Talk:Camshaft

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I'm not sure why the changes by 213.236.117.2 were reverted; some good information was added. I've put the changes back in, with the exception of the removed two-stroke cycle comments. From what I can determine, some diesel two-stroke engines do use valves and a camshaft. [1] -- Wapcaplet 16:54, 28 Apr 2004 (UTC)

[edit] What about lift?

How come I see no mention about the lift a camshaft has built into it? It's also very important as duration. --24.127.56.118 23:11, 27 September 2007 (UTC) BannerRacing

[edit] Other Uses

This article is completely geared towards camshafts that are used in engines, however camshafts are also used in other fields. The company I work for uses them to actuate elements at specific times in reference to other actuating elements in order to recreate consistent action for each cycle of the camshaft. Perhaps a section should be added about how camshafts are utilized in other industries. --Wizard191 (talk) 14:36, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

True. after all, the internal combustion engine is just a modified piston air pump, which works the valves with a camshaft in the same way. not to mention all the electrical timers that use cams, like washing machines, etc. Gzuckier (talk) 17:54, 29 January 2008 (UTC)