caster vs castor

[J. Vinella]

Why are there two spellings? Is is just like tyre/tire or is there a deeper meaning?

I personally use caster but when having discussions with tire companies some laugh at caster and prefer castor.

What do you use and why?

I use caster because castor is not in the index of RCVD, but caster is. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[J. Vinella]

Why are there two spellings? Is is just like tyre/tire or is there a deeper meaning?

I personally use caster but when having discussions with tire companies some laugh at caster and prefer castor.

What do you use and why?

I use caster because castor is not in the index of RCVD, but caster is. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Homemade WRX]

I think it is more along the lines of people doing brake calculations and doing break calculations and I'm not talking FEA http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

lol

[Jersey Tom]

We're maintaining last year's boar size on our master cylinders in the break system. We're also using a spherical barring somewhere in the peddle assembly.

Those spellings were at one point in some of our documentation http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

[karter]

caster is in the front end, castor is the oil in the fuel that keeps the 2-stroke alive, or the stuff you mom gave you (makes you crap like your driver with no brakes,,,, breaks,,,)

[Superfast Matt McCoy]

Castor is a misspelling, unless you are talking about the Greek mythology, astronomy, data binding framework for Java, the independent rock band from Champaign IL, a poisonous spurge seed, or Olive Oyl's brother.

[J. Vinella]

Hmmm...in all the racecar equipment catalogs they list camber/castor gauges.

I was just curious if there was an interesting story behind the two spellings. I have seen both used on this forum by creditable sources.

EDIT: Where did your post go Steve?

[Wesley]

A quick consult with dictionary.com reveals that castor is an appropriate alternate spelling for caster - unless using it in the automotive definition.

You say aluminium, I say aluminum. Colour, color, etc. etc.

[Welfares]

yeah, i'd say its just a difference in the american english and the english spellings.

[Brian Evans]

Just glancing at a factory setup sheet for my Lola, it calls for 3.5 degrees of Castor. I would say that make it an appropriate spelling for a race car application...http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Seriously, if you are spelling in English, it's castor, if you are spelling in American, it's caster.

Brian

[PatClarke]

Caster or Castor??

If you have too much of one, it will really give you the sh*ts.
If you have too much of the other, it will really give you the sh*ts http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
Pat

[Andy K]

Castor is also french for beaver (as in the animal)

[McGuyver]

Castor is also a beaver groin secretion used by the beaver along with the anal secretions for marking territory. It is used by the perfume industry. Your probably wearing some right now. Now thats recycling!