Use a tape measure properly so you can tackle your diy projects with accuracy.
Millimeter reading metric tape measure.
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The millimeter marks typically are the same length except for the middle one which readily identifies 5 millimeters.
As they are so small they are generally not individually numbered on tape measures.
Building and construction practice calls for all measurements to be made in millimeters mm.
How to read a tape measure.
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Each centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters so if your object measures 4 centimeters long that s equivalent to 4 10 40 millimeters.
These are the smallest unit on the tape measure scale and are also marked with the smalles hash mark along the edge.
Numbers shown represent meters decimeters sometimes shown in red see example picture and centimeters.
Wide blade tape measure with 17 ft.
Metric tape measures often use special symbols such as red numbers for every 10 centimeters or 100 centimeters 1 meter but often do not have a unique symbol for each meter.
On a metric tape you will basically see markings for meters centimeters and millimeters.
Metric measurement is the simplest system of use.
There are 10 decimeters in a meter 10 centimeters in a decimeter and 10 millimeters in a centimeter.