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What is a "bushing"
Hi,
I think I am going mad. I have loads of people here (in Sweden) who are writing about a "bushing".
"Insert the bushing in the bushing cavity. More bushings are required if ..."
When I went to school, a "bush" had nothing to do with American presidents. I was either a big green thing other kids pushed me into, or it was an insert: "bush or shim".
So, am I right, or am I wrong? Do I have a bush or a bushing in my hand?
If I am right, is it possible to give me a reference to some technical document ,or authoritive reference source where the damn thing is defined? That would be most appreciated. I have looked in several dictionaries. Appart from the big green thing I used to be pushed into, I cannot find a bush or a bushing as an engineering thingy that fits into something.
BR H
I think I am going mad. I have loads of people here (in Sweden) who are writing about a "bushing".
"Insert the bushing in the bushing cavity. More bushings are required if ..."
When I went to school, a "bush" had nothing to do with American presidents. I was either a big green thing other kids pushed me into, or it was an insert: "bush or shim".
So, am I right, or am I wrong? Do I have a bush or a bushing in my hand?
If I am right, is it possible to give me a reference to some technical document ,or authoritive reference source where the damn thing is defined? That would be most appreciated. I have looked in several dictionaries. Appart from the big green thing I used to be pushed into, I cannot find a bush or a bushing as an engineering thingy that fits into something.
BR H
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John Smith asks about: [nq:1]"Insert the bushing in the bushing cavity. " That would be most appreciated. I have ...
- John Smith asks about: [nq:1]"Insert the bushing in the bushing cavity.
- " That would be most appreciated.
- I have ...
- [/nq] defines "bushing" as: 1 : a usually removable cylindrical lining for an opening (as of amechanical part) used to limit the size of the opening, resist abrasion, or serve as a guide 2 : an electrically insulating lining for a hole to protect a throughconductor This usage is familiar to me, though I think I have heard "bush" as well.
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John Smith asks about:
[nq:1]"Insert the bushing in the bushing cavity. More bushings are required if ..." That would be most appreciated. I have ... to be pushed into, I cannot find a bush or a bushing as an engineering thingy that fits into something.[/nq]
defines "bushing" as:
1 : a usually removable cylindrical lining for an opening (as of amechanical part) used to limit the size
[nq:1]"Insert the bushing in the bushing cavity. More bushings are required if ..." That would be most appreciated. I have ... to be pushed into, I cannot find a bush or a bushing as an engineering thingy that fits into something.[/nq]
defines "bushing" as:
1 : a usually removable cylindrical lining for an opening (as of amechanical part) used to limit the size
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John Smith typed thus:
[nq:1]Hi, I think I am going mad. I have loads of people here (in Sweden) who are writing about a ... to be pushed into, I cannot find a bush or a bushing as an engineering thingy that fits into something.[/nq]
How about this:?
\Bush\, n. (D. bus a box, akin to E. box; or F. boucher to plug.) 1. (Mech.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of
[nq:1]Hi, I think I am going mad. I have loads of people here (in Sweden) who are writing about a ... to be pushed into, I cannot find a bush or a bushing as an engineering thingy that fits into something.[/nq]
How about this:?
\Bush\, n. (D. bus a box, akin to E. box; or F. boucher to plug.) 1. (Mech.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of
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[nq:1]Hi, I think I am going mad. I have loads of people here (in Sweden) who are writing about a ... to be pushed into, I cannot find a bush or a bushing as an engineering thingy that fits into something.[/nq]
You're neither right nor wrong. You are adrift
somewhere in the mid-Atlantic.
In American English it's a "bushing", not a "bush." The opposite is true in British English.
Th
You're neither right nor wrong. You are adrift
somewhere in the mid-Atlantic.
In American English it's a "bushing", not a "bush." The opposite is true in British English.
Th
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[nq:1]Hi, I think I am going mad. I have loads of people here (in Sweden) who are writing about a ... to be pushed into, I cannot find a bush or a bushing as an engineering thingy that fits into something.[/nq]
If you Google for "bushing" using "Images" you'll find all kinds of photographs of bushings. I'm not going to provide a url for any one of them, since a single picture doesn't really ma
If you Google for "bushing" using "Images" you'll find all kinds of photographs of bushings. I'm not going to provide a url for any one of them, since a single picture doesn't really ma
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[nq:1]The following is from the (British) New Oxford English Dictionary: bush2 noun Brit. a metal lining for a round hole, ... for an aperture through which a conductor passes. 3. An adapter threaded to permit joining of pipes with different diameters.[/nq]
Don't you remember the Hornblower story in which the gun, instead of just going "Kaboom!!!", went "Kaboom! Plooey! Whizzz!"? "Gun's unbush
Don't you remember the Hornblower story in which the gun, instead of just going "Kaboom!!!", went "Kaboom! Plooey! Whizzz!"? "Gun's unbush
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[nq:1] defines "bushing" as: 1 : a usually removable cylindrical lining for an opening (as of a mechanical part) used ... abrasion, or serve as a guide 2 : an electrically insulating lining for a hole to protect a through conductor[/nq]
Definition #2 of bushing is entirely new to me. I've always called that a grommet. (But then I've never had to use a grommet for a hole in anything but sheet m
Definition #2 of bushing is entirely new to me. I've always called that a grommet. (But then I've never had to use a grommet for a hole in anything but sheet m
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[nq:1]Hi, I think I am going mad. I have loads of people here (in Sweden) who are writing about a ... I was either a big green thing other kids pushed me into, or it was an insert: "bush or shim".[/nq]
A bush is a kind of bearing. Calling it "a bushing" is a bit like alling "medicine" "medication".
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
A bush is a kind of bearing. Calling it "a bushing" is a bit like alling "medicine" "medication".
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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[nq:1]A bush is a kind of bearing. Calling it "a bushing" is a bit like alling "medicine" "medication".[/nq]
You should know by know that differences between
BrE and AmE are not argued on the basis of logic,
or (perhaps more to the point) pseudo-logic.
And while you're about it, please explain why you
don't think a "bearing" should be called a "bear."
Michael West
You should know by know that differences between
BrE and AmE are not argued on the basis of logic,
or (perhaps more to the point) pseudo-logic.
And while you're about it, please explain why you
don't think a "bearing" should be called a "bear."
Michael West
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[nq:2]I think I am going mad. I have loads of ... me into, or it was an insert: "bush or shim".[/nq]
[nq:1]A bush is a kind of bearing. Calling it "a bushing" is a bit like alling "medicine" "medication".[/nq]
I think that a bearing's job is to allow something to move or rotate in it, but a bush (BrE) or bushing (AmE) does not do that and merely supports or holds something snugly.
[nq:1]A bush is a kind of bearing. Calling it "a bushing" is a bit like alling "medicine" "medication".[/nq]
I think that a bearing's job is to allow something to move or rotate in it, but a bush (BrE) or bushing (AmE) does not do that and merely supports or holds something snugly.
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[nq:1]A bush is a kind of bearing. Calling it "a bushing" is a bit like alling "medicine" "medication".[/nq]
In other words, a correct alternative form.
Mark Brader > "Simple things should be simple." Alan Kay, on UIs (Email Removed) > "Too many ... try to make complex things simple ... Toronto > and succeed ... only in making simple things complex."
In other words, a correct alternative form.
Mark Brader > "Simple things should be simple." Alan Kay, on UIs (Email Removed) > "Too many ... try to make complex things simple ... Toronto > and succeed ... only in making simple things complex."
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