how to read a ruler?

Answer 1

Do NOT try.

You may make a mistake and possibly upset your Ruler.


Instead try asking your Ruler direct questions... very carefully.

Answer 2

just look at the lines and the numbers or read the article i have pasted below

So your trying to build a woodworking masterpiece and the plans call for you to cut a board to 4' 11-3/8". No problem….. Until you pick up the tape measure and realize that there is no clear marking for 11-3/8"!!! Now you need to understand how to read a ruler. It's actually a lot simpler than it looks.
The first thing we need to clarify is the symbols used in most woodworking plans. The symbol ' (apostrophe) represents feet. The " (quote) symbol represents inches. So a plan calling for a board to be cut to 4' 11-3/8" is asking for "four feet eleven and three eighths inches". Because this can be confusing most plans will call out this measurement only in inches; in this case 59-3/8" or "fifty nine and three eighths inches".
Now that we've covered the basics it's back to understanding all of those little marks on the ruler. A standard tape measure (or ruler) in the United States is divided up into feet and inches. Each foot is divided into 12 inches. The problem starts with the subdivision of the inches. In each inch there are a number of lines of different length. The longer the length of these lines, the larger the unit of measurement.
For example. 1. The longest line in the inch is in the middle. This is the half-inch mark and there is only one. 2. The next shortest line is the 1/4" (one quarter of an inch) inch mark and there are only two of these. 3. The third shortest line is the 1/8" (one eighth of an inch) mark and there are four of these. 4. The fourth shortest is the 1/16" (one sixteenth of an inch) mark and there are eight of these. 5. Some rulers will go a step further, down to 1/32" but this is often more precise that most woodworking cuts need to be. Click on Image to Enlarge
On the typical ruler the basic (smallest) unit of measurement is 1/16". If you count the distance between two inch marks (one inch) you will find sixteen lines. This is because an inch is 16/16th of an inch long. Because we like to express fractional numbers in the largest unit possible we call it one inch. So it follows that if you have 8 lines, or 8/16" you have a half-inch or ½". And likewise, if you have 4 little lines, or 4/16" you have a quarter inch and so on.
At first it can be a little cumbersome to count these lines but over time you will learn to recognize the lengths and the different units of measurements they represent. This often starts with the ½" mark and progresses down the line. Over time a measurements like 59-3/8" can be located quickly.
OTHER MEASUREMENTS You might have noticed that every 24" on the tape measure are marked with a contrasting black background and every 16" is marked with a red background. The marks are used by construction workers for spacing wood studs in a wall or joists in a floor/roof. 16" spacing is used most commonly for load bearing walls and 24" for non-load bearing walls. The small black diamonds represent a less common spacing scheme. Click on Image to Enlarge

Answer 3

My experience has been if you have cm, it is the metric system and uses 10 a lot. I would say the spaces between would be 1/10 of a cm or 1 mm (millimeter). Count the lines between each number and it should be 10 (The line on the first number is not counted but the line on the last number is counted eg (do not count the line on 0 but count the line on 1).

Inches is USUALLY divided by 2. Or it is divided by 2 divided by 2. Or it is divided by 2 divided by 2 divided by 2. You end up with fraction of an inch that is 1/2 or 1/4 or 1/8 or 1/16 and so on... I've seen inches divided by 10 but it is usually rare. Count the lines between each number and it should be 4 or 8 or 16 ...so on...(do not count the line on 0 but count the line on 1).

Answer 4

Ronco's Remarkable Ruler Reader?

Answer 5

Line up one end of what you want to measure with the zero mark and see where the other end meets the ruler. Whatever make you are at is the measurement.

Answer 6

1/16 ths then 1/8 then 1/4 then 3/8 1/2 then 5/8 then 3/4

Answer 7

here in the States non metric. it is all in 16th
2 1/16inches or 3 and 2/16 or 31/8

Answer 8

you justy look it there is lot of numbers their like centimitters and inches or something els als u better be kidding about this quastion or if not better be like 6 years old or something

Answer 9

One side is Cm and the other one is Inches.
The longer one is Inches.
Shorter on is Cm.
xD

Answer 10

Depends on what kind. Look in wikipedia.com