Model to show the difference in screw threads

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Model to show the difference in screw threads of the same pitch
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Model to show the difference in screw threads of the same pitch traced on three cylinders of different diameters.

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Category:: Marine Engines

Object Number:: 1861-25

type:: model

credit:: Bennet Woodcroft Bequest

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Model to show the difference in screw threads

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