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Woodworking Math

31/64 inch in decimal and mm

Decimal inches

0.484375 in

0.4844 in to four places

Millimetres

12.303125 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: 31/64 in = 31 ÷ 64 = 0.484375 in.
  2. An inch is exactly 25.4 mm, so 0.484375 × 25.4 = 12.303125 mm, or 12.303 mm to three places.
  3. In feet, divide by 12: 0.484375 ÷ 12 = 0.040365 ft. In centimetres, divide the mm by 10: 1.2303125 cm.

31/64 to the nearest 1/8, 1/16, 1/32

A tape or rule marked more coarsely than 64ths can’t show 31/64 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)
1/81/2 in+0.015625+0.397
1/161/2 in+0.015625+0.397
1/321/2 in+0.015625+0.397

Drills, plywood and lumber at 31/64 in

Drills either side of 31/64 in
DrillSizeOff by
12.3 mm0.4843 in−0.0031 mm
12.4 mm0.4882 in+0.0969 mm

Every drill is on the drill bit size chart.

Bits of this size

Sizes either side

FractionDecimalmm
15/32 in0.46875 in11.906 mm
1/2 in0.5 in12.700 mm

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