"Martin Rost" wrote: (clip) It is torque, not horsepower that cuts the
wood.(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Let's play with this a little. Suppose you were using a lathe that
developed enough *torque* to cut the wood, but did so at 1 RPM. It's true,
the torque would be cutting the wood, but you would be wishing for some
*horsepower" so you could finish and go in to dinner.