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Also, the gear geometry is such that, when the saw is on, the worm gear can turn the worm wheel, but not the other way around.
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Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021
And the saw should have more than enough power to handle typical dados, thanks to the 15-amp worm gear motor that powers it.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2021
Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021
And the saw should have more than enough power to handle typical dados, thanks to the 15-amp worm gear motor that powers it.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2021
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First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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worm gear
noun
: a mechanical linkage consisting of a short rotating screw whose threads fit together with the teeth of a gearwheel
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