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Does anybody know where caster angle comes from? I believe it comes from the caster wheel, used on shopping carts, where the steering axis is in front of the wheel, creating trail. According to an etymology database, the word cast can mean to turn. [1]
Atlesn ( talk) 23:26, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
Note that while 'caster' is a very common mispelling, it really should be 'castor'. Google hits that exclude references to this article or copies of it return far more for 'castor angle' than 'caster angle'. However since 'castor angle' exists and already redirects here, a swap is needed by an admin.
Page moved per request and spelling. Rob Church Talk 12:36, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
Umm— the New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd Edition, lists "caster" for "the angular inclination of a steering pivot or kingpin", and "castor" is only the substance secreted by beavers.
Google yields 25000 instances of "caster angle" and 850 of "castor angle" [excluding all occurrences within wikipedia.org]. Stephan Leeds 14:33, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
Sadly at least two of my suspension/dynamics textbooks use caster, as does the Bosch Automotive Handbook, and the SAE. ,. 06:33, 27 November 2005 (UTC)~
How about CASTR? Mrshell 02:04, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
I suggest that this page could be improved with more explanation of "trail" or "mechanical trail" preferably with a diagram or modification to the existing diagram. Eeno11 ( talk) 11:28, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
Bicycle_and_motorcycle_geometry discusses rake and trail which seems essentially the same as what is duscussed here. Vespine ( talk) 01:55, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
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Does anybody know where caster angle comes from? I believe it comes from the caster wheel, used on shopping carts, where the steering axis is in front of the wheel, creating trail. According to an etymology database, the word cast can mean to turn. [1]
Atlesn ( talk) 23:26, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
Note that while 'caster' is a very common mispelling, it really should be 'castor'. Google hits that exclude references to this article or copies of it return far more for 'castor angle' than 'caster angle'. However since 'castor angle' exists and already redirects here, a swap is needed by an admin.
Page moved per request and spelling. Rob Church Talk 12:36, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
Umm— the New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd Edition, lists "caster" for "the angular inclination of a steering pivot or kingpin", and "castor" is only the substance secreted by beavers.
Google yields 25000 instances of "caster angle" and 850 of "castor angle" [excluding all occurrences within wikipedia.org]. Stephan Leeds 14:33, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
Sadly at least two of my suspension/dynamics textbooks use caster, as does the Bosch Automotive Handbook, and the SAE. ,. 06:33, 27 November 2005 (UTC)~
How about CASTR? Mrshell 02:04, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
I suggest that this page could be improved with more explanation of "trail" or "mechanical trail" preferably with a diagram or modification to the existing diagram. Eeno11 ( talk) 11:28, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
Bicycle_and_motorcycle_geometry discusses rake and trail which seems essentially the same as what is duscussed here. Vespine ( talk) 01:55, 12 June 2009 (UTC)