Sometimes project plans will give you measurements in decimals rather than fractions. 2/32” will be right in between those two marks. If you have a measuring tape that measures to the 16ths, you will find 1/16th and 2/16ths on your tape measure. If you have a measuring tape that measures down to the 32nds, you will simply count three lines after the whole number. This is much less common than a standard measuring tape that has marks every 1/16”. This one is a bit trickier because you’ll only have a dedicated mark for 3/32” if you have a tape measure that has marks for every 1/32”. Or you can count 5 lines that aren’t the shortest lines.
⅝” on the other hand is going to be the 10th mark after the whole number. What is 5/16” on a tape measure?ĥ/16” is going to be the 5th mark after a whole number. Now that we know what the lines on the tape measure mean, let’s put our skills to the test.
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link, I earn a teeny-tiny commission, but it won’t cost you a penny more)! Click here to read our full disclosure.īelow are links to the different 4 tape measures we’ll show in the tape measure examples below. Some of the measuring tapes will actually list out what every single line means, but most will just label every ⅛”. If you’re not into the idea of math or want something a little quicker to read, you can grab an easy read measuring tape that actually lists out what the line means. Who knew understanding fractions would actually come in handy! If you don’t want to keep switching between different denominations, you can simply count how many lines over your mark is (example = 10 marks over) and you’ll know that it’s 10/16” You can then simplify the fraction by dividing it by the highest common factor, in this case 2, to get ⅝”. When reading a tape measure left to right, here’s what the marks refer to in order: The lines that are between the shortest and the ¼” markers designate ⅛”. And the shortest lines mark 1/16”. The first one will be ¼” and the one on the right side of the ½” mark will be ¾”. The slightly shorter lines refer to ¼” increments. The large numbers, and the longest lines refer to an inch. Since 1/16” is most common, we’ll start there. You’ll know which one you have because your measuring tape will either have 15 small lines between each large number or it will have 31. Most tape measures will have marks that go down to a 1/16 of an inch, but there are some measuring tapes that will even measure down to the 1/32.
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