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   Springs
~ Coils ~ Threads

Let's make one thread of a jack screw.

Set up the grid.

Create a 20x20 closed spline

at X -80.

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Lathe it as below.

Delete the spline and the

back half of the circle.

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We want thread offset to

be one threadspace. Height=20. OffsetSteps=10. Set grid to
H/O.

Disable X. Select
the points as below. Move them one gridsnap up.

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Select the points as below.

Move them one gridsnap up.

.....ditto

.....ditto....

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.....ditto...

.....ditto five more times....

Copy and paste the threadhalf.

Then rotate it 180 degrees on Y.

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Set grid back to 10. Move

the second threadhalf down 2 gridsnaps.

Select both threadhalves.

Join solids.

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Select the points below.

Merge points.

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