On 17 July 2017 at 13:21, Stuart Stevenson <[email protected]> wrote: > I did some roughnecking in my youth so I also know what a cathead is. The > rotating part in the video. > > https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-3869390-stock-footage-drawworks-cathead-rotating-equipment-for-oil-drilling-rig.html >
That might be the missing link here. It is closely related to the anchor-hoisting gear, but also has a visual resemblance to the lathe tooling. (but it looks nothing at all like the head of an actual cat) -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
