BT3 Central Acronyms and terms, Pt. 1

[LCHIEN]

Here from the BT3 FAQ is the list of commonly used acroynms and specialty terms used here on BT3Central:

Tools, tool-related
TS table saw
CS cabinet saw, or circular saw
BS bandsaw
Riser – an accessory for bandsaws, extends the vertical column to allow larger resaw capacity
DC dust collector
MS miter saw
CMS compound miter saw
SCMS sliding compound miter saw
TP thickness planer
JP jointer-planer
DP drill press
Swing – for drill presses, this is twice the distance of the column to bit center, a 12" drill press has a swing of 12 inches and can drill anywhere in a 12" diameter workpiece. A drill press with a swing of 12" has a six-inch clearance to the column.
RDP radial drill press
BJ biscuit joiner (often mistakenly called a jointer)
OSS oscillating spindle sander
ROS random orbital sander
RAS Radial Arm saw
RT router table
SS scroll saw
VS variable speed
EVS electronic variable speed
HP horsepower
RPM revolutions per minute
SPM strokes per minute (Jig saw, Scroll saw)
OPM orbits per minute (ROS)
FPM feet per minute (Belt sander, BS)
CFM, SCFM (standard) cubic feet per minute (compressors, Dust collectors, vacuums, blowers, etc.)
TEFC totally enclosed fan-cooled (a type of induction motor suited for dusty environments)
HVLP High volume low pressure (sprayer)
LVLP Low volume low pressure (Sprayer)
HVAC – Heating, ventilation and Air conditioning
Dado – a groove, or the type of blades used to cut dado grooves
Raker – flat bottom sparse teeth for internal blades in dado cutting sets
ATB alternate top bevel – a saw blade tooth construction
FTG – flat top grind – a saw blade tooth configuration
TCG - triple chip grind - a saw blade tooth configuration
LI Lithium Ion, chemistry for rechargeable battery
NiMH Nickel-metal hydride, chemistry for rechargeable battery
NiCd or NiCad Nickel Cadmium, chemistry for rechargeable battery
CW clockwise
CCW counter-clockwise
TPI Teeth per inch, applicable to bandsaw, scrollsaw, jigsaw and handsaw blades, OR threads per inch applicable to threaded rods and machine screw threads and fabric weave density
　
People, groups, organizations
WW - Woodworker (or woodworking)
LOML – Love of my life (i.e. wife or partner)
SWMBO – She who must be obeyed (i.e. wife)
SO – Significant other (i.e. wife or GF)
GF - girlfriend
MIL - mother-in-law
FIL - father-in-law
BIL - brother-in-law
NEC – National Electric Code
Norm – Norm Abrams, host of New Yankee Workshop
NYW – New Yankee Workshop, woodworking TV show on PBS (Public Broadcasting System)
OP – Original Poster (referring to the person who started a Discussion group thread)
OWWM – www.owwm.com, old woodworking machines website, info about older power tools.
IT – information technology (dept. and people taking care of computers )

Ryobi BT3000/BT3100 saw & its parts
BT3K - BT3000
BT3.1K - BT3100
BT3, BT3x – BT3x00 i.e. either BT3000 or BT3100 or the Sears variants
BT benchtop, also sometimes short for BT3 or BT3x
RF - rip fence
SMT - sliding miter table
MST, DMST – (dual) miter slot table
TP – throat plate
TK – thin kerf, refering to the bade with its 3/32" or 0.096-0.100" wide cut. Full kerf or standard
woodworking blades are 1/8" or .125" kerf.
RK – Riving Knife, the vertical component of the blade guard assembly
ZCI - zero clearance insert (same as ZCTP)
ZCTP - zero clearance throat plate
SCTP - Swiss cheese Throat plate – a ZCTP with a number of holes to allow top dust to be sucked down into the blade guard area cleaned by the rear vacuum port.
WTK – Wide Table Kit (basically the extension rails and mounting hardware)
AT - Auxiliary table
MP – Micropositioner trademarked "Rapid Set"
FOT – folding outfeed table
Parting out – this term refers to the practice of selling off the parts of a BT3x for more money than can be had by selling the whole saw, used.
　
Retail and on-line Stores, Merchants, auction sites
HF - Harbor Freight, a national retail and mail/internet seller of low cost import tools
HD - Home Depot, a large national chain of hardware stores (AKA Orange Box)
Lowes – national chain of hardware stores (AKA Blue Box), competing with Home Depot.
BORG - Big Orange Retail Giant, also a play on Star Trek and assimilation (= Home Depot)
Wally World – Walmart
MLCS – a mail order/internet supplier of router bits and other woodworking tools
PSI – Penn State Industries, mail order/internet supplier of dust collection, lathe/turning and other WW supplies
Rockler – a woodworking supply store chain
Woodcraft - a woodworking supply store chain
Cummins – a national chain of discount tool stores featuring reconditioned merchandise, much sold from travelling truck trailers.
Menards – an upper-midwest U.S. chain hardware store.
eBay – the internet Auction site
CL – Craig’s List – Internet-based classified ads, by cities. 25% owned by eBay, no fees for posting or buying.
B&M – Brick and Mortar, referring to physical store presence as opposed to on-line stores.

