A riveting video about screws...

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Netpackrat
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A riveting video about screws...

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Or at least I thought so, and you guys are mostly the same kind of weird that I am.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzMU8rH4PN8
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That is good stuff.
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Screws are deceptively complicated geometry, especially on tapered ones like pipe threads.
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Nice
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Fun is trying to machine tapered interrupted screw threads for the oil pipe line fishing tools .
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Fun is trying to machine tapered interrupted screw threads for the oil pipe line fishing tools .
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That was very fascinating.

Amazing how such simple inventions have a far-reaching impact.
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