Center Finding Tape Measures

[Robert Lambie]

ive had one for years and bought it from JAG. had one before that, that i bought from the states. you can see it in my toolbox demo HERE

I actually prefer working in inches on large scale work and only switch to mm if the job spec has been provided in mm or if its a more precision measurement I’m after. bottom line is, they do work well and help speed things up if doing allot of measuring etc i mean, they are are only something like £20? worth the investment if nothing else but to try… you may not use it daily but when you do im sure you will fine it handy.

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[Steve Morgan]

Is it really that difficult to divide a number by 2?. I’d prefer to keep my mind active.

[Graeme Harrold]

Cheers Rob, Im also trying to source a metric version……….

[Tim Painter]

Stanley did do one with both scales and a digi display – it also had a button that would give the center dimension.

[Bob Clarkson]

We all work in measurements all the time, our maths really should be spot on, especially when it comes to dividing by 2. In the early days it’d sometimes take me a second to work something out, but it should now be second nature.
I personally don’t play darts, but if you consider the "in the head" calculations required for that, as they change on each throw, our work is pretty simple.

[Peter Normington]

I have one, but hardly use it,
you can come unstuck though, if you use it to measure actual sizes, read the wrong side, and your graphics will be a tad small!

If you want to find the centre, either measure and just divide by 2, or use a line and fold in half, simples
If you need to be spot on use the radius method.

Peter

[Gareth Hankinson]

I have one only used it a few times, prefer to divide by 2, should maybe try using it more

[Chris Windebank]

got one here and just about to give it to my tiler who thinks it would be more useful for him

[Craig Brown]

I got my one from an American Sign Show…and haven’t used it in ages, until this morning when my metric tape lost it’s end and I got to measure in inches again (saved by the trusty tool kit in the car routine)

[Robert Lambie]

I have just stood and lettered 40-50 random sized Health & Safety signs from 6inch square to around 10ft x 5ft. the majority was done using this tape.
its not great for the very small signs at all… and maybe a bit clumbersome to handle… but when doing lots of varied sizes and large panel work i do like having the quick at a glance centre point.
keeps me right whilst I’m stood gabbing away to one of the lads. :lol1:

don’t get me wrong, i actually prefer the small mm / inch tapes for general sign work, vans etc but i still like having the centre tape at hand.

[Warren Beard]

I bought one but as I grew up in a country that doesn’t work in inches I couldn’t get on with it and haven’t used it for ages, not since I picked it up and measured a panel to cut and cut it wrong like Peter mentioned 😳 :lol1:

Now it just sits in my tool box taking up space 🙄