Well, an inch is 2.54cm and 1 cm=10mm. You can roughly figure 1cm by taking the width of your index finger. 1/3 of it (3.3333....mm) is about 3.6mm. For more accuracy, take an inch, divide by 2.54, multiply by 36 then divide by 100 (about 0.142 inches). You can also get a ruler to help you (if it does have cm markings on it)