I just wanted to thank each of you as contributors to this thread--I've started using google a little and it's amazing how quickly information can be found on it.
Our limitations on screw size aren't very stringent and the environment is an outdoor--dirty environment. In the past we've been...
We have a design situation in which we're trying to get the highest possible axial force out of a 1.5" power screw. I'm assuming an acme thread is the best solution, and the standard pitch is 4, but my machine design book says other pitches are also commonly use. Does anyone know what the...
