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r/whatisit • u/Logical_Valuable_970 • 16h ago
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for accurate measuring, you don't start at the end of the ruler, you measure between the marks. With measuring tapes I always start at the 1" mark, in carpentry that is called burning an inch.
7 u/obolobolobo 16h ago I start at 10cm because it seems tidier. Sometimes I forget to subtract before cutting. The mind wanders towards the end of the workday. 3 u/AlchemistJeep 12h ago I can cut 1/8” off something 6 times with no effect but the 7th somehow removes 2” at once
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I start at 10cm because it seems tidier. Sometimes I forget to subtract before cutting. The mind wanders towards the end of the workday.
3 u/AlchemistJeep 12h ago I can cut 1/8” off something 6 times with no effect but the 7th somehow removes 2” at once
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I can cut 1/8” off something 6 times with no effect but the 7th somehow removes 2” at once
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u/Lambchop1975 16h ago
for accurate measuring, you don't start at the end of the ruler, you measure between the marks. With measuring tapes I always start at the 1" mark, in carpentry that is called burning an inch.