How Do You Identify The Markings On A US Measuring Tape?
US Measuring Tape is the brand name of a retractable steel measuring tape manufactured by Northern Tool + Equipment. However, the markings of feet, inches and fractions thereof on any brand of measuring tape are standard and fairly easy to read if you have basic math skills. Most hand-held, retractable measuring tapes fall in the range of 6 feet to 30 feet long but the markings are usually consistent even on a six-inch ruler or a 300-foot-long specialty measuring tape. Knowing how to accurately read a tape measure ensures the accuracy of any job that requires one. Pull some of the tape out of the case. The measuring tape’s main gradations are inches and feet. The inches are numbered and usually marked with a line all the way across. Feet are marked every 12 inches with a symbol, such as “1FT,” “2FT,” etc., next to the inch number. Note lines between inch marks. These are the fractional divides. The longest line is the half-inch mark, the next longest the quarter-inch marks, then progre
