Millimeter Reading Metric Tape Measure

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Millimeter reading metric tape measure.

Each centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters so if your object measures 4 centimeters long that s equivalent to 4 10 40 millimeters. Milwaukee 8 m 26 ft. Numbers shown represent meters decimeters sometimes shown in red see example picture and centimeters. Use a tape measure properly so you can tackle your diy projects with accuracy.

There are 10 decimeters in a meter 10 centimeters in a decimeter and 10 millimeters in a centimeter. 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. 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.

How to read a tape measure. Metric is based on tens. Building and construction practice calls for all measurements to be made in millimeters mm. As they are so small they are generally not individually numbered on tape measures.

The millimeter marks typically are the same length except for the middle one which readily identifies 5 millimeters. Metric measurement is the simplest system of use.