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Differential screw, M8×1.25 / M8×1 (concept rod)

What is a differential screw? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio drawing

Also called: differential screw, differential thread

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

sizes
3 in table

Notes

  • One rod with two threads of slightly different pitch (here 1.25 and 1.0 mm): turning it once moves one nut relative to the other by the difference, 0.25 mm.

Differential screw, M8×1.25 / M8×1 size chart

dimensionvalue
pitch A1.25 mm
pitch B1.0 mm
advance per turn0.25 mm

Where the files are

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Xem StudiodrawingwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Xem scan

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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=differential-screw-m8

length
Schematic, not to scale.

Fits with

Questions

What is a differential screw?

One rod with two threads of slightly different pitch (here 1.25 and 1.0 mm): turning it once moves one nut relative to the other by the difference, 0.25 mm.