Turning forces (UEB contracted)

By: Rnib Bookshare

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Synopsis: This diagram shows turning forces acting on an open-ended wrench in the middle of the page with the head of a nut in its jaws. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the right way up. The handle of the wrench is to the left centre of the page. The jaws are to the right. The six-sided head of the nut fits into the jaws of the wrench, with a dot at its centre that marks its fulcrum (pivot point). To the right of the nut is an arrow showing the anti-clockwise direction of turning. Down the page from the left of the wrench is an arrow pointing down, showing the direction of force and a label showing the force in Newtons. Further down, running horizontally, is a dimension line that shows the distance from the end of the handle to the pivot point.