Metal And Black Diamond Markers On Measuring Tape
There comes a time in every person’s life when a parent or guardian has forced them to hold the end of measuring tape. At this time, you probably noticed a small piece of metal at the end of the measuring tape. Well, technically at the beginning. In any event, there are multiple reasons why that metal end exists. For starters, there’s a little slot that can be placed around a nail to help hold the measuring tape in place on the off chance that no one is around to hold the other end. Also, you probably noticed that the edge is a little serrated. This makes it easy to mark a wall or other surface in case you can’t seem to locate the pencil that’s tucked behind your ear to mark your measurement that way.
As for those black diamonds you see printed on nearly all standard measuring tape? Consider them “Stud Finders”. They can show you the exact center between 2 studs in your wall. The first black diamond is at 19.2” on the tape measure, and then repeats at 38.4”, 57.6”, 76.8” and finally 96” inches. In other words, if you know your home was built using standard 16″ stud spacing, you can simply pull out a tape measure instead of an electronic stud finder!
