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Woodworking Math

11/32 inch in decimal and mm

Decimal inches

0.34375 in

0.3438 in to four places

Millimetres

8.73125 mm

From the standard, the international inch, 25.4 mm exactly

The math

  1. A fraction is its top number divided by its bottom number: 11/32 in = 11 ÷ 32 = 0.34375 in.
  2. An inch is exactly 25.4 mm, so 0.34375 × 25.4 = 8.73125 mm, or 8.731 mm to three places.
  3. In feet, divide by 12: 0.34375 ÷ 12 = 0.028646 ft. In centimetres, divide the mm by 10: 0.873125 cm.
  4. The same size in finer steps: 11/32 = 22/64. A tape marked in 16ths, 32nds or 64ths shows it at those marks.

11/32 to the nearest 1/8, 1/16

A tape or rule marked more coarsely than 32ths can’t show 11/32 exactly. The nearest marks, and how far off each is (plus means the mark is bigger; a size exactly halfway goes to the bigger mark):

NearestMarkOff by (in)Off by (mm)
1/83/8 in+0.03125+0.794
1/163/8 in+0.03125+0.794

Drills, plywood and lumber at 11/32 in

Drills either side of 11/32 in
DrillSizeOff by
8.7 mm0.3425 in−0.0313 mm
8.8 mm0.3465 in+0.0688 mm

Every drill is on the drill bit size chart.

Bits of this size

Sizes either side

FractionDecimalmm
21/64 in0.328125 in8.334 mm
23/64 in0.359375 in9.128 mm

Every size is on the fraction to decimal chart; any other size goes in the fraction to decimal calculator.