Talk:Bushing (isolator)/archive

message: I propose bush (mechanical) be merged with this article. Any comments? —BenFrantzDale 20:54, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A merge looks sensible, essentially they are the same. The only thing is with terminology, perhaps it's a regional or American English vs. English English thing, but the object is a bush, not a bushing. Graham 00:24, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

text: One possibility is to do the Bush (mechanical)-Bushing merger, and at the same time split off the electrical meaning into Bushing (electrical). The two concepts are very different in nature. We could then possibly do with a disambiguation page. --BillC 21:11, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  That sounds like the right approach. —BenFrantzDale 21:33, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Done! BillC 22:15, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with bush (mechanical) 

message: I aggree that the mechanical object is a bush (although I don't doubt that some people mught call it a bushing)
I dunno about the electrical thingy
But the further meaning for a bushing is in the manufacture of glass fibre, its a big plate of metal, usually platinum / rhodium with lots of holes, the glass dribbles out of the holes, and forms fibres as it falls.
The wikipedia glass fibre page links to bushing, but that then tells you about the mechanical rubbery type of object, which really is entirely different.
Ben ford
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Agree - disambiguate - move the current page to Plain bearing first:
*Bushing (plain bearing)
*Bushing (threaded pipe adapter)
*Bushing (electrical thingy)
209.102.126.124 05:04, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: One problem - a plain bearing may be a bush, but a bush (even in this limited sense) is not a plain bearing. What about bushes made from rubber or polyurethane? They are not considered plain bearings in the usual sense, since a plain bearing allows one part to rotate inside another with a sliding friction between, whereas many bushes only allow very limited rotation or compression of the pliant material. That's why, when I want to buy something like that, I ask for a "bush" and not a "plain bearing". This merge seems likely to me to cause a worsening of the precision of the different terms. Graham 05:12, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

text: Bushings can be either plain bearings or bushes.  Merge "bush" into "bushings."  Merge "plain bearings" into "bushings," too.  Mugaliens 16:20, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  definite need for disambiguation 

message: The term "Bearing" can be properly applied to either a plain bearing or a rolling-element bearing (ball or roller bearing).   To those who work with plain bearings, normally the term "bearing" is used to refer to a "half-shell bearing" or a split bearing such as used on crankshafts for big-end connecting rod bearings or main bearings.  The term "bushing" is usually used to refer to a full-round bearing such as used for camshafts, automatic transmission shafts, and small end of connecting rods.   In the U.K. the term "bush" is normally used; in North America, "bushing" is more common.
While a bushing is indeed a plain bearing, the term "plain bearing" should be an entry under "bearing," and not a separate entry, as the term "bushing" is much more commonly used than "plain bearing.  Furthermore, the term "bushing" includes both plain bearings and other non-bearing devices (such as the rubber truck stabilizer on a skateboard), so it doesn't make sense to include bushing under plain bearing.  Thus, incorporate any material in "plain bearing" into "bushing," delete "plain bearing," and include an section under "bearing " entitled "plain bearing," with "more commonly known as a "bushing" included to differentiate.  Link to "bushing."  Mugaliens 16:15, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plain Bearing Nomenclature