Stewart Hargrave wrote:
Being a man of many tape measures, I find that not only are they
highlighted at foot and yard intervals, but at 16 inch intervals
as well. Woss all that about, then?

My boyfriend tells me that theyre for studs which is funny
coz he doesnt quite measure up but as he said when I was
decrating size doesnt matter much anyway!

Stewart Hargrave wrote:
Being a man of many tape measures, I find that not only are they
highlighted at foot and yard intervals, but at 16 inch intervals
as well. Woss all that about, then?

My boyfriend tells me its for studs but its funny coz he doesnt
measure up quite so much but peraps he was right when he told
me whon I was decrating that size doesnt matter.

Stewart Hargrave wrote:
Being a man of many tape measures, I find that not only are they
highlighted at foot and yard intervals, but at 16 inch intervals
as well. Woss all that about, then?

Probably an USA tape utilising the confusingly called
'English measurement' schema.

It's so that when you measure a panel ...
and it's three of the "16 inch interval" marks _wide_ ...
and it's six of the "16 inch interval" marks _long_ ...
you know you've got a genuine 8'x4' panel ...
not one of these 2440 x 1220 metric stuff.

Oh! It's got something to do with frame-ing (and noggin-ing).

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In article , Brian Sharrock
wrote:
Probably an USA tape utilising the confusingly called
'English measurement' schema.

It's so that when you measure a panel ...
and it's three of the "16 inch interval" marks _wide_ ...
and it's six of the "16 inch interval" marks _long_ ...
you know you've got a genuine 8'x4' panel ...
not one of these 2440 x 1220 metric stuff.

Oh! It's got something to do with frame-ing (and noggin-ing).

And ones I've seen have another set at 19.2" - 96"/5

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"Tony Bryer" wrote in message
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In article , Brian Sharrock
wrote:
Probably an USA tape utilising the confusingly called
'English measurement' schema.

It's so that when you measure a panel ...
and it's three of the "16 inch interval" marks _wide_ ...
and it's six of the "16 inch interval" marks _long_ ...
you know you've got a genuine 8'x4' panel ...
not one of these 2440 x 1220 metric stuff.

Oh! It's got something to do with frame-ing (and noggin-ing).

And ones I've seen have another set at 19.2" - 96"/5

which is for manufactured wooden I beams