How to read an imperial tape measure.
Metric inch tape measure.
In some countries such as the uk tape measures have both imperial and metric measurement markings.
We measure our height in feet and inches our weight in stones and pounds and our speed in miles per hour.
They usually come in lengths from 6 feet to 35 feet long.
A tape measure or measuring tape is a flexible ruler used to measure size or distance.
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To measure with a metric measuring tape first find the nearest centimetre before the distance you re measuring then the nearest millimetre.
A wide variety of metric inch measuring tape options are available to you such as free samples paid samples.
There are 1 016 metric inch measuring tape suppliers mainly located in asia.
You can use a 0 5 millimetre mark to help guide you if your measuring tape has them.
You will see a foot designation marked every 12 inches sometimes in a box as in the picture or sometimes the number will be shown in red.
Whilst britain now officially operates a metric system of measurement our nation still sees a curious mix of both metric and imperial measurements being used on a day to day basis.
About 97 of these are tape measures.
Tape measures may have measurements in imperial and metric imperial only or metric only.
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Its design allows for a measure of great length to be easily carried in pocket or toolkit and permits one to measure around curves or corners.
It is a common measuring tool.
It consists of a ribbon of cloth plastic fibre glass or metal strip with linear measurement markings.
Unfortunately there is no universal standard of measurement so tape measures around the world are made with two scales of measurement imperial which is split into feet and inches and metric made up of millimeters centimeters and meters.
On a tape measure that uses imperial units as opposed to the metric system the most prominent markings are typically the inch marks designated by long thin lines and larger numbers.
Tape measures are commonly used in construction architecture building home projects crafts and woodworking.
Tape measure markings represent the fractions of an inch.
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