Nick Bozovich wrote:
worthless tape measure I have in my shop that I try to avoid using.
Because the end of it is loose, and if you don't push the tape back
toward it, the measurement can be off by nearly 1/8".

Hey Nick, that looseness might be to allow the tape to measure both inside and
outside spans. See if the distance the tape moves on the end is the same as the
thickness of the end. Good luck. Tom

Someday, it'll all be over....