Talk:Leadscrew

Photo

 * Added diagram and photo. Wizard191 (talk) 02:50, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Fig 5
What is the fifth style of thread in the figure called?--24.118.49.238 (talk) 04:37, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Nut
This article refers repeatedly to nuts but does not explain what "nut" means in this context. Propaniac (talk) 19:18, 13 October 2009 (UTC)


 * It is speaking of a standard nut. I've added a wikilink to nut (hardware) for future reference. Wizard191 (talk) 20:09, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Pronunciation?
/liːdskɹuː/ or /ledskɹuː/ ? I came to this page to find out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.202.234.226 (talk) 23:58, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Suggestion for illustration
I just uploaded a photo of a 747 which shows powerscrews: image:Detail of raised nose cargo door of Boeing 747-8F.jpg. You might find it a worthwhile illustration for this article (I’m not adding it myself since I am obviously biased =)) Ariadacapo (talk) 15:02, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I added the image – please ping me if that was inappropriate. Ariadacapo (talk) 09:37, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

A section on the historical significance of the leadscrew would be good.
The invention of the lead screw was what made precision machining possible. Without it, interchangeability of parts would be remarkably difficult, but once the lathe became precise, machinists were able to turn out parts to precise, replicable measurements.

I'll do some research, and write a section for the article. JHobson3 (talk) 11:19, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

bidirectional threads
Do we need to add a section about bidirectional threads here? I 3D printed a set out of a two way bolt and a left, right and bidirectional nuts, similar to https://hackaday.com/2021/01/04/tighten-this-bolt-in-any-direction-you-want/. Using one of these as a leadscrew would allow for two nuts (one left one right) to move in opposite directions on the same screw providing linear motion in two directions simultaneously! Aaron Ridout (talk) 10:50, 7 October 2021 (UTC)