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Is there an easy way to measure the height of a tree?

I'm looking to get an antenna installed for Internet service that will need to clear some trees on my neighbor's property because it requires a clear line of sight to work. I really don't trust my estimating skills enough to plunk down money on a…
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How do I measure the thickness of something with a lip or frame?

I'm looking for a device like vernier calipers (ie 0.1mm resolution or thereabouts is fine), but in more of a C-clamp configuration which allows me to measure the thickness of some object's face where there is a thicker frame, lip or ridge around…
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How to measure a crooked room?

I am faced with the task of measuring a room that has no right angles. The room has the following layout (this sketch in not scaled, there is also a window in the right wall which I omitted here): I want to measure the room as accurately as…
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What does "Level flat to 3/16 per 10 foot radius" mean?

I am looking at USFLOORS CoreTec Plus installation instructions (http://www.usfloorsllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/USF-COREtec-Plus-Angle-Tap-Installation-Instructions.pdf) and it says Level: flat to 3/16" per 10-foot radius". What strictly…
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Does this SAE conversion map work for any tools or justfor wrenches?

By mistake I ordered a set of Forstner bits that are all metric (mm) I am seeing g that for wrenches there is this mapping Does it work for Frostner bits or anything else as well?
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What is the viewing window for on this tape measure?

Can someone please explain me the significance of the window in this measuring tape? I am unable to understand its application.
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How do you figure out how deep the water table is somewhere?

I'm looking at buying some land, and was wondering how to figure out how deep it is to the water table so I can know what I can put in a location in the yard.
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How to measure the radius of a fillet on a non 90deg angle

I have two filleted corners that are not at 90deg on an aluminium part. I want to measure the radius of the fillet, but I don't have fancy radius measuring tools, only calipers. Is there any way I can measure the fillet radius of those corners…
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How to calculate width and depth to determine measurements using math (geometry?) along a cone shape

all. I get accused of being too wordy with my posts but I always feel like I need to provide all the details. If you want to go right to my question, just look for "So, my question is..." in bold toward the bottom to get right to it. Quite…
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On understanding housing measures

When we measure a room and say it's 4x4 this is to say it's 4' in length and 4' in width, right? What if the room isn't conventional and is say a polygon how is it then measured? The x between dimension sizes of rooms is saying multiplication right?…
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Taking Measurements for Driveway Project

I'm a new DIYer and my first project is to cover my sand driveway with bluestone gravel. My question is how do I take measurements of driveway to determine how much gravel to buy? Thank you in advance for your help!
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Why are fractions used for measuring?

Can someone provide a rational reason why are fractions used for measuring, instead of decimals or percentages? To me they don't seem intuitive and I fail to see how can be intuitive to anyone because you are forced to memorize them in order to be…
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Is there a way to make reasonably accurate visual measurements?

I'm planning to put up some holiday lights around the eaves of my home. The house is basically Tudoresque with multiple pitches. In order to make the measurements I would like to avoid climbing on a ladder with a tape measure. Is there a way to…
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