Taped a tape measure to my cardboard rig after 3 failed door frames

Ngl, I kept cutting foam board door frames too small because I eyeballed the measurements. So I grabbed a $4 fiberglass tape from Harbor Freight and taped it straight onto my workbench cardboard template. Now I just lay the piece on top and cut, no more guessing. Has anyone else hacked their mockup setup with something this dumb but effective?

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morgan.cameron23d ago

Stare at that tape measure long enough and it starts judging you for every crooked cut you ever made. I did the same thing with a metal yardstick and a chunk of duct tape, except my tape kept sliding off because I forgot to clean the dust off the cardboard. Ended up with a template that measured one thing and cut another, so basically I built a lie detector for my own laziness. Works great now though, and the tape silhouette looks kinda like a shrine to my failures.