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Although there are many types of cams, including wheels, shafts, discs, tooth, drum, cylinder to vinyl record disc grooves, they usually serve a similar role, as they are all designed to convert rotational (or occasionally sliding) motion into reciprocating or oscillating motion (cyclic) or even single motion (occasional), such as axle position adjusting snail cams.

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