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Re: Screw Task

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does the screw itself have to move back and forth or can it be like a wing nut on a threaded rod moving up and down?
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sj wrote:does the screw itself have to move back and forth or can it be like a wing nut on a threaded rod moving up and down?
Rule 4.d says: "Turn a screw so that its tip stays in contact with an object..."

That seems to indicate that the screw itself has to move and the screw's linear movement pushes the object.
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now for a screw does it mean the simple machine?
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swordoflight wrote:now for a screw does it mean the simple machine?
Yes.
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What would be an example of this type of simple machine? Also could this double up as the wedge one by having a screw push the wedge between two objects?
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Do we have to use a screw? Can we use a bolt?
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robinc wrote:Do we have to use a screw? Can we use a bolt?
Provided it has threading like a screw, yep.
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The bolt is a giant screw (it has a pointy tip and doesn't go into a nut). Is that ok?
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robinc wrote:The bolt is a giant screw (it has a pointy tip and doesn't go into a nut). Is that ok?
Yep, so long as that pointy tip is staying in contact with an object, and you move that object by spinning your bolt.
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