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Adjust Tape Measure for Radius

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Determine the desired diameter of your circle. Divide this diameter by two to find the radius. Now, extend your tape measure and locate this radius measurement. Add an additional 1/4 inch (or 1/8 inch, adjust as needed based on the thickness of your tape measure case and marker tip) to this radius. This adjustment compensates for the physical size of the tape measure's housing and the marker. Mark this adjusted measurement on the tape measure using your marker or pencil. For an 8-inch circle, the radius is 4 inches, so mark 4 and 1/4 inches on the tape measure.

Goal: Set the correct radius and mark it on the tape measure

Tools and materials

  • Marker — Marking the radius on the tape measure and drawing the circle
  • Tape Measure Milwaukee — Measuring the radius and acting as the compass arm

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What up? It's Circle Sunday, and here's how to draw a circle using just a tape measure. So, go ahead, put a nail right in the center of your circle. On your tape measure, you're going to mark half your diameter of your circle, so your your radius, um, and add a quarter inch. So, in our case, we're going to do an 8-in circle, so let's do 4 and 1/4 inches on the tape measure. So, look at 4 and 1/4. So, go ahead and put your tape measure this side down, not your belt clip. If you put it on your belt clip, it's going

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