Author Question: To tighten right-hand threads you should turn them _______________ . Fill in the blank(s) with ... (Read 14 times)

geodog55 · **on:** Aug 19, 2018

To tighten right-hand threads you should turn them _______________ .

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

List the advantages of fasteners with fine threads.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

Who is credited for the first thread standard?

What will be an ideal response?

Carliemb17 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Clockwise.

Answer to Question 2

Have more holding power because of greater surface area of threads in contact with each other.
Has more shear strength because of smaller minor diameter than coarse threads.
Easier to tap because less material is being removed.
Works better for thin walled materials (thin plate, pipe, or tubing) gives more threads per inch.
Works better for fine adjustment because more turns are required to move the same distance.

Answer to Question 3

Sir Joseph Whitworth, known as the Whitworth thread.