Tool manufacturers/brands/Families
BD - Black and Decker tools, also owner of DeWalt, Porter-Cable, Delta, deVilbiss and Oldham
Bosch – Robert Bosch Tool Corp owner of Bosch, Skil, Rotozip, Dremel, VA
CH – Campbell Hausfeld – manufactures air compressors and air tools
Craftsman – a trademark of Sears for their line of hand and power tools, virtually all manufactured by OEMs for Sears.
DW - DeWalt, a division of Black and Decker
PC - Porter Cable, a division of Black and Decker
TTI – TechTronic Industries Co. Ltd. Hong Kong (Ryobi, Homelite, Dirt Devil, OWT, and soon, Milwaukee)
OWT - One World Technologies, subsidiary of TTI, manufacturer of Ridgid bench and stationary woodworking tools
Pentair – former owner of Delta/Porter-Cable
Ridgid – power tool maker, formerly owned by Emerson, now owned by OWT, a Techtronics Ind. Company, probably made in Ryobi factories.
Ryobi – Ryobi Tools is owned by Techtronics Industries Co., Ltd.; Ryobi lawn and garden equipment, sporting goods are separate companies now.
Skil – a division of Robert Bosch Tool Co.
SS – Shopsmith – an old line manufacturer of all-in-one tools using a basic stand and motor with attachments to turn it into a drillpress, table saw, lathe, etc.
VA - Vermont American. a division of Robert Bosch Tool Co.
WMH – WMH tool group, owner of Jet, Performax, Wilton, Powermatic tools
Crapsman – derogatory reference to Sears Craftsman, whose tools are made by many different manufacturers under contract to Sears.
Grizzly – Manufacturer of hand, bench, and stationary power tools, less highly promoted than the big name brands. Sold only through Grizzly mail/internet but affiliated with Amazon.
Shopfox – manufacturer of tools, Grizzly’s retail brand name
Sunhill – importer of Chinese-made free-standing power tools.
Steel City – recently started manufacturer of large power tools, spun off by Delta execs.
Sawstop – a manufacturer of table saws incorporating a patented electrically activated blade brake
Central Electric – house brand imported electric power tools of Harbor Freight
Chicago Pneumatic - house brand imported air tools of Harbor Freight
OEM – original equipment manufacturer, loosely refers to the company that designs and manufactures an item later branded and sold by another company.

[LCHIEN]

