Those are the questions I kept asking myself. Under that, there is the decimal equivalent for number drills. What does that means and how do I use this part?įurther on the upper-right corner of my ruler, there is another ruler in mm. On the N scale side, on the top left, there is, what I understand now, the ruler in feet. On the lower-left corner of my ruler, there is another ruler indicated 64THS.
CUSTOM METRIC SCALE RULER HOW TO
In the drawing below we show various options for cm and mm and how to correctly read the ruler remember 10mm 1cm and 100cm 1m. And there is the other side with n scale. Metric Rulers may have any combination of: Meters - abbreviated as m Centimeters - abbreviated as cm Millimeters - abbreviated as mm There are 100 cm in a m and 10 mm in a cm, thus there are also 1000mm in 1 m. In fact, I know how to use a ruler but what got me confused is the different rules that I don't know how to use.Įx: On my Excel Model Railroad Reference Rule, there is one side with HO and O scales. Thank you Jeff, that's exactly what I wanted to know. Choose from Standard, Floor Plan (Standard), Metric, Floor Plan (Metric) or Custom. The scale ruler comes in different shapes, flat or triangular but they all provide sets of graduated numbered spaces, that establishes a proportion of one unit to the specified unit, i.e. 040" hole - it's easy enough to use it to see that you need a #60 drill bit. Select your desired scale from the drop-down menu. A scale ruler is a tool that architects, engineers and designers use to draw their designs at an appropriate scale that it fits on a piece of paper and is in proportion to accurately convey the scheme. All too often you'll find something that requires a. You might also find that Decimal Equivalents For Number Drills to come up handy eventually as well. This appears to show that a 53' container is only about 52 feet and some inches in reality. Where it says "N scale" it is measuring scale feet - so if you put something against it with it's end at 0, whatever number is at the other end is how many scale feet long it is.Īn illustration - using a similar ruler to yours, I placed a JTC 53' (nominal) length container against it: I assume you know how to use a normal ruler - you place it against what you want to measure, with 0 at one end, and whatever number is at the other end is your measurement, either in inches or centimeters, or whatever scale is being used.