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In a hand driven grinding machine, why is the handle put near the circumference of the stone? 

In a hand driven grinding machine, why is the handle put near the circumference of the stone? 

The torque T produced by applying a force F at a distance r from the axis of rotation is T = rF. It follows from this equation that the distance r should be increased in order to increase the torque. Since the force is applied to the handle put near the circumference of the stone, the distance r is the greatest. For this reason, the greater amount of torque can produce a larger angular acceleration. In such a hand driven grinding machine, grains are ground comfortably

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