Halloween is quickly approaching – are you ready to be spooked? Don’t worry, if you’re like us, you might not care for the scary parts of this holiday, and just prefer going to a family-friendly pumpkin patch!
What are the things that scare you most this season?
Anything wearing a mask
Jump-scares
Unidentified noises in the dark
What is noticeably missing from this list? A Diameter Tape Measure – notspookyat all!
We’re already at the end of the 3rd week of August, which means fall is right around the corner. I don’t know about you, but I have already seen large Halloween displays at the store! In order to distract ourselves from the changing of the seasons let’s focus on what we think is, hands down, the best Pipe Diameter Tape Measure for the month of August.
Lufkin makes the best pocket sized Pipe Diameter Tape Measure. If you have one, put it to good use on the 14th and find the diameter of all the round stuff you can find.
Funny Things To Measure with A Diameter Tape Measure
A Diameter Tape Measure is most commonly used to measure the diameter of pipes, poles, and trees. But let’s be a little creative today . . . What is the funniest item you can think to measure the diameter of?
Your arm
Flower pot
Pigs in a blanket (today is actually National Pigs In A Blanket Day!)
Today is National Inventors’ Day! While there is no date recorded for the invention of the Diameter Tape Measure, here are some fun facts about the patent process for the basic tape measure –
1821: First retractable cloth tape measure patented
1829: First retractable steel tape measure patented
1864-68: Spring return and spring click designs patented
When thinking of autumn, what fruit would you say is the mascot of the season? Some will automatically say pumpkin, but apple will come up as a close second. Today is National Apple Day! Looking for a fun game to play at your Halloween party? Try “Guess the Diameter of the Apple!” Players will record their guesses, and the judge will pull out his/her Diameter Tape Measure to discover whose guess is the closest.
Lufkin and Pi-Cobra are the two main brands of diameter tape measures that we carry. If you’re a regular user of these unique and useful tape measures, you know their special skill: measuring the diameter of pipes or other cylindrical items.
The pipe diameter tape measure is normally used by pipeline workers and inspectors. They wrap it around the circumference of the pipe, and read the
A New Use for a Pipe Diameter Tape Measure
diameter size on the tape. Now this useful tape can take on a new use during the COVID-19 lockdown.
For those of you who are forced to stay at home every day, you may have discovered the comforting appeal of the refrigerator. It’s always there with food for when you are hungry. It’s even there when you are not hungry, but just need some comfort. If you have a bathroom scale, you may have noticed that the spring might be getting weaker this month. Or, could it be that you are actually putting on weight?
A Lufkin pipe diameter tape measure can be a fun way to try to prove that your bathroom scale might be broken. Wrap it around your waist or your arm, and see for sure if you are getting too chummy with the Frigidaire.
The history of the pipe diameter tape measure is probably darker than its future. Once these 5 myths are explained, this little tape measure will experience much success.
My customers don’t want one with my company logo on it.
Here are my answers:
The “outside diameter tape” is used by plumbers, pipeline workers, electricians, car and boat repairmen.
All you do is wrap it around the pipe, and read off the diameter.
It compares to the price of many other pocket tapes.
Maybe so, but you would have to correct for the fact that you can’t readily see the zero mark. You would have to use the one inch or two inch mark, and subtract that from the total, then divide by pi. A pipe diameter tape measure has the zero conveniently located away from the end of the tape, to make it easy to line up.
Your customers would love a gift with your corporate logo. It would be a symbol of your generosity.
Diameter tape measures are made for wrapping around pipes and poles, to find the diameter. That’s a good enough reason to keep one in your tool box, garage, and vehicle. But there’s one feature that no one talks about, until now….
The other side of the diameter tape measure is a regular tape measure, in inches or centimeters. It measures length, not diameter. So, even though it is a special tape, it is also a handy every day tape, too. Lufkin, and the other manufacturers, thought of everything when they designed these handy pocket tapes. Everyone should have one or two.