Talk:Gin pole

Move to correct spelling & delete erroneous spelling
The correct spelling of this article is gin pole; see, e.g. gin pole. Indeed it clearly derives simply from "etymology 2" two of "gin", which was an old word for "ingenious contraption", "trap" or "crane": gin.

"Jin pole" is not an alternative spelling, it is an error (probably caused by the fact that many users of gin poles have never seen the word written down.) Compare: Note also that of the references used, even though they are described as "jin-pole" in the link descriptions that someone has created here, in fact all but one actually use the correct spelling internally. The one exception is a document created privately as instructions for use in a sailing club; we have no idea how this person obtained that spelling, and it is probably just an error. -- 202.63.39.58 (talk) 01:44, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

I agree gin-pole is the preferred spelling. I google searched jin-pole and did find books using this spelling for the gin-pole device. My understanding is that gin is a contraction of engine ('gin) which used to mean any kind of useful device. I am new to editing and I am going to hold off on trying to change the redirect until I understand how to do this properly. Jim Derby (talk) 01:40, 5 December 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ Name derives from gyn, another primitive form of ad hoc lifting device. Yours, Wikiuser100 (talk) 23:38, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Illustration of the gin pole principle needed
This article would benefit from a simple illustration showing the principle components and the force vectors involved.(Or maybe I have mixed up gin pole with gin pole derrick?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.227.15.253 (talk) 08:57, 24 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Is the one I just added easy enough for readers to understand? Z22 (talk) 11:28, 24 September 2014 (UTC)