On Nov 23, 9:25*pm, Carla Fong wrote:
Hi all -

In a brief period of boredom we wrote a small application to convert
decimal values to fractions.

(If anybody wants a copy, email me at carla dot fong at verizon dot net.
The 'reply to' on this message is spam-trapped) Runs on Windows.

It also calculates the next larger 1/64th inch drill for a decimal value
- handy if you read the size with a caliper and want a fractional drill
bit to match.

This brings up my question: Is there a way to calculate the decimal inch
sizes of letter- and number- denominated drill bits, or are they ad hoc?

Thanks

Carla

Hi Carla
I appreciate your efforts. That's a good program to have.
Another way to convert decimals to fractions is contained
w/ in a program in the HP 32s II pocket calculator & iirc it rounds up
to the nearest
fraction also. It's a somewhat complicated operation that was very
useful in my work
before I retired. I have since forgotten to use it. But I love my HP
32s II. Possibly
the best true pocket calculator made by any company. I'm not counting
the bigger 'pocket'
calculators as such as the HP 40 series as a pocket calculator.
The funny thing is that I think I paid ~$40 bucks for mine in the mid
90s, & in about
'97 I was standing in a store looking @ close out display of them for ~
$25, trying to decide
to buy another as a backup. Economy & lack of foresight won out & I
kept my $$$
in my pocket. To day they are going for over $250 on eBay. If I had
had the foresight,
I'd have bought everyone I could get my hands on & made a tidy profit
@ 10 to 1.

Thanks, JD