[alberg30] Cutless bearings

[sandersm at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/2/01 11:18:17 PM, alberg30 at mindspring.com writes:

<< I left the shaft in place. It is new, and the stuffing box and cutlass 
bearing (replaced in 1997) have not seen much use >>

I don't mean to sound pedantic or annoy, but they are Cutless bearings.  A 
cutlass is a sword.  Does anyone know the origin of the term?  I have always 
assumed that they were invented or manufactureed originally by someone or 
some company named Cutless.

My apologies in advance for the digression.

Sanders McNew
WILD ELF  (# 297)
Oyster Bay, New York