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    A Master Socket Table

    Here is a table of SAE and metric sizes that can be used to select a socket or wrench.

    If you are interested, please, click here.


    Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.


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    Rick

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    Interleaving metric and inferial sizes is useful when drilling as well. The DRILL program on my page has an option to find the drill(s) closest to a user-specified size. This necessitated inputting the sizes of the metric drills as well as all the idiot notations and sizes for the inferial drills. Having that data to hand made it easy to write a short program to interleave all the data and produce the drill chart below.

    Code:
    Drill Sizes:
    
                    97  0.0059              
                    96  0.0063              
                    95  0.0067              
                    94  0.0071              
                    93  0.0075              
                    92  0.0079              
                    91  0.0083              
                    90  0.0087              
                    89  0.0091              
                    88  0.0095              
                    87  0.0100              
                    86  0.0105              
                    85  0.0110              
                    84  0.0115              
                    83  0.0120              
                    82  0.0125              
                    81  0.0130              
                    80  0.0135              
                    79  0.0145              
        1/64..........  0.0156              
                    78  0.0160              
                    77  0.0180              
                    76  0.0200              
                    75  0.0210              
                    74  0.0225              
                    73  0.0240              
                    72  0.0250 000-120      
                    71  0.0260              
                    70  0.0280              
                    69  0.0292              
                    68  0.0310              
          1/32........  0.0313              
                0.8 mm  0.0315              
                    67  0.0320              
                    66  0.0330              
                    65  0.0350              
                0.9 mm  0.0354              
                    64  0.0360 00-90        
                    63  0.0370              
                    62  0.0380              
                    61  0.0390              
                1.0 mm  0.0394              
                    60  0.0400              
                    59  0.0410              
                    58  0.0420              
                    57  0.0430              
                1.1 mm  0.0433              
                    56  0.0465              
        3/64..........  0.0469 0-80         
                1.2 mm  0.0472              
                1.3 mm  0.0512              
                    55  0.0520              
                    54  0.0550 1-56         
                1.4 mm  0.0551              
                1.5 mm  0.0591              
                    53  0.0595 1-64,72      
            1/16......  0.0625              
                1.6 mm  0.0630              
                    52  0.0635              
                1.7 mm  0.0669              
                    51  0.0670              
                    50  0.0700 2-56,64      
                1.8 mm  0.0709              
                    49  0.0730              
                1.9 mm  0.0748              
                    48  0.0760              
        5/64..........  0.0781              
                    47  0.0785 3-48         
                2.0 mm  0.0787              
                    46  0.0810              
                    45  0.0820 3-56,4-32    
                2.1 mm  0.0827              
                    44  0.0860 4-36         
                2.2 mm  0.0866              
                    43  0.0890 4-40         
                2.3 mm  0.0906              
                    42  0.0935 4-48         
          3/32........  0.0938              
                2.4 mm  0.0945              
                    41  0.0960              
                    40  0.0980              
                2.5 mm  0.0984              
                    39  0.0995              
                    38  0.1015 5-40         
                2.6 mm  0.1024              
                    37  0.1040 5-44         
                2.7 mm  0.1063              
                    36  0.1065 6-32         
        7/64..........  0.1094              
                    35  0.1100              
                2.8 mm  0.1102              
                    34  0.1110 6-36         
                    33  0.1130 6-40         
                2.9 mm  0.1142              
                    32  0.1160              
                3.0 mm  0.1181              
                    31  0.1200              
                3.1 mm  0.1220              
               1/8----  0.1250              
                3.2 mm  0.1260              
                    30  0.1285              
                3.3 mm  0.1299              
                3.4 mm  0.1339              
                    29  0.1360 8-32,36      
                3.5 mm  0.1378              
                    28  0.1405 8-40         
        9/64..........  0.1406              
                3.6 mm  0.1417              
                    27  0.1440              
                3.7 mm  0.1457              
                    26  0.1470              
                    25  0.1495 10-24        
                3.8 mm  0.1496              
                    24  0.1520              
                3.9 mm  0.1535              
                    23  0.1540              
          5/32........  0.1562              
                    22  0.1570 10-30        
                4.0 mm  0.1575              
                    21  0.1590 10-32        
                    20  0.1610              
                4.1 mm  0.1614              
                4.2 mm  0.1654              
                    19  0.1660              
                4.3 mm  0.1693              
                    18  0.1695              
       11/64..........  0.1719              
                    17  0.1730              
                4.4 mm  0.1732              
                    16  0.1770 12-24        
                4.5 mm  0.1772              
                    15  0.1800              
