luther Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 here goes.I was looking at stew macs fretboard calculator to help me find out where to drill my mounting screw studs.and for a 25 scale 22 fret guitar it says for a combo bridge/tailpeice the measurement from the nut to the center of mounting studs is 25.061,Likewise for a strat stye bridge its 24.755.I need help converting the decimal part of the measurements.Ive looked online for a decimal to fraction calculator and couldnt figure it out.What i would like is the measurements in plain old fractions(25.1/16?).Yes im a idiot but u could still help a brother out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 here goes.I was looking at stew macs fretboard calculator to help me find out where to drill my mounting screw studs.and for a 25 scale 22 fret guitar it says for a combo bridge/tailpeice the measurement from the nut to the center of mounting studs is 25.061,Likewise for a strat stye bridge its 24.755.I need help converting the decimal part of the measurements.Ive looked online for a decimal to fraction calculator and couldnt figure it out.What i would like is the measurements in plain old fractions(25.1/16?).Yes im a idiot but u could still help a brother out. 25.0625 is 25 1/16 24.750 is 24 3/4 Those are the closest fractions I found, and should be close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenspoke Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 here goes.I was looking at stew macs fretboard calculator to help me find out where to drill my mounting screw studs.and for a 25 scale 22 fret guitar it says for a combo bridge/tailpeice the measurement from the nut to the center of mounting studs is 25.061,Likewise for a strat stye bridge its 24.755.I need help converting the decimal part of the measurements.Ive looked online for a decimal to fraction calculator and couldnt figure it out.What i would like is the measurements in plain old fractions(25.1/16?).Yes im a idiot but u could still help a brother out. Hate mail, Hate mail, Hate mail, Hate mail, Hate mail, Hate mail, Does this make it official. Bookmark this site http://mdmetric.com/tech/cvtcht.htm It has been around for at least two years. There is also probably a few others on the web, makes it faster than asking someone in a post. I use it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telesque Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Bookmark this site http://mdmetric.com/tech/cvtcht.htm It has been around for at least two years. There is also probably a few others on the web, makes it faster than asking someone in a post. I use it all the time. You can actually just google many simple equations. Type '1/16 inches in inches' into a google search field, and it'll convert to decimal for you. Same goes for things like '178mm in in' or '7mph in kph'. What I find to be quite useful is Firefox's Google search toolbar add-on, as it will calculate/pre-fetch as you type, so that you never have to leave the page you're viewing (it will display your resulting answer in a small drop box). Not sure if IE's google search add-on has the same functionality or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Somehow years ago I acquired one of those cardboard decimal to fraction charts. For the longest time I hung on to it, brushed aside on a shelf collecting dust... One day I wanted to make a conversion (who knows why anymore) so I blew the dust off and realized what a gem I had. Now I keep it posted to the wall. Fortunately for you and the rest of us, bridges have adjustments. So, 'real close' is good enough. Now all I need is one that converts mm to the nearest whole fraction. -Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 (edited) Here's how you do it without a table. You probably want it in fractions because you have a ruler with fractions. Your ruler measures in something like 16ths, 32ths, 64ths, etc. Multiply the decimal by that number, then round. So, you had 25.061. 0.061* 16 = 0.976, round up to 1. So, the decimal is 1/16. In that case, 0.061 * 64 = 3.904, round to 4, and 4/64 = 1/16, so you get no more accuracy measuring to 64ths. For the other number, 0.755*16 = 12.08, round down to 12. 12/16 = 3/4. Once again, in this particular case, you get no more accuracy measuring to 64ths. Edited January 30, 2008 by Hey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Hey Brother Luther, Consider having your fretboard/neck on hand when you lay out your drill holes. I find it too easy to make a mistake, but when the pieces are laid out in front of you to move around and measure, things come out better. Good luck -Vinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb_hendrix Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Hey Brother Luther, Consider having your fretboard/neck on hand when you lay out your drill holes. I find it too easy to make a mistake, but when the pieces are laid out in front of you to move around and measure, things come out better. Good luck -Vinny Did u pay attention in maths class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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