Outboard motor for lathe threading? Really? Ideas welcome!

[Crusty]

Nothing wrong with your wording Swede - in fact it's correct usage.

I don't think any non-native English speaker is expected to know all the popular vernacular - for that matter Brits and Yanks commonly use terms which are unfamiliar to each other and it's supposedly the same language. I just thought that the image of an outboard boat motor connected to a lathe was funny and not that out of line with things found on this site.