The width of the digital magnetic tape that became popular in the 1950s. More convenient as well as holding more data, half-inch self-threading tape cartridges began to replace open reels in the ...

Generally, you would use ½-inch tape for ¼-inch to ½-inch ... Each new wrap should overlap the previous wrap by about half ...

Each gap is 1/16th of an inch. The long middle dash indicates half an inch. But there's much more to a tape measure than just the inches. Don't worry if your tape measure hook moves, it's designed ...