Skip to content
Woodworking Math

51/64 inch in decimal and mm

Decimal inches

0.796875 in

0.7969 in to four places

Millimetres

20.240625 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: 51/64 in = 51 ÷ 64 = 0.796875 in.
  2. An inch is exactly 25.4 mm, so 0.796875 × 25.4 = 20.240625 mm, or 20.241 mm to three places.
  3. In feet, divide by 12: 0.796875 ÷ 12 = 0.066406 ft. In centimetres, divide the mm by 10: 2.0240625 cm.

51/64 to the nearest 1/8, 1/16, 1/32

A tape or rule marked more coarsely than 64ths can’t show 51/64 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)
1/83/4 in−0.046875−1.191
1/1613/16 in+0.015625+0.397
1/3213/16 in+0.015625+0.397

Drills, plywood and lumber at 51/64 in

Drills either side of 51/64 in
DrillSizeOff by
20 mm0.7874 in−0.2406 mm
20.5 mm0.8071 in+0.2594 mm

Every drill is on the drill bit size chart.

Bits of this size

Sizes either side

FractionDecimalmm
25/32 in0.78125 in19.844 mm
13/16 in0.8125 in20.638 mm

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