trying to work out the length of my radiator in milimetres, using a standard Halfords tape measure, which one is mm, is it the top line or the bottom line ? - yes i know it's a rubbish question but what can i say, i'm a useless girly who is trying her hand at a bit of DIY !! :)
2007-02-06 01:50:57 · 10 answers · asked by K W 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
the top should be in inches IE - 4 CM to an inch
the bottom should be centimeters IE 10 mm to a centimeter
to work out mm - if something is 20cm add a zero so that its 220mm - or if something is 176 cm then it would be 1760mm
does that make sense its not difficult really!!!
2007-02-06 02:02:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it has inches on it (the inches scale should be th eone where 1 main division - a big number 1 - is roughly the length of your thumb to the first joint) then the scale showing 2 and a half divisions is equal to an inch will be in cms, if it is 25 divisions then that is mm.
To solve the problem easier - if the scale has 10, 20, 30 etc as its equaly spaced numbers it is a mm rule, if the divisins are 1, 2 , 3 with 10 small divisions beteween them they are in cms
2007-02-06 02:03:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've not got a halfords tape measure! But if one edge is marked in inches, then the opposite edge will be marked in mm/cm/metres. 10mm=1cm. 100cm=1metre. 25.4mm = appx 1 inch.
2007-02-06 01:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
calculate mm standard tape measure: https://bitly.im/c19/calculate-mm-on-a-standard-tape-measure
2015-05-02 01:03:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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cm (10mm) are smaller than inches...so it will be the side of the tape measure that has the highest number on it.
The inches side will also say 1 ft when it gets up to 12 inches.
2007-02-06 01:57:43 · answer #5 · answered by Stu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think your radiator will be 500 mm or 1.000 or 1.500 mm in length that is the standard size ,i hope this helps you .
2007-02-06 05:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by Mick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 2.54 cm in an inch...so 25.4 mm in an inch. The one with many more little lines between numbers is the metric side.
2007-02-06 01:56:53 · answer #7 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
metric measure works on "10's" markings. And now you know.
2007-02-06 05:27:09 · answer #8 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to be sure you are in the right neighborhood, a millimeter is pretty close to the thichness of a dime (U.S. ten-cent piece).
2007-02-06 05:01:38 · answer #9 · answered by Steve71 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the tiny one.
Oh just let me do it for you !
2007-02-06 02:10:34 · answer #10 · answered by Yeti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