Screw threads
That is nuts & bolt, not wood screwsDetails | Dates | Notes |
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First screw cutting machine | 1586 | |
First screw cutting machine (more than 10/min) | 1760 | |
Cutting of interchangeable threads | 1797 | Henry Maudslay |
Very first hex nuts on lathe | 1830 | James Nasmith |
Standard threads | 1841 | Whitworth |
Cheap steel | Between 1856 & 1876 | Henry Bessemer |
Mass production of threads | 1870 | |
Cold heading machines mass produce hex nuts | 1880 |