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Spi′ral wheel.

The spiral thread of the disk drives the spur-gear, moving it the distance of one tooth at every revolution.

Spiral gears are those in which the teeth form an angle to the surface, so that the teeth slip insensibly into engagement, avoiding jar. Each tooth is a small section of a screw. See also Fig. 5416.

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