Still others may include the measurement in terms of feet and inches after the 1 foot mark a marking of 1 5 at the 17 mark for example.
Millimeter measure tape marks.
And finally you ll sometimes see imperial markings on top of the tape and metric markings on the bottom.
Read a tape measure s incremental marks for the metric system.
Tape measure markings represent the fractions of an inch.
To make marking the halfway point of a board easier.
If you understand how to read a tape you re already a leg up on most people.
20 c being the.
The long mark in the center indicates a half centimeter.
Tape measures are made from a variety of materials including fiber glass plastic and cloth.
There are however lots of markings.
Generally speaking the term tape measure refers to a roll up self retracting style tape measure that s.
They are among the most common measuring tools used today.
To measure find the nearest whole centimeter to the end point then examine the remaining indicator lines to see how many millimeters are left over.
A tape measure also called measuring tape is a type of flexible ruler.
There are lots of marks on a tape measure.
The one meter marking is located at the one 100th centimeter marking or 10th decimeter marking.
Tape measures are commonly used in construction architecture building home projects crafts and woodworking.
They usually come in lengths from 6 feet to 35 feet long.
This relates to the tape measure s quoted level of accuracy.
To measure with a metric measuring tape first find the nearest centimetre before the distance you re measuring then the nearest millimetre.
You can use a 0 5 millimetre mark to help guide you if your measuring tape has them.
Your measurement in centimetres will be a decimal where the tenths place is indicated by the millimetre marking.
Reading a tape measure.
Tape measures may have measurements in imperial and metric imperial only or metric only.
The komelon speed mark measuring tape has visible numbers printed above the 1 8 markings so you can quickly see where a measurement falls in between the inches.
Metric tape measures indicate 10 marks to the centimeter.
Just know what units you re using.
Ec levels of accuracy class 1 or class 2 state that a tape s blade is accurate to that particular standard at a temperature of 20 c at a pulling force of 50n newtons.
Beyond the helpful markings the tape measure is extremely durable with an acrylic coated tape and a rubber coated exterior case.