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The average screw has only one thread which winds from top to bottom

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Which has greater ima a screw driver with closely spaced threads or a screw driver with threads spaced farther apart?

a screw with closely spread threads


How does the number of threads on a screw affect the distance the screw moves?

the threads determine the depth the screw should move


How many threads per inch does a 12-24 unc3a screw have?

24 threads per inch


How many threads does a 6-32 screw have?

A #6-32 would have 32 threads per inch.


What is the difference between single and double screw threads?

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What is screw?

A screw is a fastener that is similar to a nail, but it has threads.


What is the area called that the screw goes into The part with the ribs like that you screw the screw down into...?

The hole that you put a screw into is referred to as a "tapped hole". The rib-like things in the hole are called "threads" or, more specifically, "internal threads" as opposed to the external threads on a screw.


Why has a screw threads?

The threads are what make it work. As you will know if you have tried to use a screw with stripped threads, it is useless. That is because a screw is a simple machine built from an even simpler machine: the inclined plane. The threads are an inclined plane wound around the outside of the screw, and are what change the twisting motion into a lifting motion.


When a screwdriver is being used to put a screw into a wall where does friction occur?

Friction occurs between the screw and the wall as the threads of the screw "grab" into the material when it is being turned. Additionally, there is friction between the screwdriver tip and the screw head, helping to transfer the torque applied to turn the screw.


Why square threads are used in screw jack?

§ Screw threads have better compression strength than other threads. § Due to low thread angle there is no radial pressure on nut. § Due to smaller angle, the lead of screw is less.


Why square threads are used in a screw jack?

§ Screw threads have better compression strength than other threads. § Due to low thread angle there is no radial pressure on nut. § Due to smaller angle, the lead of screw is less.


What do you call the distance between two threads in a screw?

The distance between two threads in a screw is called the pitch. It is the measurement of how far the screw advances with one complete turn.