- "Fedya why did you do this?"I asked my partner with whom I had to work on replacing the riser.
- "I didn't do anything, what are you talking about?" -Fedya asked me.
- "Why did you rivet the tip of my tape measure?"- I asked him irritably.
- "So she hangs out!? I was annoyed, so I beat it with a hammer and the tip of the measure became tight. As it should be. "- The partner answered. At the same moment I gave him explained to him how it should be and why the backlash, the end of the measuring tool. I'll tell you too.
First trick: Why is the roulette hook hanging out?
This is done in order to compensate for the thickness of the metal from which the hook is made. When measured from the wall, it is displaced by the set gap and vice versa.
Such a trick of the tape measure manufacturers helps to level the measurement error.
Five-meter tape measure from a traffic light
It cost only one hundred rubles, it doesn't cost more. The rubberized part is thin, it will not protect against blows. The casting of the plastic is mediocre, with numerous artifacts. When pulled without support, the measuring plate "breaks off" at 1.35 meters. So-so product.
Second trick: What's the hole in the toe for?
Any snail roulette has a hole in the hook. It is necessary for clear fixation at the beginning of the measured object. It is very convenient to use it when measuring in one person.
In order to start an accurate report, it is necessary to wrap a self-tapping screw at the beginning of the measured object. Throw a tape measure with a hole on it. In this case, the end of the measuring tape will not run away anywhere and will allow an accurate measurement. Scroll through the photo.
The third trick: How to make a compass from a tape measure?
This device can be made in a couple of minutes. To do this, unscrew the screw securing the suspension clip. Expand it 90 degrees. We wrap the screw back.
We install not a thick pencil into this clip, I combed out a construction one for this. When I tried to put a pencil into a roulette from a traffic light, it broke off, the thin overheated metal could not stand it. So I continued with another measuring tool. The last photo in the gallery is below.
Next, insert the end of the hook into the self-tapping screw, measure the required circle radius. We fix it with a brake in the tape measure. And without much effort we draw a circle. Browse the photo in the gallery.
Such a tool will not be very accurate. But in order to draw a circle without a special tool, it will be more than enough.
These are the tricks a regular roulette has, and you know anything else useful related to regular roulette. Let us know in the comments.
I hope the article was interesting, like the plumbing.
From SW. Timofey Mikhailov.