Acronyms and Terms used at BT3 Central, Pt. 2

materials
MDF - Medium density Fiberboard, and engineered wood fiber material very flat and stable.
MDO – Medium density Overlay, basically plywood with paper fiber-based outer layer impregnated with acrylic resins. Also called Signboard.
KD – Kiln Dried
AD – Air dried
PT Pressure-treated usually pine impregnated with chemicals to inhibit rot and insects – see ACQ and CCA below
ACQ - Ammonium Copper Quartenary – new PT (pressure treated) process, non-toxic
CCA – Copper Chromate Arsenic – Chemicals used in older PT pine, somewhat toxic and now outlawed.
BB – Baltic Birch, a plywood with many fine layers, void free, imported from Russia or the Baltic states, comes in 5x5 sheets.
OSB oriented strand board
Plywood – laminated wood with odd number of layers of alternating 90° orientation.
AC plywood – plywood with one (good) A-graded surface and the other (rough) C-graded.
S2S surfaced on 2 sides (planed smooth on two faces)
S3S surfaced 3 sides (two faces and one edge)
S4S surfaced four sides
FAS - first and seconds - The best and most expensive grade of hardwood lumber. Boards 5 1/2" and wider, 8' and longer. The FAS grade includes a range of boards which yield from 83 1/3% (10/12ths) to 100% clear wood in cuttings at least 3" wide by 7' long or 4" wide by 5' long.
QS – quartersawn, Lumber sawn with the direction of the rings perpendicular to the wide face (((((((( of a board, giving the appearance of tight grain. Usually considered preferable to RS or FS and carries a price premium
S&B select and better – like FAS but starting 4" and wider and 6’ and longer.
#1 Common – like S&B but only 66.6% clear, shorter and narrower boards
#2 Common – like #1 common but with more knots and checks and piths.
RS – rift sawn, lumber with the rings running approximately 45° to the wide face of the board.
FS – flat sawn or plain sawn lumber, rings are more or less parallel to the wide side of a board showing broad rays and arcs (or "cathedral grain") on the surface. FS sawn boards may be more prone to cupping than QS.
JPW Johnson's Paste wax
SF square foot (144 sq. inches)
LF Linear foot (one foot long)
BF Board-foot - volume measure of hardwoods (144 cu inches, usually at original rough-cut dimensions)
Lexan – trade name for polycarbonate plastic; polycarbonate plastic is extremely break resistant compared to acrylic plastics.
Plexiglas – trade name for acrylic plastic
TFE, PTFE – teflon, a very slick plastic material or plastic coating
CI – cast iron
PU – polyurethane (generic name for "Gorilla" glue), also polyurethane is a flexible thermoplastic material used for electrical wire insulation, containers, etc.
PVA – polyvinyl acetate (primary ingredient of woodworking glues)
CA – cyanoacrylate (super glue)
GG – Gorilla Glue (e.g. PU or polyurethane glue)
UHMW ultra high molecular weight (plastic), a dense slippery polyethylene plastic often used for sliding surfaces
PE polyethylene, a thermoplastic, commonly used for plastic milk jugs
PVC polyvinyl chloride, a widely-used thermoplastic, plastic plumbing pipe is typically made from this
HCS – high carbon steel – alloy containing .4 to .75% carbon + iron used for inexpensive cutting tools.
HSS – high speed steel, a hardened steel used for cutting tools, harder than HCS, carbon steel but much less hard than tungsten carbide.
Tungsten Carbide – a metal alloy that is expensive, brittle but very hard and durable, used often as inserts or tips for cutting tools like blades and router bits. (commonly just called carbide when referring to cutting tools).
Carbide – when used in conjunction with cutting tools and bits, implies tungsten carbide.
TiN – titanium nitride, a gold colored metallic coating applied to drill bits and router bits to reduce friction and heating
SS - stainless steel
4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4 thickness of hardwoods, based on rough cut size in Ό" increments, 4/4 would be 1" thick, unfinished, 8/4 would be 2 inches thick.
C2, C3, C4, C5 – hardness grades of Tungsten carbide, C3 and C4 are most often used for cutting tools for woodworking. Higher numbers are harder but more brittle, so the tradeoff is higher C-values stay sharp longer but are easier to chip and break.
Masonite – a brown pressboard material made using wood fibers pressed into a board using steam and heat. Usually with a smooth and rough side. Sold in sheets up to 4’ x 8’.
Pegboard – Masonite Ό" or 1/8" thick with Ό" holes drilled on a 1" x 1" grid across the whole sheet, designed to take standard pegboard holders for hanging items on a wall.

