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The Most Essential Tool That Our Foresters Need is a Diameter Tape Measure

When you think of a logger or forester, what is the first tool that comes to mind? Probably a chainsaw, right? Well the other tool that they use on a daily basis is a diameter tape measure. What exactly do they use this specialized tape measure for?

To wrap about tree branches, logs, and trunks to determine their diameter without cutting them
To help estimate the age of the tree
To determine the value of the tree if it’s being logged
For landscapers, it also helps calculate the amount of fertilizer needed

To be consistent, all loggers measure standing trees with their diameter tape measures at Diameter Breast Height (DBH), which is 4.5’ above ground.

How Would You Survive Without Your Pipe Diameter Tape Measure?

A New Use for a Pipe Diameter Tape Measure

Your pipe diameter tape measure is probably the most valuable and simplest tool in your toolbox. It will tell you the outside diameter of a pipeline (or your arm) when you wrap it around the circumference. What if you lost your pipe tape? How would you measure the diameter of a pipe or any round object?

Use a regular tape measure, if it is flexible enough to wrap around the pipe. A carpenter’s tape is made to stay stiff, so it won’t work in this case. Since the end hook won’t let you lay the zero mark against the pipe, you would have to start at the 1 or 2 inch mark. Read the circumference and divide by 3.14159. That’s a lot of trouble.
Use an expensive caliper, transfer the reading to a measuring tape, perhaps, then divide by pi. That’s a clumsy way of doing it.
Get a real expensive micrometer. Since they have a narrow range of measuring (1 inch), it would have to be a certain size to begin with. Then measure the diameter directly. Reading the markings on a micrometer is not the easiest thing to do. You have to read the shaft measurement, then add the tumbler measurement to it.

So, hang on to your pipe diameter tape measure and it will save you a lot of trouble.

Do Your Customers Need A Pipe Diameter Tape Measure?

Better yet, do they need one with your company logo on it?

Pipe Diameter Tape Measure

A pipe diameter tape measure is an extremely useful tool, but not for everyone. Who needs one? Let me make a list…

Plumbers. Before he tears into a repair job, he can use a pipe diameter tape to find what size of pipe to bring to the job.
Car repair people. When they want to find the size of a hose before they take off the old one.
Boat repair people. To measure the sizes of hoses without removing them.
HVAC installers and repairmen. Round pipes need to be measured when making a modification to an existing installation.
Electricians when they use conduits. When you want to know the outside diameter of an installed conduit.
Tree nurserymen. The best time to dig out a young tree is when the trunk has reached a certain diameter.
Oilfield workers. How big of a pipe is required to attach to your drilling operation?
Gas field workers. What is the diameter of an installed gas pipe, so you can repair it, or put a new plastic pipe inside of it?
Oil drilling personnel. What is the diameter of a pipe that is in the drilling machine?
Pipeline inspectors. To calculate the optimum flow, you need to know the size of the pipe.
Pipeline repairmen. What size pipe do you need to order, before you remove the old pipe?
Machinists. They use a pipe diameter tape measure for many tasks around the shop.