11 Feb 2021
How to Read a Steel Tape Measure?
The steel tape measure is measured in centimeters. The red “10” means 10 centimeters, and the cells in centimeters mean millimeters. Steel tapes can be divided into self-rolling tapes, braking tapes, and rolling tapes.
The numbers on the metal tape measure are divided into two rows, the unit of one row is cm, and the unit of the other row is inches. 1cm≈0.3937 inches, 1 inch≈2.54cm. Therefore, when the difference between the two numbers is small, the unit uses centimeters, and when the difference is large, the unit uses inches. The font of numbers in centimeters is also smaller than that of inches.