fasteners
SH socket head (e.g. hex socket, or Allen head, or Torx socket)
HH hex head (e.g. for use with a wrench)
FH flat head (with a beveled underside, requires a beveled countersunk hole)
PH pan head (a rounded head-type screw), or Phillips head
RH round head (fasteners) or Right-hand referring to thread direction or motion
LH left hand (referring to reverse from normal thread direction)

joinery and cuts
CS - countersink/countersunk, a beveled larger hole concentric with a smaller hole to receive flat head fasteners and make the head flush with the material surface.
Counterbore – a larger hole concentric with a smaller, deeper hole to hide screw heads and other fasteners.below the material surface. Sometimes filled with a tight-fitting plug after installation of the fastener.
M&T mortise and tenon joinery technique
Dado – a rectangular groove cut into a face of a board
Rabbet – An L-shaped channel cut along the edge or end of a workpiece
Rebate – European (UK English) or Aussie speak for rabbet
Kerf – the cut or cut width left by a power saw blade.
Resaw – cutting a thick board into thinner boards or veneers, usually done with a bandsaw
Crosscut – cut across the grain of a board
Ripcut – cut along the grain direction (usually the length) of a board
Mortise – A square or rectangular hole
Tenon – A projection extending from the end or edge of a board usually specially cut to fit a mortise.
Cheek – The part of a tenon parallel to the face of the board
Shoulder – The part of a board around a tenon, perpendicular to the face of the board

Classified ads/For Sale/Shipping
CL – Craig’s List on-line classified advertisements
eBay – on-line auction site
FS – for sale
MO – Money Order
OBO – or best offer
NIB – new in Box
NWT – new with Tags
WTB – Wanted to Buy
FOB – "Free on Board"; Seller will hand over to a shipping carrier of your choice to be shipped at your expense
USPS – United States Postal Service, e.g. the US Post Office
UPS – United Parcel Service; e.g. the guys in the brown trucks
Fedex – Federal Express
　
General figures of speech/electronic messages/e-mail
DAMHIKT - Don’t ask me how I know that!
ROFL – Rolling on floor, laughing
ROFLMAO - ROFL my ass off (an extreme case of ROFL)
WAG, SWAG (Scientific) wild ass guess
POS - piece of Sh*t
RTFM Read the F***ing manual
PC – politically correct
PITA - Pain In The A$$
IMHO – in my honest opinion, or humble opinion
BTW – by the way
DIY – do-it-yourself
PS – postscript
AFAIK – as far as I know
IIRC – if I recall (remember) correctly
HTH – hope that helps/helped
FS – for sale
SYL – see you later
TTFN – ta-ta for now, e.g. SYL
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AKA Also known as
BIF Basis in fact
BTDT – been there, done that
BTW By the way
DNO – dead nuts on (e.g. accurate with no measurable error)
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FWIW For what it's worth
FYA For your amusement
FYI For your information
GMTA Great minds think alike, e.g. he had the same idea as you did
GR&D Grinning, running, & ducking
HHOK Ha ha, only kidding
HHOS Ha ha, only serious
IAC In any case
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMNSHO In my not-so-humble opinion
IMAO In my arrogant opinion
IOW In other words
LOL Laughing out loud
MOTD Message of the day
NBIF No basis in fact
OTOH On the other hand
OT Off topic
PC Politically Correct or Personal Computer
PI or PIC Politically Incorrect
PM private mail (message) usually through the on-line forum services rather than e-mail, protects the privacy of users who will get the message w/o giving out their e-mail address.
POV Point of view
RL Real life
ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing
RSN Real soon now
TIA Thanks in advance
TIC Tongue in cheek
WTG Way to go
YMMV Your mileage may vary
unPC Same thing as PI

[Uncle Cracker]

UC = Uncle Cracker...

[jhgrady]

Loring,

Thanks for this - a needed list

John

[Knottscott]

UC = Uncle Cracker...

ICUUC = I see you Uncle Cracker!

[cgallery]

My birthday is coming up. Hoping for a BJ from LOML.

[herb fellows]

Just a slight correction: it's NAHM, not Norm! At least if you;re asking a fellow Bostonian.

[dbhost]

And to confuse things ever further when you are dealing with woodturners, HF not only means Harbor Freight, but also means Hollow Form.

CM = Crafsman, OR Central Machinery (Sears and Harbor Freight house brands respectively).

And if you ask IBM, PC means Personal Computer...

[pbui3057]

lol biscuit joiner...