lead screw

American

[leed] / lid /

noun

(on a lathe) a rotating horizontal screw for moving the tool carriage along the work at a constant rate.

lead screw British

/ liːd /

noun

a threaded rod that drives the tool carriage in a lathe when screw cutting, etc

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Its lead screw, liberated from the child’s spinning top that inspired its designer, still works, sending the basket merrily whirring in its plastic bowl.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2022

WHY: The incline lead screw can shear off, causing the foot pedals to drop unexpectedly, resulting in a fall hazard to the user.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2018

Example.—The lead screw has a pitch of 4, and I require to cut 13 threads per inch.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

By this means threads are cut without any false motions, and the threads may be cut close up to a shoulder. i is the lead screw.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

To prevent end motion of a lead screw it should have collars on both sides of one bearing, and not one at each bearing.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose

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