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dcarwin t1_jecetwz wrote

Reply to comment by MoSChuin in What depth is this drywall? by Cardboardraptor

The slop in the tape hook is designed to be the thickness of the hook, so it can be accurate for both push and pull measurements.

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phalangepatella t1_jecjckj wrote

I’m not going to say that I was “today years old” when I learned why the end of the tape moves like that, but I will admit that I was “embarrassingly old and should have known better” years old when I did.

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gcg2016 t1_jed3xo3 wrote

Learned it from Tom Silva! In my 40s…

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