                4.6 mm  0.1811              
                    14  0.1820 12-28        
             13-4.7 mm  0.1850 12-32        
            3/16......  0.1875              
             12-4.8 mm  0.1890              
                    11  0.1910              
                4.9 mm  0.1929              
                    10  0.1935              
                     9  0.1960              
                5.0 mm  0.1969              
                     8  0.1990              
                5.1 mm  0.2008              
                     7  0.2010 1/4-20       
       13/64..........  0.2031              
                     6  0.2040              
                5.2 mm  0.2047              
                     5  0.2055              
                5.3 mm  0.2087              
                     4  0.2090              
                5.4 mm  0.2126              
                     3  0.2130 1/4-28       
                5.5 mm  0.2165              
          7/32........  0.2188              
                5.6 mm  0.2205              
                     2  0.2210              
                5.7 mm  0.2244              
                     1  0.2280              
                5.8 mm  0.2283              
                5.9 mm  0.2323              
                     A  0.2340              
       15/64..........  0.2344              
                6.0 mm  0.2362              
                     B  0.2380              
                6.1 mm  0.2402              
                     C  0.2420              
                6.2 mm  0.2441              
                     D  0.2460              
                6.3 mm  0.2480              
                 E-1/4  0.2500              
                6.4 mm  0.2520              
                6.5 mm  0.2559              
                     F  0.2570 5/16-18      
                6.6 mm  0.2598              
                     G  0.2610              
                6.7 mm  0.2638              
       17/64..........  0.2656              
                     H  0.2660              
                6.8 mm  0.2677              
                6.9 mm  0.2717              
                     I  0.2720 5/16-24      
                7.0 mm  0.2756              
                     J  0.2770              
                7.1 mm  0.2795              
                     K  0.2810              
          9/32........  0.2812              
                7.2 mm  0.2835              
                7.3 mm  0.2874              
                     L  0.2900              
                7.4 mm  0.2914              
                     M  0.2950              
                7.5 mm  0.2953              
       19/64..........  0.2969              
                7.6 mm  0.2992              
                     N  0.3020              
                7.7 mm  0.3031              
            5/16......  0.3125 3/8-16       
                8.0 mm  0.3150              
                     O  0.3160              
                     P  0.3230              
       21/64..........  0.3281              
                     Q  0.3320 3/8-24       
                8.5 mm  0.3346              
                     R  0.3390              
         11/32........  0.3438              
                     S  0.3480              
                9.0 mm  0.3543              
                     T  0.3580              
       23/64..........  0.3594              
                     U  0.3680 7/16-14      
                9.5 mm  0.3740              
               3/8----  0.3750              
                     V  0.3770              
                     W  0.3860              
       25/64..........  0.3906 7/16-20      
               10.0 mm  0.3937              
                     X  0.3970              
                     Y  0.4040              
         13/32........  0.4062              
                     Z  0.4130              
       27/64..........  0.4219 1/2-13       
            7/16......  0.4375              
       29/64..........  0.4531 1/2-20       
         15/32........  0.4688              
       31/64..........  0.4844 9/16-12      
                   1/2  0.5000              
       33/64..........  0.5156 9/16-18      
         17/32........  0.5313              
       35/64..........  0.5469              
            9/16......  0.5625              
       37/64..........  0.5781              
         19/32........  0.5938              
       39/64..........  0.6094              
               5/8----  0.6250              
       41/64..........  0.6406              
         21/32........  0.6562              
       43/64..........  0.6719              
           11/16......  0.6875              
       45/64..........  0.7031              
         23/32........  0.7188              
       47/64..........  0.7344              
                 3/4==  0.7500              
       49/64..........  0.7656              
         25/32........  0.7812              
       51/64..........  0.7969              
           13/16......  0.8125              
       53/64..........  0.8281              
         27/32........  0.8438              
       55/64..........  0.8594              
               7/8----  0.8750              
       57/64..........  0.8906              
         29/32........  0.9062              
       59/64..........  0.9219              
           15/16......  0.9375              
       61/64..........  0.9531              
         31/32........  0.9688              
       63/64..........  0.9844              
                  1 in  1.0000              
      1-3/64..........  1.0469              
      1-7/64..........  1.1094              
             1-1/8----  1.1250              
     1-11/64..........  1.1719              
        1-7/32........  1.2188              
               1-1/4==  1.2500              
     1-19/64..........  1.2969              
       1-11/32........  1.3438              
             1-3/8----  1.3750              
     1-27/64..........  1.4219              
                 1-1/2  1.5000

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    Thanks rgsparber! We've added your Socket Table to our Fastening category,
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    Thanks Rick, your socket reference table will be a useful resource to me but not for your intended propose. I have to make many special bolts and nuts for vintage bikes and your table will be a quick reference for close compromise sizes.

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    Inferial? :-) Sorry Marv.



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