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 Craigs 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, Grizzlys 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.
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 Craigs 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, Grizzlys 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.
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