leadscrew
1Leadscrew — A leadscrew is a screw specialized for the purpose of translating rotational to linear motion. The mechanical advantage of a leadscrew is determined by the screw pitch or lead.A leadscrew nut and screw mate with rubbing surfaces, and consequently …
2leadscrew — noun Date: 1875 a threaded rod on which a mechanism travels and can be positioned precisely …
3Lathe (metal) — Center lathe with DRO and chuck guard. Size is 460 mm swing x 1000 mm between centers A metal lathe or metalworking lathe is a large class of lathes designed for precisely machining relatively hard materials. They were originally designed to… …
4Lathe — A lathe (pronEng|ˈleɪð) is a machine tool which spins a block of material to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has… …
5Screw thread — Internal and external threads illustrated using a common nut and bolt. The screw and nut pair can be used to convert torque into linear force. As the screw (or bolt) is rotated, the screw moves along its axis through the fixed nut, or the non… …
6Screw-cutting lathe — A screw cutting lathe is a machine (specifically, a lathe) capable of cutting very accurate screw threads via single point screw cutting (which is the process of precisely guiding the motion of the tool bit in relation to the rotating motion of… …
7Screw — This article is about the fastener. For other uses, see Screw (disambiguation). Screws come in a variety of shapes and sizes for different purposes. U.S. quarter coin (diameter 24 mm) shown for scale. A screw, or bolt, is a type of fastener… …
8Jackscrew — A jackscrew is a type of jack which is operated by turning a leadscrew. It is also known as a screw jack, and are commonly used as car jacks.A jackscrew s compressive force is obtained through the tension force applied by its leadscrew. An Acme… …
9DVD — This article is about the storage media format. For the binocular vision condition, see Dissociated vertical deviation. DVD DVD R read/write side Media type Optical disc …
10Gear — For the gear like device used to drive a roller chain, see Sprocket. This article is about mechanical gears. For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). Two meshing gears transmitting rotational motion. Note that the smaller gear is rotating… …
