Cyclopedia of mechanical engineering; a general reference work. Editor-in-chief Howard Monroe Raymond. Assisted by a corps of mechanical engineers, technical experts, and designers of the highest professional standing (1908)
American School (Chicago, Ill.), Raymond, Howard Monroe · Chicago American Technical Society · leaf 375
ed therefore by the upper nut, which should be the thicker 158 MACHINE DESIGN of the two ; but for convenience in applying wrenches the ])Ositionof the nuts- is often reversed. The form of thread adapted to transmitting power is thes(juare thread, which, although giving less Inirsting pressureon… … types may be combined advantageously to form the buttress threadof the proportions shown in Fig. 50. Often, as in the carriage ofa lathe, to allow the split nut to be opened and closed over the leadscrew, the sides of the thread are placed at a small angle, say 1J5,to each other, as illustrated in…
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