In article .com, wrote:
I just finished looking at the plans to build Jake's Chair. The
dimensions were given in decimal form. There were several decimals
though that I didn't recognize such as .9 and .6. How are these
measurements figured?

Probably converted from metric measurements.

If you want them in fractional inches, multiply by 64 to get 64ths, e.g. 0.9 *
64 = 57.6 so 58/64 or 29/32. Similarly, 0.6 * 64 = 38.4 so 38/64 or 19/32.

Double-checking: 29/32 = 0.906; 19/32 = 0.594. Within six-thousandths each
time - probably close enough.

If not, multiply by 128 instead: 0.9 = 115/128, and 0.6 = 77/128 (both
accurate within two thou).

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