OT Re: Lathes

Bill,

Remember that engine did not always mean what it mean to us today...

From Tony at Lathe.co.uk (possibly the worlds greatest catalog of
lathe stuff):

>Barnes also made this much more substantial and serious 18-
>inch "Engine" lathe - or, in British terminology, "BGSC" for Back-
>Geared and Screw-Cutting.

This would imply that the back gear and screw-cutting is what earns
the term "engine". This is in line with what I was taughtmany years
ago, by a very old lathe operator...

As others have said, this type oflathe was able to make "engine"
parts.

An engine lathe can be "bench" size or bigger...

Hope this helps,

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, ccq@x wrote:
> Hi gang;
>
> Got a question: Whats the difference between a bench lathe and an
engine lathe?
> What will one do that the other won't, etc?
>
> Bill
>
> --