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Woodworking Math

61/64 inch in decimal and mm

Decimal inches

0.953125 in

0.9531 in to four places

Millimetres

24.209375 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: 61/64 in = 61 ÷ 64 = 0.953125 in.
  2. An inch is exactly 25.4 mm, so 0.953125 × 25.4 = 24.209375 mm, or 24.209 mm to three places.
  3. In feet, divide by 12: 0.953125 ÷ 12 = 0.079427 ft. In centimetres, divide the mm by 10: 2.4209375 cm.

61/64 to the nearest 1/8, 1/16, 1/32

A tape or rule marked more coarsely than 64ths can’t show 61/64 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 in+0.046875+1.191
1/1615/16 in−0.015625−0.397
1/3231/32 in+0.015625+0.397

Drills, plywood and lumber at 61/64 in

Drills either side of 61/64 in
DrillSizeOff by
24 mm0.9449 in−0.2094 mm
24.5 mm0.9646 in+0.2906 mm

Every drill is on the drill bit size chart.

Bits of this size

Sizes either side

FractionDecimalmm
15/16 in0.9375 in23.813 mm
31/32 in0.96875 in24.606 mm

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