How Do You Read A Steel Ruler?
The accuracy and durability of steel rulers make them the ideal measuring tool for making crafts, drafting and performing household tasks. They provide more reliable measurements on small projects than tape measures or wooden rulers. Steel rulers are available in either U.S. customary units (inches) or metric units, or both. They come in a range of lengths and widths, and vary in accuracy and quality. Steel rulers most commonly come in one-foot, 18-inch, three-foot (yardsticks) and four-foot lengths. Place your ruler against the object, making sure that the first line of the ruler’s gauge lines up exactly with your object’s leading edge. Some gauges don’t start right at the edge of the ruler, so make sure this slight gap is not included in your measurement. Since rulers measure left-to-right, you will normally start at the object’s left edge. But if the object is fixed in a place that won’t accommodate the ruler, it may be necessary to flip the ruler around and read it from right to le
