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Imperial clearance hole chart - close, normal & free

Close, normal and free clearance-hole diameters for every imperial screw size in the catalog, #0-80 to 5/8-11. Normal is the everyday choice; the last column gives it in mm too. Cutting threads instead? See the imperial tap drill chart. Tap any size for its full page - heat-set pockets, nut pockets and 3D-printing numbers.

SizeClose (in)Normal (in)Free (in)Normal in mm
#0-800.0670.0760.0938= 1.93 mm
#1-640.0810.0890.104= 2.261 mm
#1-720.0810.0890.104= 2.261 mm
#2-560.09380.10150.116= 2.578 mm
#2-640.09380.10150.116= 2.578 mm
#3-480.10650.1160.1285= 2.946 mm
#3-560.10650.1160.1285= 2.946 mm
#4-400.120.12850.144= 3.264 mm
#4-480.120.12850.144= 3.264 mm
#5-400.14060.15620.1719= 3.967 mm
#5-440.14060.15620.1719= 3.967 mm
#6-320.1540.16950.185= 4.305 mm
#6-400.1540.16950.185= 4.305 mm
#8-320.180.1960.213= 4.978 mm
#8-360.180.1960.213= 4.978 mm
#10-240.20550.2210.238= 5.613 mm
#10-320.20550.2210.238= 5.613 mm
#12-240.2210.2240.228= 5.69 mm
#12-280.2210.2240.228= 5.69 mm
1/4-200.26560.28120.2969= 7.142 mm
1/4-280.26560.28120.2969= 7.142 mm
5/16-180.32810.34380.3594= 8.733 mm
5/16-240.32810.34380.3594= 8.733 mm
3/8-160.39060.40620.4219= 10.317 mm
3/8-240.39060.40620.4219= 10.317 mm
7/16-140.45310.46880.4844= 11.908 mm
7/16-200.45310.46880.4844= 11.908 mm
1/2-130.53120.56250.6094= 14.287 mm
1/2-200.53120.56250.6094= 14.287 mm
9/16-120.5780.59060.6094= 15.001 mm
5/8-110.65620.68750.7344= 17.462 mm
All values inches; Normal is the everyday clearance. 3D printing? Add your slicer's hole compensation on top - each size's page shows it. Tap drill sizes are on the <a href="/charts/imperial-tap-drill/">imperial tap drill chart</a>.
These are standard reference numbers. Every machine prints and cuts a little differently - set a hole to Ø5.00 and it might land at Ø4.95. In the FitCheck app you calibrate your machine, and the clearance and pocket diameters here shift to match it - plus tolerance bands and full offline use.

Metric and imperial clearances follow published mechanical-engineering references · heat-set pockets per CNC Kitchen · bearing housing seats follow published fit tables. Reference only - verify before you cut.