Millimeter Reading Metric Tape Measure

As they are so small they are generally not individually numbered on tape measures.

Millimeter reading metric tape measure.

Wide blade tape measure with 17 ft. Metric measurement is the simplest system of use. These are the smallest unit on the tape measure scale and are also marked with the smalles hash mark along the edge. Tape measure metric english scale 25 model 30 456 11 87.

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. The millimeter marks typically are the same length except for the middle one which readily identifies 5 millimeters. Milwaukee 8 m 26 ft. Numbers shown represent meters decimeters sometimes shown in red see example picture and centimeters.

On a metric tape you will basically see markings for meters centimeters and millimeters. How to read a tape measure. Building and construction practice calls for all measurements to be made in millimeters mm. There are 10 decimeters in a meter 10 centimeters in a decimeter and 10 millimeters in a centimeter.

Converting from centimeters to millimeters you don t actually need to count every single millimeter mark along the ruler you can use the numbered centimeter marks as a shortcut. There are 10 millimeters in 1 centimeter.