use a wire to stiffen a piece of metal? The handle is cone shaped. I still use that dust pan today. Thanks for your videos, Ken. I learn something every time. You would make a terrific shop teacher! John
Wow John I haven't formed a wire edge since the early 80s. How cool is that to hold something your father shaped !!
I thoroughly enjoyed Sheet Metal is Fun, and actually learned far more about tape measures than I expected on the follow up.
I'm ready for whatever may come in the next round.
Keep 'em coming!
Hey Ken I was trying to figure out how to find out half of 3 11/16 on a calculator I get 1 7/8 but I don’t know because when I do the math I get a different answer
Let's use an easy one for an example. Let's find half of 7 1/2 . Subtract 1 from 7 = 6 half of 6 is 3 . Now, let's do the fraction. Add the numerator to the denominator ( 1+2 ) = 3, which is our new numerator. Now, double our denominator
(2×2= 4 ) That's our new denominator. Now, let's put it all together . Half of 7 1/2 = 3 3/4. Let me know if this helps. Thanks for watching.
Im really confused I watched this yesterday and then at work I need to find the half of 3inches and 7/8 and with this method it comes out to 2 inches 15/16
It's 1 and15/16. You must take the 3 and drop it to the next even number down. That's 2 . Now take half of that. It's 1. Add the numerator to the denominator. That's 7+8= 15. Then double the denominator. That's 16. Let me know if that's clear. Great question
I wish we'd just make the switch to metric
Right when I figured fractions? Jeepers.
I wish schools did a better job of teaching fractions of an inch. But judging by the amount of tape measures that now include every fraction for each tick mark for the first inch or more I do believe public education is failing... It makes the blade to cluttered and slows me down.
It would be encouraging to see a swing back toward practical and mechanical thinking in our schools.
1/32 about a millimeter.
Metric fanboys count numbers on their fingers like 3 year olds.😂
I still count on my fingers.
@@kengodfrey1956 So do i, but we can both use fractions too.