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fractional-inch drill · nominal diameter

11/16
drill bit size.

A 11/16 bit measures 0.6875 in across (17.462 mm).

The fractional diameter is exact; decimal and metric values are conversions.

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11/16 · fractional

0.6875 in
17.462 mm
Designation11/16fractional
Inch decimal0.6875nominal
Metric conversion17.462millimetres
Where this size sits from 0 to 1 inch
11/16 · 17.462 mm on a zero to 25.4 millimetre scale. Neighbor marks: 43/64, 45/64.
0 25.4 mm
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Where this bit is specified

What 11/16 is for.

11/16 is the cutting-tap drill for the thread below— usually the reason this size gets looked up. Engagement is calculated from the basic 60° profile; open a thread for its published row, evidence, and limits.

Measured neighbors

What sits beside 11/16.

“Nearest” means nominal diameter only. It does not make a neighboring size acceptable for a tolerance, tapping, reaming, or fastener application.

Other naming systemsABSOLUTE DIAMETER DELTA

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Drill Bit Size Chart.

Fractional sizes are exact rational multiples of one inch.

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