The casing is also its own measuring tool. On the back, it will tell you how long it is so you don't have to curl the tape to measure a tight space. Don't underestimate the tape measure as a tool.

Measuring inner spaces such as the length ... Examine the exact spot where the tape protrudes from the tape measure body, note the number, then add it to the length of your tape measure.

After dropping, extending, and scrubbing the blades of over 20 different tape measures ... with a body that’s (just barely) not too big to be manageable. If you want a tape measure with a ...

It’s a game a lot of us played as children—and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see ... non-intuitive robot mechanisms. The tape measure is such a wonderful structure ...

A loose end isn't a manufacturing issue, but it's actually an important feature for reading measuring tapes accurately. Designed to accurately measure all kinds of surfaces, US Tape shares that a ...

We put nine of the best laser tape measures to the test over several weeks. Here's how the top models performed on the job site.

Although measuring your bust size using an actual tape measure is a pretty accurate way ... and feels on your body. It’s a quick and easy way to position the underwire and cups so that your ...

Because if you’re going to measure something, why not look good doing it? A CNC router is used to carve the body of the new tape measure out of a solid block of wood and cut a top plate out of ...

Steel measuring tape is an interesting material, in that it's rigid enough to hold its shape when extended, but flexible enough that it gives way under pressure. Scientists have taken advantage of ...