# Screw: convert handle rotation into axial travel # Scope: Ideal frictionless screw; lead is axial advance per full revolution. Shaft and handle are schematic, without thread geometry or self-locking behavior. load = 500 N lead = 5 mm in 2..12 handleRadius = 100 mm in 50..200 torque := load * lead / (2*pi) [N*m] effort := torque / handleRadius [N] mechanicalAdvantage := 2*pi*handleRadius / lead handleLength := 2*handleRadius [mm] part shaft "Screw shaft": cylinder 8 mm, 100 mm part handle "Handle": box handleLength, 10 mm, 10 mm at 0 mm, 0 mm, 60 mm check hand force: effort <= 5 N scenario coarser lead: lead = 10 mm