Can you make a screw out of a piece of paper and pencil? Your friends might think it is magic, but it’s science at work. Here’s an easy experiment that might add a “twist” to your thinking. MATERIALS ...

A simple machine is a tool that helps us do work. They use clever shapes to help us move, lift, cut and other types of work. Learn more about the inclined plane, the pulley, the lever, the wheel and ...

Screw machines are specialized automated metalworking lathes that were first developed in Switzerland during the late 1800s to produce large numbers of identical parts such as screws. At that time, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Charles Vander Woerd, a ...

When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

When it comes to CNC machines, your SureFine has screws on its axes, and the Bodgeport does too. A shopbot has an amazing rack gear system, but when you start to dig into the small CNC routers ...

Since my last article reviewed a subject covering a fundamental of a robust process, I decided to continue with that theme and cover screw-recovery time. You might think screw-recovery time should be ...