You’ve no doubt heard the carpentry proverb “Measure twice, cut once” and may even have made it a mantra for your own projects. But unless you know how to use a tape measure and correctly read its ...

This is the woman who has been dubbed the ‘most careful woman driver ever’ after a viral video - seen over 10 million times in less than a day - showed her whipping out a tape measure to check whether ...

Measuring tapes are equipped with many different symbols to denote different meanings, one of which is a tiny black diamond. But exactly what these little signs mean is a question many internet users ...

People use tape measures every day in various tasks, from gardening to construction and everything in between. And, of course, it's a must-have in any DIYer's toolbox. But no matter what your project, ...

The tape measure doesn't seem like a jack-of-all-trades device, as its main function, measuring things, is in the name. It is among the tools that no DIY enthusiast should be without. Everyone tends ...

There are plenty of bad connected gadgets, but sometimes it’s not the device itself that’s bad—it’s the execution. The idea of using a connected tape measure to track your fitness goals is not a bad ...

Despite the impressive range of this Leica laser, it still delivers measurements with 1/16th of an inch accuracy and up to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's pretty obvious what the numbers on a tape measure are for but there are other helpful hidden tape measure functions you may not be aware ...

Being able to take accurate measurements is a necessity for various industries. It’s crucial when surveying and construction, design, and mapmaking operations because they need precise data that can ...

Instructables member AGBarber has created a fantastic measuring tool in the form of a Arduino powered digital tape measure called the DMW. Which cannot only measure distances on surfaces but can also ...