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Screws hold things together by converting rotation to push

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A screw is literally just an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder. When you twist it, those spiraling threads dig into the wood and mechanically pull the shaft downward, converting your irritating rotational wrist cramps into an unyielding linear clamping force.

Screws hold things together by converting rotation to push
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