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Screw mechanism

technology Maturity 7-9

A screw is a tool.

Screw demonstrator.png
Screw demonstrator.png
It has ridges around it. You turn the screw to make it move. It can hold things tight. It helps us build things.
House Jack 2.5 tons.jpg
House Jack 2.5 tons.jpg
Can you find a screw?

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File:GearBoxRotLinScrew.gif
GearBoxRotLinScrew.gif
File:Screw demonstrator.png
Screw demonstrator.png
File:Restored olive press from the Roman Empire.jpg
Restored olive press from the Roman Empire.jpg
File:Lead and pitch in screws.png
Lead and pitch in screws.png
File:Screw thread handedness.png
Screw thread handedness.png
File:Screw thread forms.png
Screw thread forms.png
File:Archimedes-screw one-screw-threads with-ball 3D-view animated small.gif
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File:House Jack 2.5 tons.jpg
House Jack 2.5 tons.jpg
File:Spiral-screwdriver.jpg
Spiral-screwdriver.jpg
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.4 | Vital Level 4