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    Self-Reversing Lead Screws and Nuts

    Image of ProductInUse. Front orientation. Contains Inset. Precision Lead Screws and Nuts. Self-Reversing Lead Screws and Nuts.
    A crisscross thread pattern allows you to drive the nut back and forth without changing the lead screw's direction of rotation. When the nut reaches one end of the lead screw, it changes direction and travels back to the other end. Also known as diamond lead screws, they're sometimes used to guide cable and wire as it's spooled on a reel.
    Right-Hand and Left-Hand Thread
    Image of Attribute. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Self-Reversing Lead Screws and Nuts.
    Travel Distance per Turn—Travel distance per turn, also known as screw lead, is the distance a nut moves with one revolution of the lead screw.
    Lead Screw
    Square Nut
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    1144 Carbon Steel Lead Screws with Aluminum Square Nuts
    0.75"Diamond
    16 7/8"5 13/16"Rockwell C271 7/8"11/16"Brinell 6010.75"±0.007"/1"130,000100-50 to 350000000000000000000
    0.75"Diamond
    19 7/8"8 13/16"Rockwell C271 7/8"11/16"Brinell 6010.75"±0.007"/1"130,000100-50 to 35000000000000000000
    1"Diamond
    23 1/2"11 3/4"Rockwell C272 3/8"7/8"Brinell 6011"±0.005"/1 ft.130,000150-50 to 35000000000000000000
    1"Diamond
    29 1/2"17 3/4"Rockwell C272 3/8"7/8"Brinell 6011"±0.005"/1 ft.130,000150-50 to 35000000000000000000
     
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