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Woodworking Math

11/64 inch in decimal and mm

Decimal inches

0.171875 in

0.1719 in to four places

Millimetres

4.365625 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: 11/64 in = 11 ÷ 64 = 0.171875 in.
  2. An inch is exactly 25.4 mm, so 0.171875 × 25.4 = 4.365625 mm, or 4.366 mm to three places.
  3. In feet, divide by 12: 0.171875 ÷ 12 = 0.014323 ft. In centimetres, divide the mm by 10: 0.4365625 cm.

11/64 to the nearest 1/8, 1/16, 1/32

A tape or rule marked more coarsely than 64ths can’t show 11/64 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)
1/81/8 in−0.046875−1.191
1/163/16 in+0.015625+0.397
1/323/16 in+0.015625+0.397

Drills, plywood and lumber at 11/64 in

Drills either side of 11/64 in
DrillSizeOff by
4.3 mm0.1693 in−0.0656 mm
4.4 mm0.1732 in+0.0344 mm

Every drill is on the drill bit size chart.

Bits of this size

Sizes either side

FractionDecimalmm
5/32 in0.15625 in3.969 mm
3/16 in0.1875 in4.763 mm

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